About Michael
Mr. Oliver concentrates his practice in transactional technology law - with an emphasis on technology deals (including mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures) and in transactional intellectual property matters, including acquisition, protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in computer software and internet technology. Mr. Oliver has extensive experience negotiating licensing of computer software, and licensing and ownership resolution of digital information on the internet.Mr. Oliver has taught numerous courses at law schools, graduate engineering schools and private continuing education providers.In his off time Mr. Oliver programs in PHP and MySQL, and plays the classical guitar (being a past president of the The Baltimore Classical Guitar Society, Inc.)
Mr. Oliver concentrates his practice in transactional technology law - with an emphasis on technology deals (including mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures) and in transactional intellectual property matters, including acquisition, protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in computer software and internet technology. Mr. Oliver has extensive experience negotiating licensing of computer software, and licensing and ownership resolution of digital information on the internet.
Mr. Oliver has taught numerous courses at law schools, graduate engineering schools and private continuing education providers.
In his off time Mr. Oliver programs in PHP and MySQL, and plays the classical guitar (being a past president of the The Baltimore Classical Guitar Society, Inc.)
Practice Areas
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Copyright Law, Baltimore (2026)
- Lawyer of the Year: Trademark Law, Baltimore (2026)
- Lawyer of the Year: Trademark Law, Baltimore (2022)
- Lawyer of the Year: Copyright Law, Baltimore (2020)
- Lawyer of the Year: Copyright Law, Baltimore (2018)
- Lawyer of the Year: Information Technology Law, Baltimore (2016)
- Lawyer of the Year: Trademark Law, Baltimore (2015)
- Lawyer of the Year: Copyright Law, Baltimore (2014)
- Lawyer of the Year: Trademark Law, Baltimore (2012)
- Lawyer of the Year: Intellectual Property Law, Baltimore (2011)
- Recognized: Copyright Law
- Recognized: Information Technology Law
- Recognized: Trade Secrets Law
- Recognized: Trademark Law
- Special Focus: Commercial
- Special Focus: Contract
- Special Focus: Copyright
- Special Focus: E-Commerce
- Special Focus: Hardware
- Special Focus: Information Technology
- Special Focus: Intellectual Property
- Special Focus: Internet
- Special Focus: Licensing
- Special Focus: Outsourcing
- Special Focus: Privacy
- Special Focus: Software
- Special Focus: Trade Secrets
- Special Focus: Trademark
- Special Focus: Unfair Trade Practices
- Sells Award (CPA Exam)
- Law Faculty Award