Bio
Mr. Olek is a partner at Lippes Mathias and is a member of the firm’s Corporate Practice Team and Intellectual Property Practice Team. He counsels clients on a variety of business matters, including business structuring and reorganization, mergers and acquisitions, financing and capital investment, and business succession planning. He also regularly provides counsel to clients on franchise law, representing both franchisors and franchisees.
Mr. Olek also counsels clients on a variety of issues related to intellectual property rights, including trademark and brand protection, copyright protection, licensing, software development and software as a service (SaaS) agreements, and website and mobile app privacy policies and terms of use. Mr. Olek advises clients on intellectual property matters related to emerging technologies such as NFTs and artificial intelligence, and is team leader of the firm’s Artificial Intelligence Practice Team.
Articles & Publications
- Author, "United States Patent and Trademark Office Reduces Trademark Office Action Response Deadline," November 1, 2022
- Co-author, "The Blunt Reality of Trademark Registration for Cannabis Marks," CannaBuff, December 20, 2021
- Author, "Haters Are Going to Hate, Now a Jury is Going to Debate in Taylor Swift Copyright Infringement Lawsuit," December 16, 2021
- Author, "Dealing With Disclosure Requirements for Franchises and Business Opportunities," April 12, 2021
- Author, "The Net-Net of the Net Neutrality Repeal," December 20, 2017
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