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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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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued final rules implementing the inventor's oath or declaration provisions of the America Invents Act (AIA) on August 14, 2012.
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Oblon, Spivak Elects One New Member and Elevates Three Attorneys to Senior Associate
For Immediate Release January 5, 2007 Alexandria, Va. – Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. is pleased to announce that Edwin D. Garlepp has been elected as a member to the Firm. Additionally, three associates have been elevated to senior associates.
USPTO Recognizes Oblon, Spivak's Electronic Filing Success
The Oblon, Spivak firm's accomplishments in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office electronic filing program were recognized when Jan Gardner, our Operations Manager, was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for her contribution to the firm's goal of achieving 100% Electronic Filing at the USPTO (see photo below).
Oblon, Spivak Hosts Roundtable on U.S. Patent Reform
Alexandria, Va. – The intellectual property law firm Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. hosted a roundtable on U.S. patent reform, discussing the implications of the legislative reforms and patent rule changes on corporate IP managers and how they will need to react once the laws and rules are in place. The firm sponsored the roundtable discussion, which will be published in the October issue of Managing Intellectual Property in the Americas IP Focus supplement.
Dilution Bill Passes Senate and Is Cleared for the President's Signature
By voice vote yesterday afternoon, the Senate passed HR 683, the Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2005 ("TDRA"). The legislation has been cleared for forwarding onto the White House for the President's signature.
Oblon, Spivak Recognized in National Law Journal's Who Represents Corporate America for 2006
For Immediate Release (September 18, 2006) Alexandria, Va.– Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C., is pleased to have been recognized by the National Law Journal in its 2006 edition of Who Represents Corporate America, as primary outside intellectual property counsel to U.S. supermarket chain, Safeway Inc. Safeway ranks as the nation's 50th largest company in the Fortune 250, with annual revenues of more than $38 billion.
Stoller Sanctioned By USPTO's Trademark Trial & Appeal Board
Leo Stoller has been involved in numerous Trademark Trial and Appeal Board proceedings.Since November 2005, Leo Stoller has filed well over 1800requests for extension of time to oppose with the TTAB.
Patent and Trademark Office Grants Earth Friendly Chemical's Request for Inter Partes Reexamination of Sears Petroleum Patent
Virginia Beach, Va. – Earth Friendly Chemicals Inc. (EFC) is pleased to announce that its request for an inter partes reexamination of a patent held by Sears Petroleum & Transport Corp. (Sears) has been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
The Oblon, Spivak Firm extends most sincere congratulations to Professor Kimberly A. Moore on her nomination as a Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
The Oblon, Spivak Firm extends most sincere congratulations to Professor Kimberly A. Moore of George Mason University School of Law on her nomination as a Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Oblon, Spivak Continues to Obtain Most U.S. Utility Patents in 2005
For Immediate Release (April 11, 2006) Alexandria, Va. -- The intellectual property law firm Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C., is pleased to announce that the Firm continues to obtain more U.S. utility patents than any other law firm, with a total of 3,001 U.S. utility patents issued in 2005.
Oblon, Spivak Comments on Proposed Rules: Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules
Oblon, Spivak appreciates the opportunity to comment on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's ("PTO") proposal to Amend the Rules of Practice before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, which were published in the Federal Register on January 17, 2006 [71 F.R. No. 10, at 2498]. The comments are provided based on our review and understanding of the proposed rules. The proposed rules raise numerous significant issues, which would benefit from additional discussion between the PTO and the attorneys and parties that will be affected.
