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)
May 20, 2025 at 13:00 JST, Tokyo Japan
For Immediate Release
March 25, 2010
Alexandria, Va. -- The intellectual property law firm Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P., has been retained by Advanced Voice Recognition Systems, Inc. (AVRS) to litigate its interference with Allvoice Developments LTD.
Charles L. Gholz, Esq., head of the firm’s interference section represented AVRS as the senior party in the interference. They obtained the Declaration of Interference from the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on March 9, 2010.
AVRS President and CEO Walter Geldenhuys said, “We consider our previously issued patents to be enforceable, and that our decision to seek the declaration of interference with the Allvoice patent will strengthen our patent portfolio. After careful review and research of many patent firms, we found Oblon Spivak's reputation and success in these matters to be of the highest quality. We were impressed with the speed and efficiency of Mr. Gholz and his team at Oblon Spivak.”
Assisting clients for 40 years, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. is one of the largest intellectual property specialty firms in the United States. The firm provides a full range of intellectual property services, including litigation matters in all courts, as well as trademark, copyright and patent interference services.