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.
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.
Provided assistance for U.S.-based clients in prosecuting patents in the Japan Patent Office.
Worked with inventors and drafted patent applications for clients in university research, computer-chip manufacturing, financial systems, and auto manufacturing.
Provided patentability opinions to a leading auto manufacturer.
Provided research and opinion work related to unique patent prosecution matters, such as issues related to filing a patent application when there is a deceased inventor, and filing continuation-in-part applications.