Research focus

Research focus of Prof. Dr. jur. Christoph Ann, LL.M.

• Invention protection:
  • Patent quality
  • Acceptance of the patent system by SMEs
  • Joint inventions
  • Inventor communities
  • Research groups
  • Employee inventions
• Know-how-protection and property right strategies
• Exploitation of property rights (license agreements)
• Arbitration
• Antitrust law (license agreements)
• German and international commercial and corporate law:
  • Distribution agreements
  • Succession in companies
  • Administration and representation in OHG and KG

Research focus of the staff

• Wayne Chinembiri: International patent and trade law
• Boris Dubov: Civil law, antitrust law
• Marta Duque: Data and copyright law
• Alexander Fischer: Civil law, license agreement law
• Sebastian Geigenberger: Civil law
• Tobias Sießmeir: Civil law, patent law