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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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BPAI Reverses Written Description and Prior Art Rejections Resulting in Important Victory for GSI Group, Inc.
For Immediate Release January 18, 2011 Alexandria, Va. – The United States Patent and Trademark Office's Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) reversed rejections of patent claims inEx parte Donald V. Smart. The ruling, an important victory for GSI Group, Inc., a client of Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P., has implications for future legal decisions.
Court Grants Motion to Dismiss Case Against ECORE for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction
For Immediate Release January 14, 2011 Alexandria, Va. – The United States District Court Central District Of California granted on January 12, 2011 a motion to dismiss a patent suit against ECORE International, a client of Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P., for lack of personal jurisdiction (Kinetics v. ECORE).
Intellectual Property Today Magazine
Oblon, Spivak Elevates One Senior Attorney and Five Senior Associates
For Immediate Release January 10, 2011 Oblon, Spivak Elects one Partners and Elevates One Senior Attorney and Five Senior Associates
Oblon, Spivak's Eric Schweibenz is quoted in the National Law Journal Regarding the Record Number of Section 337 Actions filed at the ITC in 2010
Oblon, Spivak's Eric Schweibenz is quoted in the National Law Journal's article "Welcome to patent law's hottest venue" regarding the record number of Section 337 actions filed at the U.S. International Trade Commission in 2010.
National Law Journal, December 13, 2010
