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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Alexander B. Englehart is a registered patent attorney serving as Of Counsel in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. He works on all areas of patent litigation in U.S. district courts, the ITC, and the USPTO. In addition, he provides legal opinions to help clients preemptively manage their risk as they develop new products and services. He also prosecutes patent applications for the firm’s Electrical/Mechanical Practice Group.
Mr. Englehart litigates cases involving a wide range of technologies, including mobile devices, wireless networking, sporting goods, automotive parts, metallurgy, and cosmetics. Mr. Englehart also advises clients on the interrelationship between district court, ITC, and post-grant proceedings at the USPTO. His cases often involve high-stakes litigation in conjunction with post-grant proceedings. He has also represented clients in intellectual property disputes at industry trade shows.
During law school, Mr. Englehart served as a judicial extern for Judge Randall Rader of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Magistrate Judge Bernard Zimmerman of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. He has lectured on ITC practice at the University of Washington’s Center for Advanced Study and Research on Innovation Policy and to the Japanese Intellectual Property Association. He is currently based in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area.