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Author Archives: Thomas Hoeren
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The book *Civil Law Explorers* by Prof. Dr. Thomas Hoeren is being translated into Mandarin. The publisher C.H. Beck has licensed the relevant translation and distribution rights to Peking University Press. The book was written in 2001 during Hoeren’s time as a law professor at the University of Düsseldorf in collaboration with particularly dedicated and […]
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When AI generates evidence, influences corporate decisions, or draws on copyrighted works, who is responsible—and how should the law respond? These questions brought together researchers from Georgia, Germany, and Italy at our international research seminar on AI and data law. Six groups explored copyright and AI training; liability for AI-generated output; AI regulation and public […]
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The Institute for Information, Telecommunications, and Media Law (ITM) at the University of Münster has launched the third edition of its English-language Law of the Digital Economy program. The opening session combined practical insights into corporate AI adoption with an examination of overlapping European data legislation. Professor Thomas Hoeren welcomed the participants and outlined the […]
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The final session of the 2025/2026 continuing education program “Law of the Digital Economy” was successfully completed by more than 200 participants from all over the world. More than 60 graduates attended a certificate ceremony at the end of September at the ITM premises, proudly received their certificates, and celebrated with the organizers afterward. My […]
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Effective December 31, 2026, the Association for the Promotion of the Münster Center for Intellectual Property Law (Verein zur Förderung der Forschungsstelle für Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz Münster e. V.) will be dissolved. At the same time, the Research Center for Intellectual Property Law will be closed. This marks the end of many years of the association’s […]
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On September 8 and 9, 2026, Prof. Dr. Thomas Hoeren participated in a seminar on current intellectual property issues for judges in Priekuļi, Latvia. Through his presentations, he brought the ITM’s research perspective into the discussion on judicial practice. A key focus of his presentations was the copyright assessment of training artificial intelligence with protected […]
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What do I have to do with labor law or social welfare? A good old friend, a gifted professor of civil law, celebrated his 70th birthday and received a commemorative volume to mark this milestone anniversary. Raimund Waltermann has been researching and teaching about current issues in labor and social law for decades—so what am […]
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More than 100 students have successfully completed the free course on AI ethics and law. Here are some of their reactions: “I am pleased to have successfully completed the semester-long AI Officer Training Course at the Institute for Information, Telecommunications, and Media Law (ITM) at the University of Münster. Many thanks to Prof. Dr. Thomas […]
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Today, I had the pleasure of welcoming Nino Mdinaradze to the Institute for Information, Telecommunications, and Media Law (ITM) at the University of Münster. Nino is a Ph.D. researcher at New Vision University (Georgia), where her doctoral research focuses on artificial intelligence and medical law. We had a lively discussion on several current issues at […]
