Dr. Oliver Spuhler

Attorney at Law
Business Lawyer (Business Law Degree at the University of Bayreuth)
Managing Partner

eMail: su@ls-ip.com

Education:

Studies of law with additional training in economics at the Universities of Bayreuth, Aberdeen, St. Andrews and Dundee. Doctoral thesis at the University of Bayreuth on the subject: “The system of the International and Supranational Protection of Trademarks and of Geographical Indications of Origin”. Internship with the legal department of Henkel KGaA, Dusseldorf. Mandatory legal internship with Dusseldorf District Court. Optional stage with the German – Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Sydney.

Memberships:

GRUR; VPP; AIPLA; DACH; DAV; MAV

Professional activities:

All fields of intellectual property protection, in particular:
Infringement disputes regarding trademarks and other signs, Industrial designs, copyrights, unfair competition, patents and utility models

Employee invention law

Drafting of contracts, in particular licensing and software agreements

Antitrust law

IT/Internet law

Publications:

  • Co-author of the Munich Lawyer’s Handbook Intellectual Property Protection, publishers C. H. Beck
  • Co-author of the Heidelberg Commentary on Trademark Law, publishers C. F. Müller
  • Various special publications and conferences