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.
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Oblon ranks as the 10th Firm in the PTAB Leaderboard by Docket Navigator. In addition, Chris Ricciuti has been named a top practitioners.
Oblon’s post-grant practitioners are some of the most experienced and sought-after in the country. Our history of successfully navigating contested U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) proceedings spans more than 30 years, starting in the early days of patent interference and patent reexamination.
Oblon also maintains a TC 1600 Post-Grant Library with key status points for each IPR and PGR in TC 1600. Click here to view the TC 1600 Post-Grant Library.