Curriculum vitae Prof. Dr. jur. Christoph Ann, LL.M.
Present Position | |||
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| Full Professor of Law | Munich Technical University, Chair for Corporate & IP Law | ||
| Managing Board Member | Munich Intellectual Property Law Center - www.miplc.de | ||
Education | |||
| 1994-1998 | Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Faculty of Law, FRG | Habilitation | |
| 1989-1992 | OLG (Ct. of Appeals) Nürnberg, FRG | Bar Examination | |
| 1988-1990 | Universität Bayreuth, Faculty of Law, FRG | Dr. iur. (Ph.D.) | |
| 1987-1988 | Duke University, School of Law | Master of Laws (LL.M.) | |
| 1983-1987 | FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Faculty of Law, FRG | Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) | |
| 1972-1981 | Emil-von-Behring Gymnasium, Spardorf, FRG | Abitur (A-Levels) | |
Experience/Memberships |
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| 2018 | nominated to Federal Judge Selection Committee as candidate for Judgeship at German Federal Court of Justice – declined in favour of staying in academia | ||
| 2018-date | Stays as Visiting Scholar, Anton Mostert Chair of Intellectual Property, Stellenbosch University, South Africa | ||
| 2017 | Visiting Professor, University of Queensland, T.C. Beirne School of Law, Brisbane, Australia | ||
| 2017-2020 | Stays as Distinguished Guest Professor (Global) by Keio University Graduate School of Law, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| 2017-date | Member of presidency of the VPP (Association of Intellectual Property Professionals) | ||
| 2015 | Visiting Scholar, University of Cape Town, Center of Mercantile Law, IP Group, Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| 2015-date | Adjunct Professor at George Washington University Law School, Washington D.C. | ||
| 2015-2019 | Adjunct Professor at LaTrobe University, School of Law, Melbourne, Australia | ||
| 2013 & 2015 | Faculty Member, GWU Summer IP Law Program Munich | ||
| 2013 | Visiting Professor, University of Washington Law School, Center for Advanced Studies and Research on Intellectual Property (CASRIP), Seattle (USA) | ||
| since 2013 | Organizer, Munich International Patent Law Conference at German PTO’s DPMA-Forum with on average 150 participants from 25 countries; supported by German PTO, Bavarian Ministry of Justice, EPO, German Patent Attys’ Bar | ||
| 2013-date | Board Member, Licensing Executive Society (LES) Germany | ||
| 2012-2020 | Member of Association Suisse de l’Arbitrage (ASA) | ||
| 2011-2019 | Member of Austrian Arbitration Association (ArbAut) | ||
| 2011-date | Appointed Chairman of the Nuremberg Chamber of Commerce Standing Merchants’ Arbitral Tribunal | ||
| 2010-date | Member of German Arbitration Institution (DIS) | ||
| 2008-date | Scientific member of the Bavarian American Academy (BAA) | ||
| 2008-date | Neutral at WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center | ||
| 2007-2017 | Visiting Professor, La Trobe University School of Law and Management, Melbourne (Australia) | ||
| 2005-date | Board Member, German Association of Patent Engineers and Patent Attorneys (VPP) | ||
| 2005 | Visiting Professor, Duke University School of Law, Durham (USA) | ||
| 2004/2005 | Visiting Professor, Andrássy University, Budapest (Hungary) | ||
| 2004-date | (governing) Project Board Member, Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC) | ||
| 2003-date | Professor of Corporate and Intellectual Property Law, TUM School of Management, Technische Universität München | ||
| 2002-2018 | Visiting Professor, Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg (USA) | ||
| 2002-2006 | Professeur Invité, Institut des Hautes Etudes Européennes der Université Robert Schuman, Strasbourg (D.E.S.S. “Etudes Germaniques") | ||
| 2001-2003 | Judge at Mannheim Regional Court (Landgericht Mannheim) IP-Infringement Panel | ||
| 2001/2002 | Professeur Adjoint, Université Robert Schuman, Faculté de Droit, Strasbourg (MAGISTERE "Juriste d'Affaires Franco-Allemands") | ||
| 2001-date | Academic Member, France-Center, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg/Br. | ||
| 2000-2003 | Professor of Civil and Intellectual Property Law, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg/Br., Faculty of Law | ||
| August 1999 | Visiting Associate Professor, Univ. of Oregon, Law School, Eugene (USA) | ||
| 1994-2000 | Assistant Professor (wiss. Ass.), Faculty of Law, Universität Tübingen | ||
| 1993-2001 | Attorney at Law and Founding Partner w/ ANN, FAIGLE, KITTEL, Erlangen | ||
| 1992-1993 | Attorney at Law (Associate) w/ NOERR LLP, Munich | ||
| 1988-91 | Research Associate w/ Profs. Dres. Heinrich Hubmann and Rainer Hausmann, FAU | ||
| 1984-87 | Radio Host with stations Radio Neue Welle Franken and Radio Charivari Nuremberg | ||
| 1981-82 | National Service, German Air Force | ||
Honors/Awards/Grants | |||
| 2022 | Apointed member of the Free State of Bavaria’s state government’s Ethics Council (Bayerischer Ethikrat) | ||
| 2021 | Recipient of Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Studies (STIAS) Research Fellowship for research on „The problem of profits - How does the quest for PTO profits impact patent quality?” | ||
| 2010-2011 | Recipient of Kompetenzzentrum Mittelstand (KME) grant for research on „Strategies for Defending SMEs Against IP-Piracy – Trade Secret Protection vs. Patent Protection” | ||
| November 2008 | Recipient of Best Teaching Award 2008, Technische Universität München, School of Management (evaluation based) | ||
| 2008-2010 | Recipient of German Federal Government (BMBF) grant for research on product piracy (ProAuthent) | ||
| 2007-2008 | Recipient of DFG (German National Research Fund) grant for research project „Defensive Publishing“ | ||
| 2006-2009 | Recipient of German Federal Government (BMBF) grant for research on integration of products and services (HyPriCo) | ||
| November 2006 | Recipient of Best Teaching Award 2006, Technische Universität München, School of Management (evaluation based) | ||
| March 2000 | Recipient of DFG publication grant | ||
| September 1995 | recipient of DFG (German National Research Fund) funding of lecture series at St. Petersburg University of Economics and Finance, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation | ||
| 1989-1990 | Recipient of Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation full doctorate scholarship | ||
| April 1989 | Recipient of German-Academic-Exchange-Service research grant for independent research at the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Section of Legal Sciences, Jena, East-Germany, being one of the first West-German scholars in residence at an East-German institution of higher legal education | ||
| 1987-88 | Recipient of full Rotary Foundation Scholarship for Graduate Studies at Duke University School of Law | ||
Personal | |||
| Born on June 12, 1962, in Wolfenbüttel, Germany Married, 3 children |
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Modern languages | |||
| German, English, French (full working capacity), Italian, Afrikaans (conversational) |