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)
November 11, 2024
October 9-10, 2024 in Tokyo and Osaka
A special report by Frank West on the resurgence and revaluation of US patents.
Financier Worldwide Magazine
In its first case construing the Defend Trade Secrets Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that defendants were properly denied attorneys' fees after the district court granted the plaintiff's Rule 41(a)(2) motion to dismiss the case without prejudice because the defendants were not "prevailing parties" under the Act, 18 U.S.C.S. § 1836 (b) (3) (D).
Intellectual Property Magazine - Dec/Jan issue