Firm News

Oblon, Spivak Creates TTAB Rules Blog in Response to New TTAB Rules Proposal
Wednesday, March 8, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (March 8, 2006) Alexandria, Va. – The law firm of Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. has created the TTAB Rules Blog (www.ttab-rules.com) to serve as a resource for attorneys who practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) ...
Greeting Card Use of Well-Known Tree Design is Enjoined
Monday, March 6, 2006
CAR-FRESHNER Corporation prevailed in the lawsuit over the unauthorized use of its famous Tree design on greeting cards, after battling in the Texas and New York Courts for almost a year. On March 2, 2006, use of the federally registered Tree design on greeting cards was enjoined by the United ...
Former U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Judge, Beth A. Chapman, Joins Oblon, Spivak as Of Counsel
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
For Immediate Release February 22, 2006 Alexandria, Va. – Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. is pleased to announce that Beth A. Chapman, a retired U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Trademark Trial & Appeal Board (TTAB) Judge, has joined the firm as Of Counsel. Ms. ...
Oblon, Spivak’s Arthur Neustadt Named to “The Best Lawyers in America” for 2006
Friday, February 3, 2006
For Immediate Release February 3, 2006 Alexandria, Va. – Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. is pleased to announce that Arthur I. Neustadt, head of the firm’s Litigation Department and a member of its Board of Directors, has been named to the 2006 list of “The Best Lawyers in ...
Oblon, Spivak Announces Two New Partners and Elevates Four Attorneys to Senior Associate
Friday, January 6, 2006
  Alexandria, Va. – Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. is pleased to announce that Frank J. West and Akihiro Yamazaki have been elected as partners to the Firm. Additionally, the firm elevated four associates to senior associate level. Frank J. West is a partner who ...
Native American Arts, Inc. Smells Trouble and Drops Lawsuit Against Car-Freshner Corporation’s Indian-themed Air Fresheners
Tuesday, December 6, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alexandria, Va. – On December 5, 2005, Native American Arts, Inc. and Car-Freshner agreed to dismiss with prejudice a complaint that Native American Arts had filed against E. Davis International, Inc., which had been a wholly owned subsidiary of Car-Freshner Corporation ...
District Court Rules in Favor of Esquire Deposition Services and Finds 11 Patent Claims Against Engate Invalid
Tuesday, December 6, 2005
For Immediate Release December 6, 2005 Alexandria, Va. – A district court has ruled in favor of Esquire Deposition Services, L.L.C., finding 11 patent claims owned by plaintiff Engate Inc. to be invalid. The patents at issue involve the technology of real-time court transcription services. In ...
Oblon, Spivak Wins Second Jury Trial in Six Weeks; Jury Finds Patent Infringement
Thursday, September 22, 2005
For Immediate ReleaseSeptember 22, 2005 Alexandria, Va. – A jury in U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina in Greenville has awarded $90,000 in damages to DyStar Textilfarben GmbH & Co. Deutschland KG, a German dyestuff and chemical manufacturer due to patent infringement by ...
Gerald J. Mossinghoff of Oblon, Spivak Named to Patent Public Advisory Committee
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2005 Alexandria, Va. – Gerald J. Mossinghoff, senior counsel to Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C., has been named again to the Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) by U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez. Mossinghoff will serve ...
Ricoh Prevails in Patent Infringement Case; Richard Kelly of Oblon, Spivak Obtains Summary Judgment
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
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 ...