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.
Les Nouvelles - Licensing Executives Society International (LESI)
Thank you to all attendees for participating in our recent Joint Symposium on US and European Patent Practice in both Tokyo and Osaka on October 9 and 10, 2024, respectively. It was wonderful to see so many colleagues in person and to discuss recent developments in US and European practice with everyone who attended.
A special thank you to our colleagues at Maiwald for co-hosting this annual event and we look forward to future collaborations.
Pictured: First row: Dr. Yorikatsu Hohokabe, Carl Schlier, Dr. Naho Fujimoto, Yuki Onoe, Dr. Isabel Tomerius, and Dr. Christian Pioch; Second row: Alexander Ortlieb, Dr. Matthias Hoffman, Dr. Derk Vos, and Andrew Ollis