the firm's post-grant practitioners are some of the most experienced in the country.

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Law Firm

About Our Law Firm

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.

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History

Get to know our History

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.

Our Local and

Global Reach

Our Local and Global Reach

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.

A few of our

ACCOLADES

A few of our ACCOLADES

Oblon's professionals provide industry-leading IP legal services to many of the world's most admired innovators and brands.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUR

Career

OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUR Career

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.

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A few ways to GET In Touch
US Office

Telephone: 703-413-3000
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Tokyo Office

Telephone: +81-3-6212-0550
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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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Oblon Attorneys Recognized in the 2025 edition of "The Best Lawyers In America®"

  • August 15, 2024
  • Firm News

Congratulations to Charles Gholz, Arthur Neustadt, Andrew Ollis and Philippe Signore having been recognized again in the 31st edition (2025) of Best Lawyers in America.

Also congratulations to Grace Kim, who has again been recognized as a Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch”.  

Recognition by Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor conferred on a lawyer by their peers.  Best Lawyers has earned the respect of the profession for more than four decades as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere.  The awards are compiled by conducting exhaustive peer review surveys in which tens of thousands of lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.  

For more information, please visit www.bestlawyers.com.