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)
May 20, 2025 at 13:00 JST, Tokyo Japan
As part of its normal election cycle, the Oblon Partnership elected three new partners, Frank West, James Love, and Ed Garlepp, to its Management Committee. Following this vote, the Management Committee elected Dr. Daniel Pereira as the firm’s new Managing Partner for a 3-year term. “As the firm navigates through this post-pandemic world, I am steadfast in my focus to work closely with our strong group of attorneys and partners to continue to provide high-quality, value-added service to our clients and ongoing success to the firm for many years to come,” said Dr. Pereira.