the firm's post-grant practitioners are some of the most experienced in the country.

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Law Firm

About Our Law Firm

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.

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History

Get to know our History

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.

Our Local and

Global Reach

Our Local and Global Reach

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.

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ACCOLADES

A few of our ACCOLADES

Oblon's professionals provide industry-leading IP legal services to many of the world's most admired innovators and brands.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUR

Career

OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUR Career

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.

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A few ways to GET In Touch
US Office

Telephone: 703-413-3000
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Tokyo Office

Telephone: +81-3-6212-0550
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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. Gholz

Charles L. Gholz

Senior Counsel ∙ US Office
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Beyond the Office

Chico grew up in El Paso, Texas. His family spent a great deal of time south of the Rio Grande in Mexico, with “one foot on each side of the river,” making him a “fronterizo.”

Music has always played a large role in Chico’s life. He has played the clarinet since he was nine years old, and he currently plays the clarinet in the City of Fairfax Band. Mr. Gholz even met his wife through music. He was the president of the MIT orchestra; they played in a joint concert with the Bryn Mawr College Orchestra, and she was the concert master of the orchestra.

Now he is a very active grandfather of two grandsons (pictured below) who are growing up on a horse farm near Leesburg, VA. He has taken one or both of them on summer trips to Costa Rica, Panama, Baja California, Alaska, and France.