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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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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.

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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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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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USPTO Issues Inventorship Guidance and Examples for AI-Assisted Inventions

  • February 13, 2024
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On February 13, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued inventorship guidance for inventions assisted by artificial intelligence (AI). The guidance is made pursuant to the “Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence” from October 30, 2023. The guidance provides clarity for USPTO stakeholders and personnel on how the USPTO will analyze inventorship issues for AI systems. The guidance explains that the inventorship analysis should focus on human contributions and that AI-assisted inventions are not categorically unpatentable.  The guidance provides procedures for determining whether a natural person provided a significant contribution to the invention. The guidance discusses the impact these procedures have on other aspects of patent practice.  The USPTO is seeking public comments on the guidance by May 13, 2024.  The Notice for the guidance can be found here.