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.
Les Nouvelles - Licensing Executives Society International (LESI)
May 20, 2025 at 13:00 JST, Tokyo Japan
November 11, 2024
October 9-10, 2024 in Tokyo and Osaka
Oblon's Patent Prosecution practice and partners from the firm's Chemical, Electrical & Mechanical and Litigation practices have received top national rankings in the 2019 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals.
Today, Oblon launched its Life Sciences blog, www.lifesciencesipblog.com , which is designed to report and comment on Intellectual property matters related to the life sciences industry.
Oblon was recognized by The Legal 500 as one of the America's leading firms in Patent Prosecution, Re-Examination and Post Grant Proceedings for the 11th straight year.
The National Academy of Inventors and the IPO Association, ranked an Oblon client, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), fourth place in the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2018.
Oblon celebrated the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Oblon Tokyo Office with a lunch-reception attended by over 60 client guests. Thank you for your support!
Rob Tarcu at the USPTO Community Day 2019.
Managing Intellectual Property Magazine
Oblon Professionals took Ms. Kanako So from MCC, Mr. Masataka Shinomiya from Kuraray, and Dr. Seizaburo Shiraga from Ajinomoto and his family on a ski trip to the Whitetail Resort in Mercersburg, PA this past Wednesday.