Scott Oliver is a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group. Mr. Oliver specializes in the litigation and trial of patent, copyright, trade secret and complex technology-related cases in state and federal courts, and before the International Trade Commission. Mr. Oliver's litigation practice has focused on a wide range of technologies, such as the digital distribution of content (including involvement in both the Napster and MP3.com cases), patents related to telecommunications switching, video-on-demand systems, host software processing modems, hard disc drive motor technology, video gaming software, optical networking, flash memory products and software for rendering typefaces on a computer screen or printer. He has extensive experience in developing and managing major anti-piracy programs for clients such as leading golf club manufacturers and software publishers.
Mr. Oliver also has considerable expertise in patent, trademark and copyright licensing issues and is frequently involved in the drafting and review of complex licensing agreements. He has additional expertise in the counseling and litigation of matters under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Mr. Oliver received a Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services from the Board of Governors of the State Bar of California. In 2013, Benchmark Litigation named him a California Future Star. He is the outgoing chair of the American Intellectual Property Law Association's ITC Committee.
Mr. Oliver received his A.B. cum laude from Harvard University, and his J.D. magna cum laude from the University of San Diego School of Law, where he was lead articles editor for the Law Review and named to the Order of the Coif.