Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

Founded in 1968, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. has grown to become one of the largest full-service firms in the United States specializing exclusively in intellectual property law. The success of the Firm's rapid expansion can be attributed to the founders' passion for quality service. The Firm's staff includes internationally known experts in every field of intellectual property law. Its practice includes federal court litigation, representation at federal agencies, the domestic and international prosecution of patent and trademark applications, copyright registrations, and maskwork applications, as well as necessary support services, including an extensive client education program. The Firm's clientele includes numerous multinational corporations that are among the most active in the intellectual property field, foreign and U.S. government agencies, numerous universities, and businesses of all sizes. Specialties of the firm include, but are not limited to, interference law, chemical/biotech patent law, electrical/mechanical patent law, software patent law, copyright law, and trademark law. Litigation teams work closely with clients to accomplish objectives with dispatch through negotiation, litigation, or alternative dispute resolution. The Firm has conducted and successfully concluded numerous significant re-examinations and reissue procedures, as well as a large number of appeals to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Board of Appeals and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.