englischOn the World Wide Web, of all places, the availability of feature films often ends at national borders. The reason for this is so-called geoblocking. Geoblocking can be used to technically enforce spatial restrictions on copyright usage rights. However, this seems to be in direct conflict [...]

englischThe work discusses the protection of graphic-communicative forms of use, through copyright-, design-, trademark- and competition law.

Pictorial symbols and graphical designs have been means of visual communication since ancient times. Even today, advertising graphics, pictograms or business [...]

englischThe German Federal Constitutional Court developed the “right to a verbal counterstrike” in a limited number of decisions. It describes the possibility for one party to be able to react adequately to a cause, a “strike”, with a statement, or “counterstrike”, under statutes protecting freedom [...]

englischThis dissertation examines influencer marketing in terms of media and competition law. An in-depth analysis is necessary because inconsistent case law and literature have led to considerable legal uncertainties. First, the background of advertising psychology is discussed, before the legal [...]

englischIn implementation of Directive (EU) 2016/943, Section 3 (1) No. 2 GeschGehG (German Trade Secrets Act) explicitly legalizes reverse engineering for the first time in the history of German trade secrets law. Subject of this thesis is a comprehensive exploration of this new freedom of reverse [...]

englisch"Artificial Intelligence“ (AI) is experiencing a boom which has undoubtedly impacted copyright law. “AI“-generated works such as “The Next Rembrandt" raise the question whether, against the conventional anthropocentric focus of copyright law, such works are eligible for protection de lege [...]

englischRatings on the internet have an enormous influence on consumers' demand decisions. They can reduce information asymmetries and thus strengthen the free development of market forces. This, however, only holds true if the information as well as its preparation and presentation are reliable. [...]

englischPublishing contracts are often concluded across borders raising the question of the applicable law. As many domestic intellectual property systems differ greatly in terms of copyright protection the applicable law is particularly relevant for the outcome of legal disputes. The decisive [...]

englischCompany signs can be protected by trademark law and unfair competition law. However, can the two legal instruments be applied cumulatively? If the results obtained under the two laws conflict with each other, how can the conflict be resolved?

The German Federal Court of Justice has [...]

englischAd blockers touch on numerous, as yet unresolved legal issues. While ad blockers have so far been judged primarily on the basis of unfair competition law, this work shows that the decisive factor is rather copyright law. This theme is developed with regard to the current case law [...]