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        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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        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.

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        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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        Oblon's professionals provide industry-leading IP legal services to many of the world's most admired innovators and brands.

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        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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        Telephone: 703-413-3000
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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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        Trademark & Designs

        Publications

        ArticleApril 22, 2014

        MRC Innovations v. Hunter - A Decision with Bite for Design Patent Owners?

        ArticleJanuary 31, 2012

        Nestlé continues Trend of Recent Consumer Products Design Patent Complaints

        ArticleAugust 2011

        Comparing And Contrasting Standing In The BPAI And The TTAB

        18 Intellectual Property Today No. 8 at page 25

        ArticleOctober 21, 2010

        In re Certain Wind and Solar-Powered Light Posts and Street Lamps - ITC

        ArticleOctober 21, 2010

        Johanna Foods, Inc. v. Coca-Cola - D.N.J.

        ArticleMay/Jun 2010

        Design Patent Damages

        Landslide®, Volume 2, Number 5, May/June 2010. © 2010 by the American Bar Association.

        ArticleMarch 3, 2010

        Factoring Out of Functional Elements Proper in Design Patent Infringement Analysis

        ArticleFebruary 26, 2010

        Federal Circuit Urges Caution in Construing Design Patents

        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

        Presentations Apr 03, 2009

        The Sleeping Giant is Awake: The Impact of the Supreme Court's Patent Decisions on your Overall IP Strategies

        Presented at the ABA's 24th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference,