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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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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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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
How the "American Inventor Protection Act of 1999" Will Affect Patent Terms
New Laws Affecting Patent Terms Regarding the "American Inventor Protection Act of 1999," (the "Act"), we are pleased to provide comments and recommendations regarding the effect of the Act with respect to patent term extensions.
Charles L. Gholz Receives Special Citation from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
On February 15, 2000, Charles ("Chico") Gholz was presented a special citation from the Patent and Trademark Office Society "In recognition of his many outstanding articles and letters to the editors in the Journal of Patent and Trademark Office Society over a sustained period of years."
Festo Corporation vs. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., Ltd., a/k/a SMC Corporation, and SMC Pneumatics, Inc.
Federal Circuit Vacates Festo Decision, Orders That Case Be Reheard In Banc and Invites Amicus Curiae Briefs
USPTO Implements The Trademark Law Treaty
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is set for implementation on October 30, 1999 of the changes to U.S. trademark law and practice under the Trademark Law Treaty.
United States Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit, K-2 Corporation V. Salomon S.A. And Salomon/North America, Inc.
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Patent Reform Bill H. R. 1907
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