Leonard van Olfen
German Attorney at Law since 2023
Associate
Languages: German, English
- Antitrust Law
- Industrial Property Law
- Trade and Distribution Law
- Corporate Law
- Litigation and Arbitration
Leonard is a German Attorney at Law, specialized in Industrial Property Law, Trade, Distribution, and Antitrust Law, as well as Corporate Law. He advises and represents national and international companies in economic legal disputes before state courts and in arbitration proceedings.
- Representation of a manufacturer of electric traction systems for rail vehicles and electric vehicles in enforcing contractual damage claims
- Advice and representation of a manufacturer of physiotherapeutic devices in enforcing unfair competition, design, and copyright claims against imitations, both before state courts and the EUIPO
- Advice and representation of a leading manufacturer of towing vehicles for in-house transport in seaports, industry, logistics, and distribution centers in enforcing contractual recovery claims
- Representation of a Middle Eastern metal processing company in enforcing contractual damage claims
- Advice and representation of a market-leading project developer in a legal dispute with buyers of wind parks regarding purchase price adjustments
- German Association of Intellectual Property and Copyright Law (Deutsche Vereinigung für Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht e.V. (GRUR))
Leonard has been an Associate at SCHIEDERMAIR since September 2023. Before joining SCHIEDERMAIR, he worked as an attorney for an international law firm in the field of Intellectual Property & Technology.
Leonard studied law at the University of Osnabrück. During and after his studies, he gained initial practical experience as a research assistant in national and international law firms, especially in the field of Industrial Property Law.
He completed his legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Oldenburg. During this time, he worked, among other things, for the State Cartel Authority of Lower Saxony and for an international law firm in Düsseldorf and Washington D.C.