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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.

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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.

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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
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Telephone: 703-413-3000
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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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Philippe J.C. Signore, Ph.D.

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ArticleFeb 2010

On the importance of not stating to the USPTO the opposite of what was stated to the EPO

Le blog du droit européen des brevets, February 8, 2010

PresentationsDec 2007

The New Standard for Willful infringement after In Re SEAGATE

Presented at a conference on US Patent Law in Grenoble, France, December 2007

PresentationsDec 2007

La saga des nouvelles règles d'examen définies par l' USPTO

Presented at a conference on US Patent Law in Grenoble, France, December 2007

PresentationsOct 2007

KSR – Revisiting the Obviousness Puzzle

Presented at the ASPI Conference, Paris, France: DROIT DES BREVETS AUX ETATS-UNIS - REVUE DE JURISPRUDENCE 2006-2007

PresentationsNov 23, 2006

Vers une réforme du système américain de brevets ?

Presented at the French National Institute for Intellectual Property (INPI)

PresentationsOct 3, 2006

The eBay case, its progeny and the law of injunctions

Presented at the ASPI Conference, Paris, France:

PresentationsOct 3, 2006

KSR v. Teleflex: Re-visiting the obviousness puzzle

Presented at the ASPI Conference, Paris, France:

PresentationsJune 9, 2006

Protecting Financial Innovations with US Patents

Presented at the 7th Bank University, Eurogroup Consulting Alliance, Paris, France