Oblon Spivak Achieves High Rankings in Chambers USA Survey
Chambers and Partners has recognized four Oblon Spivak attorneys and our Intellectual Property practice in its 2014 guide, "Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business." Oblon Spivak has consistently been ranked as a leading intellectual property law firm by Chambers USA. Individual lawyers are ranked (in their practice-area(s)) on the basis of their legal knowledge and experience, their ability, their effectiveness, and their client-service.
Chambers USA
Oblon Spivak Named to IAM Patent 1000 for National Patent Prosecution, ITC Litigation and Post-Grant Practices
Oblon Spivak is pleased to announce that its Patent Prosecution practice and individuals from the firm's ITC and Post-Grant practices have received top national rankings in the 2013 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Practitioners.
Oblon Spivak Partner named an "IP Star" by Managing Intellectual Property's IP Handbook.
Oblon Spivak is proud to announce that a firm partner has been named "IP Stars" by Managing Intellectual Property's IP Handbook.
Managing Intellectual Property
Oblon Spivak Is By All Measures the Leading Post Grant Practice Group in 2012
For Immediate Release January 10, 2013 Alexandria, Va. – The intellectual property law firm Oblon Spivak, which is located across the street from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and which is home to many former USPTO directors and judges, has taken a decisive lead in the area of post grant proceedings under the America Invents Act (AIA). There are now over one hundred AIA post grant proceedings pending before the USPTO, most of which are inter partes review proceedings. Oblon Spivak has solidified its position as the leader in this space by outpacing other law firms in terms of the number, diversity and commercial importance of post grant proceeding representations.
Post-Grant Proceedings Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
The America Invents Act created the Patent Trial and Appeal Board which is akin to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences and which will preside over various new proceedings designed to provide parties with a more effective venue in which to litigate patent validity. The most commonly used procedure will be inter partes review, which effectively replaces inter partes reexamination as of September 16, 2012. Other post-grant proceeding include Post-Grant Review and the Transitional Program for Covered Business Method Patents.
Five Oblon, Spivak Attorneys Selected for Top Patent Prosecutors List
For Immediate Release April 14, 2011 Alexandria, Va. – Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. is pleased to announce that six partners have been named to Patent Research Reviewand Patent Buddy's Top Patent Prosecutors list. Stephen Baxter, Ph.D., Eckhard Kuesters, Surinder Sachar, and Philippe Signore, Ph.D., are all recognized among the leading patent prosecutors.
Patent Buddy and Patent Research Review
BPAI Reverses Written Description and Prior Art Rejections Resulting in Important Victory for GSI Group, Inc.
For Immediate Release January 18, 2011 Alexandria, Va. – The United States Patent and Trademark Office's Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) reversed rejections of patent claims inEx parte Donald V. Smart. The ruling, an important victory for GSI Group, Inc., a client of Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P., has implications for future legal decisions.
Legal 500 U.S. Ranks Oblon, Spivak First For IP Patent Prosecution in 2010
Alexandria, Va. – Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. is pleased to announce that the Firm has again been ranked as a Tier 1 law firm for "Intellectual Property - Patent Prosecution: Utility and Design Patents" in the international legal directory, Legal 500 U.S. 2010. Additionally, Stephen Baxter is recognized for his experience.
Legal 500 US
Patents Post Grant (PPG) Law Blog
As counsel to some of the most well known technology innovators in the world, Oblon Spivak's Post Grant Patent Proceedings Practice Group is the recognized leader in post grant patent practice before the USPTO.