Oblon is headquartered within steps of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and has an affiliate office in Tokyo, Japan. Oblon is one of the largest law firms in the United States focused exclusively on intellectual property law.
The Firm is consistently recognized as an industry leader, with annual accolades from reputable publications such as Chambers and Partners USA, U.S. News & Best Lawyers (named “a Best Law Firm” for 2018), Corporate Counsel Magazine (named a “Go-to” law firm by the top 500 U.S. companies), and Intellectual Property Today (ranked #1 on the list of “Top Patent Firms”). The Firm has obtained more U.S. utility patents than any other firm in the world for over 27 consecutive years.
In addition to its renowned patent prosecution practice, the firm has a precedent-setting litigation practice, having litigated cases such as the Festo case before the U.S. Supreme Court. The Oblon litigation team has extensive knowledge and experience in all aspects of complex intellectual property litigation involving patent, industrial design and trade secret disputes.
Additionally, the firm’s post-grant practitioners are some of the most experienced in the country. The Group routinely recovers patent portfolios made subject to post-grant disputes as a result of high-profile, concurrent litigation valued at hundreds of millions of dollars.
IP Services and Experience:
Oblon has provided a full range of intellectual property services to some of the world’s leading innovators for 50 years. Key areas of concentration include:
- Counseling & Strategic Advice
- IP Transactions
- Litigation
- PTAB Proceedings
- Start-Up
- Trademark & Designs
- Technology Transfer
- Utility Patent Procurement & Prosecution
