Olaf Giebe
Europe Guide 2024
Senior Statespeople : Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
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About
Provided by Olaf Giebe
Practice Areas
Olaf Giebe has extensive experience in all kinds of intellectual property litigation through his activity as a lawyer before the regional court and the court of appeals of Dusseldorf and in the courts of Munich, Mannheim and Karlsruhe, as well as by participation in numerous proceedings before the Federal Supreme Court, the Federal Patent Court, and the European Patent Office. For more than 30 years now, he has been representing German and international companies and groups in complex patent infringement proceedings in all technical areas including chemicals, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, electronics, software, semiconductors, and mechanical engineering. He is particularly specialised in the areas of pharmaceuticals, materials science, and the automotive and bicycle industries.
Career
2010 - 2021: From October 2010 to 2021 Olaf Giebe was head of the branch office of KLAKA in Dusseldorf.
1991: Joined KLAKA
1987 – 1990: Lawyer specialised in patent law at the Dusseldorf district court
1987: Admission to the bar
1974 - 1980: Studies at the University of Gottingen
Professional Memberships
German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR)
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
Association of Intellectual Property Experts (VPP)
Publications
https://www.klaka.com/rechtsanwaelte/anwalt/olaf-giebe/
Chambers Review
Europe
Olaf Giebe enjoys a long-standing reputation in the German patent market. He is well versed in patent litigation, including infringement claims, enforcements and parallel opposition proceedings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Olaf Giebe provides excellent preparation of pleadings and court hearings, and demonstrates a quick perception of technical issues."
"Olaf Giebe provides excellent preparation of pleadings and court hearings, and demonstrates a quick perception of technical issues."
Articles, highlights and press releases
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Inventor Glenn Rolus Borgward Wins Patent Dispute on "Digital Book" with KLAKA against Sony
Numerous laptop models of the Sony VAIO series infringe a patent of Virtual Paper Licensing. This was decided by the Düsseldorf Court of Appeals in patent infringement proceedings that have been going through the instances for 8 years. Virtual Paper Licensing was represented by Olaf Giebe of KLAKA.
Inventor Glenn Rolus Borgward Wins Patent Dispute on "Digital Book" with KLAKA against Sony
Numerous laptop models of the Sony VAIO series infringe a patent of Virtual Paper Licensing. This was decided by the Düsseldorf Court of Appeals in patent infringement proceedings that have been going through the instances for 8 years. Virtual Paper Licensing was represented by Olaf Giebe of KLAKA.