Oliver Schulz

Partner

Dipl.-Phys.

Oliver Schulz has been active in the field of intellectual property since he joined df-mp in 2004. Mr. Schulz is authorized to represent clients before the European Patent Office, the German Patent and Trademark Office, the German Federal Patent Court as well as the European Intellectual Property Office.

+ 49 89 210 296 0
oliver.schulz@df-mp.com

Oliver Schulz has been active in the field of intellectual property since he joined df-mp in 2004. Mr. Schulz is authorized to represent clients before the European Patent Office, the German Patent and Trademark Office, the German Federal Patent Court as well as the European Intellectual Property Office.

practice areas.

As a patent attorney, Mr. Schulz is a member of the firms’ strong practice in the electrical and mechanical arts. His practice focuses on drafting and prosecution of patent applications, opposition and nullity proceedings, in particular in the areas of lighting technology, medical technology, optics, and telecommunications. A further aspect of his practice is the preparation of patent infringement and validity opinions in the course of freedom-to-operate analyses and due diligence projects. Oliver Schulz is also a member of the firm’s trademark and design practice. Thus, his practice also involves the prosecution and opposition of European and German trademarks and designs as well as their enforcement and defence.

  

admissions.

  • German Patent Attorney
  • European Patent Attorney
  • European Trademark Attorney
  • European Design Attorney

curriculum vitae.

Since 2012
Since 2012

Partner at df-mp

Since 2007
Since 2007

Patent attorney at df-mp

2004-2007
2004-2007

Patent attorney candidate at df-mp, trainee at the German Patent and Trademark Office, the German Federal Patent Court and the District Court Munich

1999-2004
1999-2004

Scientific researcher in the group for Experimental Quantum Physics, University of Munich (LMU), in particular, with experiments with single photons, quantum information processing, and quantum communication

1992-1999
1992-1999

Studies of Physics at the Universities of Bayreuth (Germany) and St. Andrews (Scotland), diploma thesis in the fields of molecular physics, non-linear optics, and quantum optics

Representative cases.

  • IPCom GmbH & Co. KG vs. Nokia, HTC, Apple, Telekom AG, Vodafone AG: represented IPCom in the enforcement of its patent portfolio before the District Courts of Mannheim, Düsseldorf and Munich as well as in its defense of the patents against nullity actions and oppositions (Press)

association memberships.