Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt

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Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. (often abbreviated to Oblon, Spivak) is an intellectual property law firm in Alexandria, Virginia. Founded in 1968, Oblon Spivak is the eighth largest law firm in Virginia^[1]^[2] with approximately 100 attorneys. The law firm performs large volumes of trademark and patent prosecution, as well as litigation (primarily in intellectual property lawsuits); having been ranked first among law firms based on the number of utility patent applications filed per annum for the years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006^[3]^[4], as well as having been ranked first among law firms based on the number of trademark application filed for 2001^[5]^[6].

Notable attorneys at Oblon, Spivak include Arthur Neustadt, who argued successfully before the Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of respondent Shoketsu Kinzoku K.K. in the case of Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., as well as Charles "Chico" Gholz, a well-known expert in the field of patent interference practice. The firm's litigation practice has made waves for naming its competitors and using comparative advertising to gain business among corporate patent litigants, a practice that previously had been rare among law firms^[7].

Originally headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the firm constructed an office building adjacent the new campus of the United States Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, relocating there in 2003.