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.
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.
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.
Oblon's professionals provide industry-leading IP legal services to many of the world's most admired innovators and brands.
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.
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.
April 28-30, 2024
November 16, 2023 - In-Person in Munich
October 27, 2023
Oblon is a Gold sponsor of the LESI 2019 Annual Conference that will take place on May 26-28, 2019 in Yokohama Japan.
LES International (LESI) is a global business association representing more than 10,000 Intellectual Property professionals covering over 90+ countries. “LESI Annual Conferences are incredible networking and learning environments that cover multiple industries and sectors.” said Dr. Yorikatsu Hohokabe, CLP, Senior Advisor at Oblon and LES Japan vice-president. “It is an ideal opportunity to meet IP professionals from different parts of the world, and to continue to show our commitment to our presence in Japan, where our Tokyo office is located,” said Dr. Philippe Signore, Managing Partner.