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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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Intellectual property is the lifeblood of many companies, and losing it in court can be disastrous. Picking the right jurisdiction, hiring the best attorneys— in-house or outside—and moving forward aggressively can make, or break, a business. Every day, a large, well-known company finds out that someone else is using its famous mark without permission. Or a smaller company that has poured its heart and soul—not to mention all its finances—into one product sees another company marketing its intellectual property. In these situations, the natural question is: Do we sue? Many times, the answer must be yes. But to reach that conclusion, companies—no matter how aggressive—must carefully consider the strategies for and ramifications of suing. Top litigators from many Washingtonarea law firms and in-house counsel for telecommunications and technology companies say that before they make their first move toward the courthouse, they weigh everything from finances and the potential weaknesses of a patent at issue to the sentiments of the local jury pool and the message that litigation sends to competitors.
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