Oblon Post-Grant Team Successfully Challenges Key iPhone-related Design Patents
On August 5, 2015, the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a non-final action in the reexamination of U.S. Design Patent No. 618,677, an iPhone-related design patent. The '677 patent is one of three Apple Inc. smartphone design patents that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has been ordered to pay $548 million for infringing.
Oblon Honored in The Legal 500 United States 2015
Oblon has been honored by The Legal 500 as one of America's leading firms in the area of patent prosecution for utility and design patents. The Legal 500 highlighted the impressive international reach as well as the firms ability to handle diverse matters such as patent interferences and patent rexamination/issues, while also offering opinions and day to day advice.
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Ericsson Gets PTAB To Nix Intellectual Ventures Patent
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) invalidated a wireless network security patent by Intellectual Ventures LLC in a final written decision in an inter partes review under the AIA against Oblon client Ericsson.
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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, Stefan Uwe Koschmieder, Ph.D., has been appointed as new head of the firm's Tokyo office- effective immediately.
Oblon Announces Election of Two New Partners and One New Senior Attorney
For Immediate Release January 5, 2015 Alexandria, VA – Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP, is pleased to announce the election of two new partners- David M. Longo, Ph.D. and Yuki Onoe- effective January 1, 2015.
Oblon Spivak Named to IAM Patent 1000 for National Patent Prosecution, ITC Litigation and Post-Grant Practices
Oblon Spivak is pleased to announce that its Patent Prosecution practice and individuals from the firm's ITC and Post-Grant practices have received top national rankings in the 2013 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Practitioners.
Federal Circuit Rules in Favor of SMC Corporation By Affirming ITC's Decision To Invalidate Competitor's Patent
Federal Circuit Rules in Favor of SMC Corporation By Affirming ITC's Decision To Invalidate Competitor's Patent For Immediate Release November 16, 2012 Alexandria, Va. – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion affirming a decision by the International Trade Commission (ITC) which ruled against Norgren, Inc., a Colorado-based company in its claims that SMC Corporation and SMC Corporation of America violated 19 U.S.C. Section 1337 with unfair practices in import trade.
Five Oblon, Spivak Attorneys Selected for Top Patent Prosecutors List
For Immediate Release April 14, 2011 Alexandria, Va. – Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. is pleased to announce that six partners have been named to Patent Research Reviewand Patent Buddy's Top Patent Prosecutors list. Stephen Baxter, Ph.D., Eckhard Kuesters, Surinder Sachar, and Philippe Signore, Ph.D., are all recognized among the leading patent prosecutors.
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ITC Rules in Favor of SMC Corporation By Invalidating Competitor's Patent
For Immediate Release March 22, 2011 Alexandria, Va. – The International Trade Commission (ITC) has ruled against a Colorado-based company regarding its claims that SMC Corporation and SMC Corporation of America violated 19 U.S.C. Section 1337 with unfair practices in import trade.