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.

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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
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Telephone: 703-413-3000
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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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ArticleJun 2003

Post-Interference Ex Parte Prosecution by a Losing Applicant Interferent

Intellectual Property Today, Vol. 10, No. 6 at page 26,

Article2002

"Patent Interference Proceedings Before the USPTO"

Building and Enforcing Intellectual Property Value,

ArticleApr 2001

Parallel District Court and ITC Patent Infringement Actions and PTO Interferences

Patent World, April 2001, page 19 and The John Marshall Law School News Source No. 1 (Winter 2001) at page 30.

ArticleDec 2000

Why 35 USC 146 Practice Should Boom

Intellectual Property Today, Vol. 7, No. 12, December 2000, page 48

Article Dec 2000

First-to-File or First-to-Invent?

Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, 82 JPTOS 891, December 2000

ArticleMay 2000

Producing a Witness in an Interference for Cross-Examination Abroad

Intellectual Property Today, Vol. 7, No. 5, May 2000, page 6

ArticleApr 2000

A Critique of Recent Opinions of the Federal Circuit in Patent Interferences

82 Journal of the Patent & Trademark Office Society 296, April, 2000