Sammlung Berichte

TÜV conference on AI and Law

On November 6th, the conference “Artificial Intelligence and Law – Present and Future”, organized by ITM and the RWTÜV Foundation, took place at the Erbdrostenhof in Münster. Speakers from science and industry presented current trends and issues in the field of artificial intelligence from legal and technical perspectives. The approximately 150 participants were first welcomed… Read more »

Seminar for PhD students in Canum

From 6 to 8 September 2019, the annual doctoral seminar of the ITM took place again. Under the supervision of Professor Dr. Thomas Hoeren, 20 PhD students and postgraduates from all over Germany met in Gemeindehaus in Canum/East Frisia. Mr. Hoeren gave a broad overview of the hermeneutical basics of doctoral studies, especially in the… Read more »

Dr. Münker: a lecture on unfair competition law

On May 28, 2019, Dr. Reiner Münker (General Manager of the German Competition Authority and head of the German National Group LIDC) gave an exciting and well attended lecture on current developments in competition law at the ITM. Dr. Münker studied law at the Justus-Liebig-University in Gießen and completed his legal clerkship in Frankfurt a…. Read more »

The cops got my phone! – A book as copyright exam

Report by Alisa Liebchen – SHK at the ITM and examiner The fact that the final exams of Prof. Thomas Hoeren’s classes are sometimes unconventional and require creative solutions has been known and notorious at the latest since the legendary coke bottle retreat. The recent copyright enclosure on Friday 27 July continued this tradition.