Research at this Chair include in particular - always including comparative and international aspects:
Private Law
focussing on Contract Law; in particular construction contracts and Consumer Law including e-commerce
Intellectual Property Law
focussing on the protection of IP rights within the Internal Market; protection of trademarks; IP protection and internet; rights in user generated data
Law of Unfair Competition
focussing on German and European law of unfair commercial practices; relation and scope of total harmonisation; overlaps; legal framework for online marketing including conflict of laws
Competition/Antitrust Law
focussing on German and European Competition Law; especially the relationship between the protection of competition and of other public interests; scope of prohibition of agreements in restraint of competition with regard to vertical agreements, in particular relating to online distribution; public and private enforcement systems including individual liability