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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Charles L. (“Chico”) Gholz is a senior counsel in the Litigation Practice Group. He is particularly skilled at handling patent interferences under 35 USC 135 before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and Federal Circuit review of decisions by the PTAB in interferences.
Mr. Gholz represents a variety of domestic and foreign clients across a wide range of technologies. He has frequently appeared before the PTAB, the Federal Circuit, and various Federal district courts; he has appeared as an expert witness on various patent issues (including, but not limited to, interference issues); and he has acted as an arbitrator.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Gholz served as an assistant technical advisor to the Honorable Giles Sutherland Rich of the U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (1970-1972). A former Lecturer in Law at George Mason University School of Law, he has written and lectured widely on patent law. In addition, he co-authored “Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: Practice and Procedure,” LexisNexis, and “Patent Practice,” Patent Resources Institute.