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Oblon Announces New Head of Tokyo Office

Alexandria, VA – Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP, is pleased to announce that Oblon partner, Yuki Onoe, has been appointed as new head of the firm's Tokyo office.

Eight Oblon Attorneys Recognized in Managing Intellectual Property's IP Stars 2016

Eight Oblon attorneys have been recognized in Managing Intellectual Property's IP Stars 2016. MIP's listing of the country's leading intellectual property attorneys is based on surveys and interviews with peers and in-house counsel from the world's leading companies.

Dell, Others Back USPTO's AIA Claims Rules At High Court

Dell Corp., Netflix Inc. and TD Ameritrade Inc. are among a slew of large companies and trade associations that have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to leave in place the patent claim construction standard for America Invents Act reviews, arguing the process is working as Congress intended.

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Jumping Through Hoops - Asia IP

Richard Kelly was interviewed by Asia IP Law regarding the legal, economic and political challenges facing the global pharmaceutical industry in 2016. Mr. Kelly's contributions to the piece was recently published in the March issue of the Asia IP magazine.

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Legal, Economic, and Political Challenges Facing the Global Pharmaceutical Industry in 2016

Richard Kelly was recently interviewed by Asia IP Law regarding the legal, economic and political challenges facing the global pharmaceutical industry in 2016. Mr. Kelly's contributions to the piece will be published in the March issue of the magazine.

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Oblon Welcomes Back Former Trademark Attorney to Growing Trademark & Designs Group

Alexandria, VA- Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. is pleased to announce that Brian B. Darville has re-joined the firm's Trademark & Designs practice group. Brian left the firm in 2007 and has since focused his practice on trademark and copyright related counseling and dispute resolution.

Oblon Recognized as Top Firm For Business Method Patent Applications

Oblon was recently recognized as one of the top 10 firms with the highest allowance rates in the e-commerce art units of the USPTO.

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Oblon Shortlisted to Receive Multiple Managing IP Awards for 2016

The firm has been shortlisted to receive the following MIP US awards. Patent Prosecution- National PTAB- National Specialty IP Firm- National Patent Prosecution- Regional (Northeast)

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Oblon Announces Election of One New Partner, New Senior Attorneys

Alexandria, VA – Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP is pleased to announce the election of one new partner- Sameer Gokhale- effective January 1, 2016.

Oblon Ranked Among Top 100 IP Firms by Number of Partners

In survey results recently published by IP Law360, Oblon was ranked #35 in the list of the "Top 100 IP Firms" by number of partners

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