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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.

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Advanced Voice Recognition Systems, Inc. Retains Oblon Spivak For Interference

  • March 25, 2010
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For Immediate Release

March 25, 2010

Alexandria, Va. -- The intellectual property law firm Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P., has been retained by Advanced Voice Recognition Systems, Inc. (AVRS) to litigate its interference with Allvoice Developments LTD.

Charles L. Gholz, Esq., head of the firm’s interference section represented AVRS as the senior party in the interference. They obtained the Declaration of Interference from the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on March 9, 2010.

AVRS President and CEO Walter Geldenhuys said, “We consider our previously issued patents to be enforceable, and that our decision to seek the declaration of interference with the Allvoice patent will strengthen our patent portfolio. After careful review and research of many patent firms, we found Oblon Spivak's reputation and success in these matters to be of the highest quality. We were impressed with the speed and efficiency of Mr. Gholz and his team at Oblon Spivak.”

Assisting clients for 40 years, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. is one of the largest intellectual property specialty firms in the United States. The firm provides a full range of intellectual property services, including litigation matters in all courts, as well as trademark, copyright and patent interference services.