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.
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For Immediate Release
March 25, 2010
Alexandria, Va. -- The intellectual property law firm Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P., has been recognized in the 2010 edition ofBenchmark Litigation as a “Recommended Local Litigation Firm” in Virginia. Richard D. Kelly, the firm’s managing shareholder, was identified as a “Local Litigation Star.”
The guide notes about the firm, “Since 1968, Oblon Spivak McClelland Maier & Neustadt has satisfied clients with its stellar litigation team. The firm is best known for its work in intellectual property law, with emphasis on design patent, trademark and copyright disputes. The firm has an international presence with an office in Tokyo to supplement the firm’s Alexandria location.”
Benchmark is published by Legal Media Group, part of Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, and is the only publication on the market to focus exclusively on litigation in the U.S. Its researchers conduct extensive face-to-face interviews over a year-long period in order to get the most accurate feedback about the market. In compiling its guide, Benchmark’s researchers conducted extensive interviews with leading private practice lawyers and in-house counsel to determine the top firms and attorneys for litigation in the United States. The firms selected for the list are renowned within the business and legal communities for the quality of their trial work and their litigation professionals. The full list of firms included in the 2010 guide can be found at www.benchmarklitigation.com.
Assisting clients for 40 years, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. is one of the largest intellectual property specialty firms in the United States. The firm provides a full range of intellectual property services, including litigation matters in all courts, as well as trademark, copyright and patent interference services.