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

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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
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

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PresentationsApr 1997

Proposed Changes To The Interference Rules

ABA-Intellectual Property Law Section program of Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law: Litigation and Corporate Practice

Article1997

US Rulings Muddle Patent Interference Law

IP Worldwide, January/February 1997, page 11

Article1997

Patent Law Roundtable: Discovery Interference

The Recorder, July 1997, pages 26-34.

Article1996

Investive Versus Divestive Actual Reductions To Practice

Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, volume 78 (1996), pages 195-200

Article1995

Practicing Under The New Patent Interference Rules And New Rule 131

Journal of Patent and Trademark Office Society, volume 77 (1995), pages 858-70

Article1995

A Critique Of Recent Opinions Of The Federal Circuit In Patent Interferences

Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, volume 77 (1995), pages 427-49