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)
Oblon employees pictured showing their support for the Washington Nationals in their determined efforts to bring a World Series Championship home to Washington. The Nationals need two more wins to secure the Championship. Go Nats!
Oblon obtained a favorable claim-construction result for its client, Ajinomoto Co., in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The underlying opinion determined that patent claims asserted by Kyowa Hakko Bio against Ajinomoto are indefinite.
On September 23, 2019, the USPTO issued the following statement: The After-Final Consideration Pilot 2.0 (AFCP 2.0) has been extended through September 30, 2020. AFCP 2.0 is part of the USPTO's on-going efforts towards compact prosecution and increased collaboration between examiners and stakeholders. To learn more visit the ACFP 2.0 page on the USPTO website.
Charles Gholz is a Master of the Pauline Newman IP American Inn of Court and is responsible for organizing one meeting annually. His meeting for the 2019 -2020 year was held the evening of September 12, 2019 at the Alexandria office of Oblon. The guest speaker was Professor David Hricik of Mercer Law School, who is author of a treatise on ethics in patent litigation and co-author of a treatise on ethics in patent prosecution. About 40 were in attendance.
Oblon professionals took International Guests to a Nationals baseball game at Nats Park in Washington, DC.
On August 27, 2019, the USPTO issued a Federal Register Notice requesting comments on artificial intelligence patent issues to assist in "evaluating whether further examination guidance is needed to promote the reliability and predictability of patenting artificial intelligence inventions."
The Essilor Vision Foundation hopes to eradicate poor vision from the world by 2050; Oblon donates again to support that cause. Good vision is a basic human right, with this donation the EVF will be able to provide vision care to people living below the poverty line in over 40 countries. They dedicate significant resources worldwide to enable children to perform better at school, as well as improve the visual health of other disadvantaged communities.
Oblon attorneys have been named to the 2020 edition of Best Lawyers in America.