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.

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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.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUR

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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
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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Robert T. Pous

Robert T. Pous

Senior Counsel ∙ US Office
E: rpous@oblon.com
T: (703) 413-3000
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Representative Matters

  • Served as a member of the team that successfully represented SMC in Festo v. SMC, in which the Federal Circuit redefined prosecution history estoppel. Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., 234 F.3d 558 (Fed. Cir. 2000), en banc, vacated and remanded, 535 U.S. 722 (2002).
  • Served as a member of the team that represented Ricoh in a lawsuit claiming that ICMI infringed patents relating to toner cartridges for photocopiers, obtaining a permanent injunction against ICMI as well as a consent order, whereby ICMI conceded that Ricoh’s patents were valid and infringed. Ricoh Co. v. International Communication Materials, Inc., 93-1196 (W.D. Pa. Aug. 17, 1995).
  • Won a substantial damage award on behalf of client Ricoh in a patent infringement lawsuit against Nashua. The court enjoined Nashua from manufacturing, using or selling its Ricoh-compatible NT-50 and NT-6750 toner cartridges in the United States. Ricoh Corp. v. Nashua Co., Ltd., 40 USPQ2d 1306 (D.N.H. 1996).