Law

Can blockchain technology create a balanced secondary market for digital goods and thus enable the application of copyright exhaustion in the digital environment? Zoi Michalopoulou develops criteria for the formation of a technical standard for the resale of digital copies of works.

Why do patents have only limited territorial effect? Can and should a foreign patent produce legal effects domestically? Michael Cremer examines various conflict-of-laws approaches that could facilitate cross-border patent protection.

The freedom-based dimension of the EU fundamental freedoms is widely recognized. However, it remains unclear which measures fall within its scope. Noah Zimmermann develops a concrete freedom-based concept of restriction and demonstrates its practical applicability.

The volume offers a comparative legal analysis of the position of Evangelical Reformed churches in Polish and German religion-state law, examining their constitutional status, diaconal work, and digital transformation against the backdrop of societal change following the Covid-19 pandemic.