Professor Dr Olaf Sosnitzais: June - July 2012

Olaf Sosnitzais a Professor at the Julius-Maximilians-University in Wuerzburg, Germany. He holds a chair for Civil Law, Commercial Law, Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Law. From 2005 until 2008 he was also a Judge at the Appellate Court of Nuremberg. Olaf specialises in Intellectual Property Law as well as in Unfair Competition Law and Food Law.

His recent publications include: The Right of Prior Use as a Cornerstone of a General Intellectual Property Law, in: Pahlow/Eisfeld, Basics and general Problems of Intellectual Property, 2008, p. 275 et seq.; Digital Rights Management in: Berger/Wündisch, Copyright Contract Law, 2008, p. 191 et seq.; The Influence of International Law on the Law of Geographical Indications, in: Gornig/Schöbener/Bausback/Irmscher, Iustitia et Pax - Gedächtnisschrift für Dieter Blumenwitz, 2008, p. 597 et seq.; The Future of Resale Price Maintenance Agreements in European Antitrust Law, in: Die Aktiengesellschaft 2008, p. 107 et seq. (Co-authored with Prof. Dr. Jochen Hoffmann); The Bill to Implement the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive 2005/29/EC, Wettbewerb in Recht und Praxis 2008, p. 1014 et seq.

His research in Cambridge focussed on the English perspective on the law of community trade marks, compared to the legal situation with German and European Statutory Law and examined court rulings to evaluate differences, which also could provide new insights and ideas for the comprehension and application of Trademark Law in both jurisdictions.