englischThe work examines the limits of protection of technical inventions in trademark law and their effects on the scope of protection. To that effect, a differentiation is made from design, copyright and unfair competition law. The protection of technical inventions under trademark law entails [...]

englischThis dissertation is a comprehensive analysis of the "transactional decision" as a core term of unfair competition law. After a historical overview, the thesis fills a gap in the German literature by an extensive systematisation of case law and literature on the term. On this basis, and [...]

englisch„The Right to Read is the Right to Mine“ is the demand of various research institutions from Europe and the US. Computational analysis of content using Text and Data Mining (TDM) should be legal, even if the content is protected under copyright law. How does copyright law resolve the [...]

englischThe jurisdiction and literature views on company trademarks and domain names have been clarified for years. However, the path that has led to this approach and its dogmatic effects on trademark law have never been questioned in detail. This paper therefore examines whether the protection of [...]

englischTrade via the Internet and high competitive pressure on companies means that recommendation marketing by (neutral) third parties is used to persuade consumers to make a purchase decision. In particular, marketing with quality labels and influencers enjoys great popularity, but also opens up [...]