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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For Immediate Release
(December 18, 2007) Alexandria, Va. – Norman F. Oblon, senior partner with Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C., has been named by Virginia Business magazine as among The Legal Elite 2007 in the Intellectual Property category.
Mr. Oblon has been an officer and a member of the firm's Board of Directors and was the firm's founding partner. He was also a managing partner of the firm and of the firm’s Chemical Department. Working with the Virginia Bar Association, the magazine for the past seven years has sent ballots to a list of Virginia lawyers asking them to vote for the best attorneys in a group of 15 legal categories.
Assisting clients for 40 years, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C., in Alexandria, Va., 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. The firm also continues to have a significant trademark, copyright and patent interference practice.