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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.
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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.
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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.
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Oblon's professionals provide industry-leading IP legal services to many of the world's most admired innovators and brands.
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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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BlackBerry Gets NXP Patent Claims Nixed in AIA Review
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's patent trial board recently held that several claims in two patents owned by Dutch semiconductor maker NXP BV were invalid, finding that petitioner BlackBerry Corp. has shown the claims were either obvious or anticipated in its America Invents Act challenge.
Law360
RISKING RIGHTS: Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Issues Ruling Regarding Defective Extensions and Notice of Opposition filed by Individuals Not Properly Qualified To Do So
In the recently decided case of Birlinn Limited v. Angus Stewart (TTAB Sept. 3, 2014), the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Board) issued a narrow holding that allowed an opposer to cure otherwise defective extensions and notice of opposition.
Chico Gholz quoted by Bloomsberg BNA, Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Daily Bulletin
Chico Gholz was quoted as a patent interference expert in the Bloomsberg BNA Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Daily Bulletin regarding the AbbVie v Janssen case.
Bloomberg BNA
The One Asterisk on Tesla's Patent Giveaway
James Love was interviewed by Fortune regarding Tesla's open source stance regarding patents, in the article "The one asterisk on Tesla's patent giveaway." He states, "that good faith clause leaves open the possibility that Tesla could sue on the patents if they felt the infringer wasn't acting in good faith, so in a sense they are using the patents defensively in this way."
Fortune
Chico Gholz co-authored, "Let's Hope High Court TTAB Case Doesn't Hurt PTAB Rulings"
Chico Gholz and Alex Englehart co-authored, "Let's Hope High Court TTAB Case Doesn't Hurt PTAB Rulings" which is featured in both IP and Appellate Law360.
Law360
AIPLA's 2014 Women in IP Global Networking Event
Oblon Spivak hosted the AIPLA Northern Virginia Women in IP networking dinner on May 22, 2014. Guest speaker Michelle Lee, Deputy Director of the USPTO shared her experiences and insights about the Intellectual Property industry from a woman's perspective. Living in Silicon Valley, Ms. Lee was surrounded by engineers and innovators who were changing the world through their new products, services and companies, which encouraged her to contribute to the growing force of innovation.
Oblon Spivak Achieves High Rankings in Chambers USA Survey
Chambers and Partners has recognized four Oblon Spivak attorneys and our Intellectual Property practice in its 2014 guide, "Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business." Oblon Spivak has consistently been ranked as a leading intellectual property law firm by Chambers USA. Individual lawyers are ranked (in their practice-area(s)) on the basis of their legal knowledge and experience, their ability, their effectiveness, and their client-service.
Chambers USA
The Interplay among Laches, the Statute of Limitations, and the Copyright Act
Laches is a judicially-created equitable defense (grounded upon a plaintiff's unreasonable, prejudicial delay in bringing a claim) for which the legislature has provided no fixed time limitation by which a plaintiff must commence a lawsuit.
