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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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From the minute you walk through our doors, you'll become a valuable part of a team that fosters a culture of innovation, client service and collegiality.
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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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Roku Beats $41M Infringement Claim In Texas Trial
Oblon attorneys were mentioned in Law360 article "Roku Beats $41M Infringement Claim In Texas Trial," regarding the Western District of Texas jury decision made on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. The decision "cleared Roku Inc. of claims that RokuTV and Roku Players devices infringed patented media streaming technology, denying the patent holding company's claim for more than $41M in past damages."
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Inadequate Translation of a Non-English Application Leads to US Patent Invalidation
The IBSA Institut Biochimique ("IBSA") appealed a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware holding the claims of U.S. Patent 7,723,390 ("the '390 patent") (assigned to IBSA) invalid as indefinite under 35 U.S.C. § 112.
Adapting to the New Normal - U.S. Patent Practice in the Age of COVID-19 Global Pandemic
Yuki Onoe co-authored the article "Adapting to the New Normal – U.S. Patent Practice in the Age of COVID-19 Global Pandemic." This has been published in "The Invention" No. 10, 2020, a monthly publication by Japan Institute for Promoting Invention and Innovation.
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The USPTO Strikes Again: More First Action Final Rejections = More Money + Diminished Quality
While looking at a first action final rejection after an RCE that I received this week from an Examiner that I respect, I was asking myself why I had received what appeared to be such a shockingly improper action. The answer was provided to me during part of the on-going IPO annual meeting.
USPTO Launches National Council for Expanding American Innovation
On Monday, September 14, 2020, the USPTO issued a press release announcing the launch of "a major initiative aimed at expanding invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the United States." As the USPTO describes, the initiative stems from recommendations to facilitate women and minority participation in innovation and invention because the USPTO's own 2018 "Success Act" study found that both women and minorities were underrepresented in patents as inventors.
