Karol Olejnik
Position:
lawyer, PhD student
Areas of expertise:
commercialization of technology, intellectual property, IT specialist consulting
Team:
corporate and IT law
Languages:
English
Contact:
- Karol is an expert in intellectual property law, focusing on strategic consulting and commercialization of intangible assets. His specialization covers the full lifecycle of IP rights – from their identification and securing, to monetization, to effective enforcement.
- He supports boards of directors and R&D departments in building innovation protection strategies, conducting IP audits and IP research. He has extensive experience in securing rights in domestic and international markets, including registration proceedings before the Polish Patent and Trademark Office, EUIPO and under the WIPO procedure.
- A key area of his practice is IP monetization. He designs and negotiates complex licensing, technology transfer and implementation agreements, with a particular focus on the IT industry (including open source licensing and deployment and use of AI tools).
- He has experience in serving entities in the IT, furniture, e-commerce and creative industries. He actively protects clients’ interests in conflict situations, representing them in litigation, arbitration and litigation before the Intellectual Property Office.
- A graduate of law at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań He continues his scientific development as a doctoral student at the UAM Doctoral School, preparing a dissertation on licensing patents essential for communication technologies and the Unified Patent Court.
- He spends his free time playing tennis and is a car and new technology enthusiast.
Selected experiences
- Successful handling of a dispute before the Internet Domain Arbitration Tribunal for one of the leaders in the European oil sector.
- Comprehensive strategic support for a major furniture industry entity in the process of commercialization and patent protection of innovative technical solutions.
- Supporting the client in obtaining international brand protection and implementing a global product distribution strategy.
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