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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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Ricoh Prevails in Patent Infringement Case; Richard Kelly of Oblon, Spivak Obtains Summary Judgment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 17, 2005 Ricoh Prevails in Patent Infringement Case Richard Kelly of Oblon, Spivak Obtains Summary Judgment for Ricoh Alexandria, Va. – A district judge in the U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, has issued a partial summary judgment ruling that patents held by photocopying machine manufacturer Ricoh Corp. are infringed and not invalid. The ruling held that defendants General Plastics Industrial Co., Ltd., Katun Corporation and Nashua Corporation are liable for infringement of six Ricoh patents based upon their manufacture and sale of toner bottles for use in Ricoh photocopiers.
Medtronic, Inc. v. Guidant Corporation
In a closely watched case in the heart pacemaker industry involving an important treatment for congestive heart failure, Chief Judge Sue L. Robinson of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware upheld a Mirowski Family Ventures ("MFV") patent licensed to Guidant Corporation and challenged by Medtronic, Inc. Trial counsel for MFA was Arthur Neustadt of the Oblon, Spivak firm.
Hon. General J. Mossinghoff Speaks Before The Subcommittee on Intellectual Property – Committee on the Judiciary – United States Senate
The July 26, 2005 Statement of Hon. General J. Mossinghoff, Senior Counsel, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. before the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property - Committee on the Judiciary - United States Senate
Landmark Festo Case Update: District Court Finds for SMC
A U.S. district judge in the District of Massachusetts has found that Festo Corporation did not prove SMC Corp. infringed its patents under the doctrine of equivalents in a bench trial on the landmark case.
WhenU.com's Pop-Up Ads Do Not "Use" 1-800's Mark in Commerce
On 27 June 2005, the Second Circuit issued its decision in the 1-800 Contacts v. WhenU.com case, involving trademark infringement based on pop-up advertisements. Finding it unnecessary to reach likelihood of confusion analysis, the court held as a matter of law: "WhenU does not ‘use' 1-800's trademarks within the meaning of the Lanham Act . . . when it (1) includes 1-800's website address, which is almost identical to 1-800's trademark, in an unpublished directory of terms that trigger delivery of WhenU's contextually relevant advertising to C-users; or (2) causes separate, branded pop-up ads to appear on a C-user's computer screen either above, below, or along the bottom edge of the 1-800 website window."
Oblon, Spivak Ranks #1 on Chambers USA List of Intellectual Property Firms in Northern Virginia; Arthur Neustadt and Charles Gholz Named Top IP Attorneys
Alexandria, Va. – Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. is pleased to announce that the Firm is a #1 law firm for intellectual property in Northern Virginia in the Chambers USA Guide of America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Additionally, Arthur I. Neustadt and Charles L. Gholz share a #1 ranking for leading intellectual property attorneys in the state.
Oblon, Spivak's Moot Court Room Featured on the March 2005 Cover of The Lawyers Magazine
Featured on the March 2005 cover of The Lawyers Magazine (see photo below) is Oblon, Spivak's moot courtroom located on the top floor of their new office building in Alexandria, Virginia.
The Lawyers, Vol. 1, No. 3
Oblon, Spivak Obtains Most U.S. Utility Patents in 2004
Alexandria, Va. -- The intellectual property law firm Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C., is pleased to announce that the Firm obtained more U.S. utility patents in 2004 than any other law firm, with a total of 3,505 U.S. utility patents.
Changes to Patent and Trademark Fees Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
Because of legislation recently passed by the United States Congress, certain USPTO Fees are to increase in a range of 15-25%.
USPTO Patent Fees Effective October 1, 2004
Summary: The United States Patent and Trademark Office is adjusting certain patent fee amounts to reflect fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Also, we are adjusting, by a corresponding amount, a few patent fees that track the affected fees. The Director is authorized to adjust these fees annually by the CPI to recover the higher costs associated with doing business.
Federal Register Vol. 69, No. 166 August 27, 2004 pp. 52604-6
