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)
November 11, 2024
October 9-10, 2024 in Tokyo and Osaka
October 1 and 3, 2024
Oblon attorneys have been named to the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, and has been a publisher for more than three decades, earning the respect of the profession, the media and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. The attorneys below have been nominated and reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise. These are the Oblon attorneys who are listed in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
Best Lawyers in America:
Charles L. Gholz (2010)
Arthur I. Neustadt (2006)
Norman F. Oblon (2011)
Andrew M. Ollis (2020)
Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch:
Grace E. Kim (2021)