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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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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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President Obama signed H.R. 1249 on Friday, September 16th
President Obama signed into law the "America Invents Act" on Friday, September 16, 2011 at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia. The America Invents Act as passed by the House of Representatives was approved by the U.S. Senate last week. This means that all statutory US PTO fees will be subject to a 15% surcharge beginning on September 26, 2011.
PTO Fee Increases Effective 9/26/2011
A Listing of PTO Fee Increases Effective 9/26/2011 can be found at the following link:
Five Oblon Spivak Attorneys Named To Best Lawyers 2012
For Immediate Release September 15, 2011 Alexandria, Va –Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. is pleased to announce that five partners have been named to the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Charles L. Gholz, Gregory J. Maier, Gerald J. Mossinghoff, Arthur I. Neustadt and Norman F. Oblon are all recognized as among the best in Intellectual Property Law. Best Lawyers is widely regarded as the preeminent referral source to the legal profession in the United States.
Senate passes the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
It was announced yesterday evening that the "Leahy-Smith America Invents Act" (H.R. 1249) has been passed by both houses of congress and sent to President Obama for signature. The President has stated that he will sign the bill into law which we expect to occur in the next few days.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Proposes to Redefine "Materiality" in its Duty of Disclosure Rules Consistent with Federal Circuit's Therasense Decision
On July 21, 2011, the USPTO published proposed rules §§ 1.56(b) and 1.555(b) to revise the materiality standard for the duty to disclose information to the USPTO in patent applications and reexamination proceedings in view of the Federal Circuit's decision in Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson & Co., ___ F.3d ___, 2011 WL 2028255 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (en banc). The revision to section 1.56, which is substantively identical to the proposed new section 1.555(b) is as follows:
Oblon, Spivak's Richard Kelly Quoted in Law360 Regarding the Supreme Court's Decision to Hear More IP Cases in the Upcoming Term
In a recent Law360 article, Oblon, Spivak's Richard Kelly is quoted regarding the Supreme Court's decision to hear more intellectual property cases in the upcoming term: Golan v. Holder, Mayo v. Prometheus Laboratories, Kappos v. Hyatt and Caraco v. Novo Nordisk.
Law360, San Diego (July 12, 2011)
Director Kappos' Comments On The Importance of Examiner Interviews
Interview Program Continues to Find Success "As I travel across the country and speak to our stakeholders, I have received many positive comments on the responsiveness and professionalism of our patent examiners when requesting and holding interviews. Practitioners tell me how helpful interviews are, and how helpful examiners are during interviews to resolve issues and advance prosecution. This proactive approach of reaching out to applicants during examination is reflected in our numbers. For the second fiscal year in a row, the number of interviews held by the examining corps has increased. In fact, we are on track to increase interview practice by 50% over two years ago by the end of this fiscal year.
USPTO Director’s Forum Blog
Oblon, Spivak Founding Partner Norman Oblon Recognized As a Visionary by National Law Journal
For Immediate Release June 27, 2011 Alexandria, Va.–Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. is pleased to announce that Norman F. Oblon, one of the Firm's founding partners, is honored in the National Law Journal's fourth annual Legal Times Awards for Champions & Visionaries.
National Law Journal - Champions & Visionaries
U.S. House of Representatives Passes Patent Reform Legislation
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the America Invents Act 304-117, with 168 Republicans and 136 Democrats voting in favor. The legislation passed by the House has some differences from the Senate version passed in March. However, there is an informal agreement that the Senate will vote on the House version of the bill without amendment. If that occurs, the legislation will then go to President Obama for signature.
United States Patent Office Director David Kappos issues press release following House passage of Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
Statement of USPTO Director David Kappos Following House Passage of Leahy-Smith America Invents Act:
