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

  • Priv.-Doz. Dr. Ronny Hauck: Civil law (esp. property law, law of enrichment), intellectual property and copyright law, antitrust and unfair competition law
  • Dr. Mathias Fromberger: Corporate and capital markets law, law of FinTechs (in particular blockchain), compliance, intellectual property law
  • Lars Haffke, LL.M., M.Sc.: Compliance

Currently supervised dissertations:

  • "On the Legality of Gene Patents in South Africa" (Ugreson Maistry)
  • "Neuheit im Patentrecht der USA" (Thomas Buchenau)
  • "License Agreements on Technology Standards and their Implications for Contemporary Intellectual Property Law" (Paola Karam)
  • "3D-Marke - Möglichkeit zur Umgehung des Geschmacksmusterrechts?" (Alexander Thiermann)
  • "Die Neuheitsschonfrist im Patentrecht" (Verena Dormann)
  • "The Fine Balance Between Innovation And Access To Health in Emerging Economies - A Study Of India And Brazil" (Vinita Radhakrishnan)
  • "Der Umfang der Erschöpfung bei System- und Verfahrensansprüchen im Patentrecht" (Christina Kesting)
  • "Nationaler Rechtsschutz gegen Entscheidungen supranationaler Organisationen am Beispiel des EPA" (Patrick Schmidt)
  • "Verfügungen über das Prioritätsrecht an der Erfindung" (Sebastian Kratzer)
  • "Der Entschädigungsanspruch nach § 33 PatG" (Alexandra Speer)
  • "Erfinderpersönlichkeitsrecht - Begriff und Erforderlichkeit" (Sarah Schulitz)

 

Completed dissertations: