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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Charles L. Gholz

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Article1994

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

Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, volume 76 (1994), pages 649-85

Article1993

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

Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, volume 75 (1993), pages 448-83

Article1993

What Article 1709(7) Of NAFTA Will Mean To Canadian Practitioners

Twenty-seventh Spring Meeting of the Patent and Trademark Institute of Canada, March 10, 1993

Article1991

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

Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, volume 73 (1991), pages 700-12

Article1990

How The United States Currently Handles The Interference Issues That Will Remain In A First-To-File World

American Intellectual Property Law Association Quarterly Journal, volume 18 (1990), pages 1-17

Article1989

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

Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, volume 71 (1989), pages 439-59

Article1988

The Law and Practice Under 35 USC 135(c)

80 Journal of The Patent and Trademark Office Society 561, 675 (1998)

Article1987

Comment: Why First-To-File Should Not Mean The End of Interferences

Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, volume 69 (1987), pages 711-16

Article1986

Old Rule Interferences After The Promulgation Of The New Rules

Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, volume 68 (1986), pages 335-42