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Headquartered within steps of the USPTO with an affiliate office in Tokyo, Oblon is one of the largest law firms in the United States focused exclusively on intellectual property law.
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1968
Norman Oblon with Stanley Fisher and Marvin Spivak launched what was to become Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP, one of the nation's leading full-service intellectual property law firms.
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Outside the US, we service companies based in Japan, France, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia, and farther corners of the world. Our culturally aware attorneys speak many languages, including Japanese, French, German, Mandarin, Korean, Russian, Arabic, Farsi, Chinese.
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Oblon's professionals provide industry-leading IP legal services to many of the world's most admired innovators and brands.
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David Kappos Confirmed as U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director
The U.S. Senate today confirmed David Kappos as the new Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Court Dismisses Patent Infringement Case Against SkyHawke for Lack of Standing
Alexandria, Va. – The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Dallas, has dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, a patent infringement suit filed in 2007 against SkyHawke Technologies, LLC by plaintiffs GPS Industries, Inc. and Optimal I.P. Holdings, L.P. The patent at issue, U.S.
Chambers USA 2009 Ranks Oblon, Spivak Among Top IP Firms in Northern Virginia
Alexandria, Va. – Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. is pleased to announce that the Firm is ranked in the second band of law firms for intellectual property in Northern Virginia in Chambers USA 2009. Partners Charles L. Gholz and Arthur I. Neustadt are ranked highly among the leading intellectual property attorneys in the state.
Legal 500 U.S. Ranks Oblon, Spivak in Tier One For Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
Alexandria, Va. – Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. is pleased to announce that the Firm has been ranked as a #1 law firm for "Intellectual Property - Patent Prosecution: Utility and Design Patents" in the international legal directory, Legal 500 - U.S. 2009. Additionally, Stephen Baxter, Richard Kelly, and Teddy Gron were noted as recommended attorneys.
Oblon, Spivak Opens Affiliate Office in Tokyo
For Immediate Release May 5, 2009 Alexandria, Va. (May 5, 2009) - Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. is pleased to announce that its affiliate Oblon, Spivak L.L.P. has opened an office in Tokyo, Japan.
Tafas v. Doll Opinion Issued
Summary The Federal Circuit on March 20, 2009 issued its opinion regarding the "New Rules" promulgated in August, 2007 when it decided the United States Patent and Trademark Office's appeal of the District Court's decision in Tafas v. Doll. The decision did not address all of the new rules, but specifically discussed only four of them, Rule 75, 78, 114, and 265.
Oblon, Spivak Forms Two New Practice Groups
Oblon, Spivak has formed two new practice groups, the Reexamination/Reissue Practice Group and the International Trade Commission (ITC) Litigation Practice Group. Recent developments in U.S. law have focused increased attention on the emerging value of strategic use of reissue and reexamination proceedings and ITC actions to advance our clients' interests. In conjunction with the formation of the ITC Litigation Practice Group, Oblon Spivak has launched an ITC Law Blog (www.itcblog.com) to provide news and information related to happenings at the ITC.
USPTO Trumps Federal Circuit on DyStar and Determines Patent Claims Valid
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2009 Alexandria, Va. – Oblon, Spivak is pleased to announce that on December 23, 2008, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a reexamination certificate for United States Patent 5,586,992. The ‘992 patent relates to a method of indigo dyeing previously held invalid by the Federal Circuit (DyStar Textilfarben GmbH & Co. Deutschland KG v. C. H. Patrick Co., 464 F.3d 1356, 1360, 80 USPQ2d 1641, 1645 (Fed. Cir. 2006)). The Federal Circuit's DyStar decision is noteworthy as a timely precursor, clarifying the court's obviousness jurisprudence while KSR v. Teleflex remained pending before the Supreme Court.
Federal Circuit Finds In Favor Of SMC Affirming Summary Judgment Of Obviousness
For Immediate Release January 9, 2009 Alexandria, VA - The United States Court Of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed the decision by the United States District Court for the Central District of California in favor of SMC Corporation finding the asserted claims of Tokyo Keiso Company, Ltd.'s U.S. Patent No. 5,458,004 invalid as obvious. The January 9, 2009 ruling determined that the California district court did not err in holding the claims obvious as a matter of law.
Oblon, Spivak Appoints Richard D. Kelly New Managing Partner
For Immediate Release Alexandria, Va. (January 5, 2009) -- The intellectual property law firm Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. has appointed Richard D. Kelly as the firm's new managing partner. In this role, Kelly is responsible for the firm's strategic operations, practice development, recruitment and hiring.
