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For more than 40 years, clients have come to Oblon Spivak for quality service and uncompromising scientific expertise. Leading publications and organizations worldwide have also recognized the firm and its attorneys for its first-class work. While client satisfaction is the true measure, below are just a few of the many honors we have achieved:
2012
- Firm ranked as “Recommended Local Litigation Firm” in Virginia
- Richard D. Kelly recognized as a "Local Litigation Star"
- Charles L. Gholz
- Barry J. Herman
- Stephen G. Kunin
- Gregory J. Maier
- Honorable Gerald J. Mossinghoff
- Arthur I. Neustadt
- Norman F. Oblon
- Greg H. Gardella
Go-To Law Firm
- Corporate Counsel magazine named the firm a 2012 “Go-To” Law firm for the top 500 companies in the U.S. The firm was named by Safeway.
- The firm has consistently ranked #1 for the last 22 consecutive years according to the number of U.S. utility patents issued for the previous year.
- Patent Prosecution (National) - Tier 2
- Patent Prosecution Regional (Northeast) - Tier 2
- Patent Contentious (National) - Tier 5
- Patent Contentious Regional (Northeast) - Tier 3
- Firm Ranked in Silver Band: renowned for their top-end work and as leaders in their field
- Jeffrey H. Kaufman
- Roberta S. Bren
- Jordan S. Weinstein
2011
- Firm ranked as “Recommended Local Litigation Firm” in Virginia
- Richard D. Kelly recognized as a "Local Litigation Star"
- Charles L. Gholz
- Stephen G. Kunin
- Gregory J. Maier
- Gerald J. Mossinghoff
- Arthur I. Neustadt
- Norman F. Oblon
- Firm ranked in Band 2
- Arthur I. Neustadt is ranked in Band 1, Charles L. Gholz is ranked in Band 2, and James J. Kulbaski is ranked in Band 3, among the leading intellectual property attorneys in the state
- The Firm is a highly ranked law firm for Intellectual Property: Patents in the United States in Chambers Global 2011.
- The firm has consistently ranked #1 for the last 21 consecutive years according to the number of U.S. utility patents issued for the previous year.
- Patent Prosecution (National) - Tier 3
- Patent Prosecution (South) - Tier 2
- Patent Prosecution Regional (Northeast) - Tier 3
- Patent Contentious Rankings (National) - Tier 5
- Patent Contentious Regional (Northeast) - Tier 3
- Trademark Prosecution (National) - Tier 3
- Trademark Contentious (National) - Tier 6
- Trademark Prosecution Regional (Northeast) - Tier 3
- Trademark Contentious Regional (Northeast) - Tier 3
- W. Todd Baker
- Stephen G. Baxter, Ph.D.
- Eckhard H. Kuesters
- James J. Kulbaski
- Stephen G. Kunin
- Bradley D. Lytle
- Surinder Sachar
- Philippe J.C. Signore, Ph.D.
- Richard L. Treanor, Ph.D.
- The firm is ranked Nationally
- Tier Two - Patent Law
- The firm is ranked at the Metropolitan level in Washington, D.C.
- Tier One - Patent Law
- Tier Two - Litigation in Intellectual Property and Patent Law
- Safeway has named the firm a 2011 “Go To” Law firm for the top 500 companies in the U.S.
2010
- Firm ranked as “Recommended Local Litigation Firm” in Virginia
- Dick Kelly ranked as a “Litigation Star”
- Charles L. Gholz
- Stephen G. Kunin
- Gerald J. Mossinghoff
- Arthur I. Neustadt
- The firm is ranked #1 in Alexandria, VA with four attorneys
- The firm is ranked #1 in Alexandria, VA in Intellectual Property Law with four attorneys
- Firm ranked in Band 2
- Arthur I. Neustadt is ranked in Band 1, Charles L. Gholz is ranked in Band 2, and James J. Kulbaski is ranked in Band 3, among the leading intellectual property attorneys in the state
- Roberta S. Bren
- Jonathan Hudis
- Jeffrey H. Kaufman
- David J. Kera
- Marvin J. Spivak
- The firm has consistently ranked #1 for the last 19 consecutive years according to the number of utility patents issued for the previous year.
- The firm ranked 23rd based on the total number of trademarks issued in the previous year.
- Patent Prosecution (National) - Tier 4
- Patent Prosecution (South) - Tier 2
- Patent Prosecution Regional (Northeast) - Tier 4
- Patent Contentious Rankings (National) - Tier 5
- Trademark National - Tier 4
- Trademark Contentious National - Tier 6
- The firm was recognized among a select group of law firms with 50 to 150 attorneys that experienced a string of successes and showed innovative ways to run their operations, despite the economy.
- The firm was recognized as a “recommended” firm in USA - National List - Intellectual Property: non-patent litigation
- The firm ranked in tier 1 for Patent Prosecution: Utility and Design Patents
- The firm is ranked Nationally for Intellectual Property Law in the Best Law Firms list
- The firm is ranked in Tier One at the Metropolitan level in Washington, D.C.
- The firm ranked 7th by the total number of fulltime attorneys
Washington Business Journal, DC - Law Firms list 2010
- The firm ranked 43rd out of 100 firms. The ranking is based on the total number of lawyers in the metro Washington, D.C. area.
2009
Best Lawyers - Best Lawyers 2009
- Arthur I. Neustadt
Chambers and Partners USA - Intellectual Property - Virginia - 2009
- Firm ranked in band 2
- Charles L. Gholz and Arthur I. Neustadt are ranked in band 2 among the leading intellectual property attorneys in the state
- Charles L. Gholz
- Gregory J. Maier
- Gerald J. Mossinghoff
- Arthur I. Neustadt
- Norman F. Oblon
- Marvin J. Spivak
- Gregory J. Maier (Information Technology)
- The firm has consistently ranked #1 for the last 18 consecutive years according to the number of utility patents issued for the previous year.
- The firm ranked 24th based on the total number of trademarks issued in the previous year.
IP World - Award for Patent Excellence – 2009
- The firm was recognized as a semi-finalist.
Law 360 - Litigation Almanac - Intellectual Property
- The firm ranked 43rd in a list of the 100 largest IP practices in the United States, ranked by the number of lawyers at the firm
- The firm ranked 52nd out of 150 of the largest law offices in the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia, and suburban Maryland by number of lawyers.
Managing Intellectual Property - World IP Survey Part I - Patents - 2009
- Patent Prosecution (National) - Tier 4
- Patent Prosecution Regional (Northeast) - Tier 4
- Patent Contentious Rankings (National) - Tier 6
Managing Intellectual Property - World IP Survey Part II - Trademarks
- Trademark National - Tier 4
- Trademark Contentious National - Tier 6
National Law Journal - The Top 50 Firms for Diversity 2009
- The firm is listed 12th among the top 50 firms for diversity among Washington's large partnerships.
PLC Intellectual Property Handbook - Which Lawyers
- The firm was recognized as a “recommended” firm in intellectual property.
Super Lawyers
- Andrew K. Beverina
- Virginia Rising Stars 2009
- Charles L. Gholz
- Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers 2007 - 2009
- Virginia Super Lawyers 2006 - 2009
- Jonathan Hudis
- Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers
- Virginia Super Lawyers
- David J. Kera
- Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers 2007 - 2009
- Virginia Super Lawyers 2006 - 2009
- Gregory J. Maier
- Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers 2007 - 2009
- Virginia Super Lawyers 2006 - 2009
- Gerald J. Mossinghoff
- Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers 2007 - 2009
- Virginia Super Lawyers 2006 - 2009
- Arthur I. Neustadt
- Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers 2007 - 2009
- Virginia Super Lawyers 2006 - 2009
- Norman F. Oblon
- Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers
- Virginia Super Lawyers
- Marvin J. Spivak
- Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers
- Virginia Super Lawyers
The Legal 500 - US - Intellectual Property - 2009
- The firm ranked in tier 1 for Patent Prosecution: Utility and Design Patents
Virginia Lawyers Weekly - Largest Law Firms 2009
- The firm ranked 7th by the total number of fulltime attorneys
Washington Business Journal, DC - Law Firms list 2009
- The firm ranked 42nd out of 100 firms. The ranking is based on the total number of lawyers in the metro Washington, D.C. area.