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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November 16, 2023 - In-Person in Munich
October 27, 2023
Oblon recently received a letter from the USPTO’s Office of the Commissioner for Patents in response to our request that the USPTO revise rules requiring disclosure of information relating an inventor’s residential address. Our request was motivated in part by the upcoming implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union, which strictly regulates the disclosure of any data that could be used to directly or indirectly identify a person (i.e. “personal data”). In its letter, the USPTO informed Oblon that (1) a working group was assembled to consider, review, and recommend ways that USPTO regulations can be improved, revised, and streamlined; and (2) Oblon’s proposal was forwarded to the working group. We are pleased that the PTO is taking action on our request and are hopeful that they will adopt some of the specific recommendations.