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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The start date of the unified Patent Court (UPC) has been delayed again for two months. Originally slated to open on April 1, 2003, it will now open on June 1. The delay applies also to the “sunrise” period when patentees can opt out from the court’s jurisdiction and the date when UPC patents will issue.
The delay was caused by problems with users obtaining the smart cards to access the case management system, the CMS. This gives patentees more time to decide their strategy regarding the UPC and their existing patents. While the UPC has its advantages, it also has disadvantages which patentees must evaluate regarding their portfolios especially regarding patents protecting their commercial embodiments. Patentees should not expect further delays given that the UPC confirmed that all other aspects of the launch are on schedule.
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