Oblon Ranked Among Top 100 IP Firms by Number of Partners
In survey results recently published by IP Law360, Oblon was ranked #35 in the list of the "Top 100 IP Firms" by number of partners
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Fed. Circ. Faults PTAB's Order Upholding Verinata Patent
Oblon was mentioned in a recent Law360 article regarding a recent Federal Circuit decision to vacate a PTAB decision in an inter partes review which upheld all of the claims of Verinata Health Inc.'s patent on a method of detecting fetal abnormalities.
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Oblon Named a "Best Law Firm" by U.S. News and World Report
Oblon was named one of the "Best Law Firms" in the United States in 2019 by U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers.
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Insider's Perspective: Recent and Future Developments at the USPTO
On Friday, October 30, 2015, former USPTO Commissioner of Patents, Margaret Focarino, presented to a group of Japanese patent practitioners on recent and future developments in the USPTO. Ms. Focarino joined the firm earlier this fall and this group was among the first to hear her insightful views on the direction of the USPTO and the future of patenting in the U.S.
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Oblon Ranked as Go-To Firm for IPR Petitions
The Firm has been listed as a top three firm for "Getting Your IPR Petition Instituted" by the Intellectual Asset Management blog. The information used to create the ranking was analyzed and consolidated by Unified Patents and took into account cases which have reached an institution decision on the merits as of July 1, 2015.
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Oblon Post-Grant Team Successfully Challenges Key iPhone-related Design Patents
On August 5, 2015, the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a non-final action in the reexamination of U.S. Design Patent No. 618,677, an iPhone-related design patent. The '677 patent is one of three Apple Inc. smartphone design patents that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has been ordered to pay $548 million for infringing.
New AIA Review Rules Would Help Patent Owners Fight Back
The USPTO announced a new round of proposed changes on August 19, 2015 to the rules for America Invents Act (AIA) reviews that would let patent owners give more robust responses to petitions and impose new requirements to crack down on misconduct.
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Four Oblon Attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America 2016
Oblon is proud to announce that four attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2016 edition of the The Best Lawyers in America. We are pleased to congratulate Norman Oblon, Arthur Neustadt, Charles Gholz, and the Honorable Gerald Mossinghoff.
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Oblon Receives Prestigious Band I ranking from Chambers & Partners USA
Oblon's Intellectual Property practice has received a prestigious Band 1 ranking from Chambers & Partners USA. The publication identified the firm as one of Northern Virginia's leading firms in the area of intellectual property law, while also ranking four Oblon partners whose specialties range from full IP litigation to prosecution and handling proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
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U.S. Patent Office Sides with ClearCorrect to Reexamine Invisalign Patent Portfolio
Oblon client ClearCorrect, LLC, a leading manufacturer of clear aligners, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") has granted ClearCorrect's request for reexamination of U.S. Patents 6,217,325 (the "'325 patent"); 8,070,487 (the "'487 patent"); and 6,722,880 (the "'880 patent"), assigned to Align Technology, Inc.