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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Oblon has again been named one of the “Best Law Firms” in the United States in 2016 by U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers. The prestigious ranking is based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations. In addition, Best Lawyers announced earlier this year that seven Oblon attorneys will be listed in the 2016 edition of Best Lawyers in America, based on an exhaustive peer-review survey of more than 50,000 leading attorneys.
The list of the Best Law Firms in 2014-2015 recognizes the firm in the following ways:
Tier 1 (Washington, D.C)
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Litigation – Patent
Patent Law
Tier 2 (National)
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Litigation – Patent
Patent Law