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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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Festo v. SMC Resources
A brief history of Festo Federal Circuit's November 29, 2000 en banc decision (PDF format - 365K)
Oblon, Spivak Wins Six-Patent Ohio Lawsuits For French Steel Maker Usinor S.A. - Summary Judgment Motions Granted; Court Rules For Usinor On All Asserted Patents
On July 30, 2002, U.S. Federal District Court Judge Susan J. Dlott granted three summary judgment motions filed by the Oblon, Spivak Law Firm on behalf of its client, French steel maker Usinor S.A., that completely defeats all of the infringement contentions of AK Steel Corporation of Middletown, Ohio, in two separate patent infringement lawsuits brought by AK Steel and its predecessor, Armco, Inc.
Toshiba Corporation v. Loral Fairchild Corporation
On Thursday, December 21, 2001, a jury in the Eastern District of New York sitting in Brooklyn found in favor of Toshiba Corporation in a patent infringement suit brought against Toshiba by Loral Fairchild Corporation. The jury found that Toshiba had not infringed Loral's patent 3,931,674 and that the claim of the patent which was asserted against Toshiba was invalid for obviousness. Toshiba was represented by Arthur Neustadt, Richard Kelly and Carl Schlier of Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. of Arlington, Virginia.
Oblon, Spivak Breaks Ground on New Building — Will Neighbor U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
The intellectual property law firm Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. ceremonially broke ground today for their new headquarters in Alexandria, Va. Prior to a luncheon celebration, representatives from both the firm and developer Monument Realty made remarks, and then donned hardhats to shovel dirt before an audience of more than 100.
Oblon, Spivak's Comments to the USPTO on the International Efforts to Harmonize the Requirements of Patent Laws
Comments of Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. on the International Efforts to Harmonize the Requirements of Patent Laws
The Honorable Gerald J. Mossinghoff Receives the Jefferson Medal
The Honorable Gerald J. Mossinghoff, Senior Counsel to the firm, has been designated to receive the "Jefferson Medal". The Jefferson Medal is the highest national award that any practitioner in the field of intellectual property can receive. It is awarded each year by the New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Association to a person "who has made exceptional contributions to the field of patents, trademarks, or copyrights." This is a very prestigious award that recognizes a lifetime of professional and personal service in fostering the protection of intellectual property.
AFG Industries, Inc. and Asahi Glass Company, Ltd. Obtain Favorable Decision From Federal Circuit
Oblon, Spivak, on behalf of AFG INDUSTRIES, INC. and ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LTD., has obtained a favorable decision from the Federal Circuit. The decision includes a discussion of the proper use of extrinsic evidence in claim construction.
Oblon, Spivak Wins Another Complex Patent Case At The Federal Circuit Court Of Appeals; No Equivalents Infringement Of A Variety Of Patent Claims For Self-Mailer Business Forms
Case Synopsis On September 22, 2000, the Federal Circuit upheld an order granting three separate summary judgment motions filed in March-April 1998 by the Oblon, Spivak firm in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The ruling affirmed Oblon, Spivak's position that its client did not infringe under the doctrine of equivalents any claims of three patents in the original lawsuit brought 33 months earlier. Moore U.S.A., Inc. v. The Standard Register Company, ___ F.3d ___, __ USPQ2d __, 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 23715 (Appeal Nos. 98-1386,-1387) (Fed. Cir. 2000).
The Honorable Gerald J. Mossinghoff Appointed to the Patent Public Advisory Committee of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
The Honorable Gerald J. Mossinghoff, Senior Counsel to the firm and a former Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, has been appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to serve on the U.S. Department of Commerce Patent Public Advisory Committee of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. As one of the world's premier intellectual property specialists, Mr. Mossinghoff's expertise will be a great asset to the Advisory Committee. The Patent Public Advisory Committee was created by the 1999 American Inventors Protection Act to advise the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on matters relating to the policies, goals, performance, budget, and user fees of the patent operation. For more information about the Patent Public Advisory Committee, please see the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Press Release at: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/speeches/00-43.htm.
Statement of Gregory J. Maier Before the House of Representatives on the Oversight Hearing on The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
STATEMENT of GREGORY J. MAIER, CHAIR SECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION Prepared for SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES On OVERSIGHT HEARING ON UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE March 9, 2000
