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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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Oblon Spivak's Arthur Neustadt Quoted in Law360 Regarding the Federal Circuit's Decision in Medtronic IP Case
Oblon Spivak's Arthur Neustadt is quoted in the recent Law360 article regarding the Federal Circuit's decision in the Medtronic IP case.
Law360, New York (September 18, 2012)
Post-Grant Proceedings Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
The America Invents Act created the Patent Trial and Appeal Board which is akin to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences and which will preside over various new proceedings designed to provide parties with a more effective venue in which to litigate patent validity. The most commonly used procedure will be inter partes review, which effectively replaces inter partes reexamination as of September 16, 2012. Other post-grant proceeding include Post-Grant Review and the Transitional Program for Covered Business Method Patents.
Changes to Implement the Inventor's Oath or Declaration Provisions of the America Invents Act
Dear Colleagues, On August 14, 2012, the United States Patent Office issued final rules which implement the inventor's oath or declaration provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). The new inventor's oath/declaration provisions take effect on September 16, 2012, and apply to all non-PCT U.S. patent applications filed under 35 U.S.C. § 111(a) – including continuing and PCT bypass applications – on or after September 16, 2012, without regard to any priority claim, and regardless of when the oath or declaration is executed. For PCT national stage applications the new inventor's oath/declaration provisions only apply to applications that have an international filing date on or after September 16, 2012. Therefore, even after September 16, 2012, the current inventor's oath/declaration forms should be used for any national stage application with an international filing date before September 16, 2012.
Five Oblon Spivak Attorneys Named To Best Lawyers 2013
For Immediate Release August 23, 2012 Alexandria, VA –Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. is pleased to announce that five partners have been named to the 2013 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.
Best Lawyers 2013
USPTO Announces Proposed Rules and Examination Guidelines Regarding the First-Inventor-to-File Provisions of the America Invents Act (AIA)
On Thursday, July 26, 2012, the USPTO announces publication of the following proposed rules and examination guidelines regarding the first-inventor-to-file provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA):
