







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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Alexandria, Va. – Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. is pleased to announce that the Firm has again been ranked as a Tier 1 law firm for "Intellectual Property - Patent Prosecution: Utility and Design Patents" in the international legal directory, Legal 500 U.S. 2010. Additionally, Stephen Baxter is recognized for his experience.
Legal 500 US
Alexandria, Va. – Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. is pleased to announce that the Firm is a highly ranked law firm for intellectual property in Northern Virginia in Chambers USA 2010. Partners Arthur I. Neustadt is recognized in the first band of key individuals among the intellectual property attorneys in the state and Charles L. Gholz is noted in the second band.
Chambers USA
Ninety-three employees from Oblon, Spivak joined over 40,000 people on Saturday, June 5, 2010 in the 21st running of the Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure® in Washington, D.C. to help support the fight against breast cancer. One Oblon, Spivak staff member finished the "run" portion of the event 59th out of about 7,500 runners!
Design Day 2010 was held on April 6 at the USPTO. A number of our attorneys walked across the street to the USPTO and attended this annual event focused on US design patents. A wide variety of speakers gave presentations, including USPTO officials, industrial designers, an ITC judge and practitioners. The following article summarizes these presentations.
