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.
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.
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.
Oblon's professionals provide industry-leading IP legal services to many of the world's most admired innovators and brands.
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.
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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John F. Presper is a partner in the firm’s Litigation and ITC Litigation practice groups. Mr. Presper represents and advises clients involved in patent and other intellectual property disputes in federal court, the ITC, and the USPTO (e.g. inter partes review proceedings). He was most recently a member of the winning ITC trial teams in Certain Thermoplastic-Encapsulated Electric Motors, Components Thereof, and Products and Vehicles Containing Same II (Inv. No. 337-TA-1073), Certain Thermoplastic-Encapsulated Electric Motors, Components Thereof, and Products and Vehicles Containing Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-1052), and Certain Windshield Wipers and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-928/937). He also provides patentability, infringement, and validity opinions. Mr. Presper’s litigation experience and opinion work cover a broad range of technologies in the chemical, electrical, and mechanical arts. He has litigated cases involving such diverse technologies as medical devices, polymers, optics, automotive powertrains, communications protocols, and smartphones. Additionally, Mr. Presper has litigated trademark, copyright, and software license disputes in federal district court.
Mr. Presper actively contributes to the firm’s ITC 337 Law Blog, reporting on developments in new and pending investigations, litigation trends, and statistics. He also provides practical insights into the Administrative Law Judges and commentary on important ITC decisions.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Presper was a law clerk to the Honorable Thomas P. Smith of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. He is a named inventor on three U.S. patents directed to wireless diagnostic monitoring.