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.
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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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Director Kappos announced today that the USPTO would be making some "difficult decisions" due to funding cuts reflected in the FY 2011 budget signed on April 15, 2011 by President Obama (Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Pub. Law 112-10)). The Director anticipates that the USPTO may be operating at the FY 2011 level "for the foreseeable future".
Affected items noted were:
Director Kappos further indicated that Trademark operations would be unaffected.
We will continue to monitor the situation, and will keep our clients informed of further developments.