Federal Circuit Won't Revive Auto Sensor Patents
On Monday, March 21, 2016, the Federal Circuit refused to overturn several Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions finding that an inventor's patents for recording vehicle data during a crash that were challenged by Toyota are unpatentable, The Federal Circuit ultimately agreed with the PTAB that the challenged claims of the patents would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art. The Federal Circuit's ruling is a great result for Oblon client, Toyota.
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Oblon Named PTAB Firm of the Year
Oblon has been recognized as "PTAB Firm of the Year" by Managing Intellectual Property magazine for its second annual PTAB litigation ranking. This award recognizes Oblon's outstanding work and reputation in representing petitioners and patent owners before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. During Thursday night's award ceremony, the firm was also dubbed "Northeast Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year."
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Oblon Prevails at PTAB on Behalf of Steuben Foods
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has shut down Nestle's bid to invalidate claims in a Steuben food packaging patent, finding Nestle failed to show that the claims were unpatentable because they were obvious.
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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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PTAB's Ax Of Stanford DNA Test Patent Backed By Fed. Circ.
The Federal Circuit on Monday affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision that the asserted claims of a prenatal DNA test patent owned by Stanford University are invalid because they are obvious and anticipated.
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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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Trico Infringes Windshield Wiper Patent, ITC Judge Says
Oblon was mentioned in a Law360 article regarding a recent ITC decision and case won on behalf of Oblon client Valeo. You can read more about the case here.
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Oblon Named a "Best Law Firm" by U.S. News and World Report
Oblon was named one of the "Best Law Firms" in the United States in 2019 by U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers.
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ITC Sides with Oblon Client, Valeo
On October 22, 2015, Administrative Law Judge Thomas J. Pender of the International Trade Commission ("ITC") sided with Oblon clients Valeo North America, Inc., and Delmex de Juarez S.