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Annual Meeting 2026

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Date (from) 2026-09-30 – 2026-10-03
City 20148 Hamburg
Address Rothenbaumchaussee 10
Hotel Grand Elysee
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Category Annual meetings
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The 2026 GRUR Annual Meeting in Hamburg will be hosted by the Regional Group North, chaired by Mr. Andreas Bothe.

The programme and registration link are available at www.grur2026.org.

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Presentations

Thursday, 1 October 2026

Patent and Utility Model Law — 09.30–12.30, Spiegelsaal

How is the intermediary classified under German law?Presentation Dr Klaus Bacher
Who or what is an intermediary under Article 62(1) of the UPCA?Presentation Dr Klaus Grabinski
Can the intermediary be a defendant by virtue of Article 8(1) in conjunction with Article 71b(2) of Regulation 1215/2012?Presentation Prof Dr Lea Tochtermann

Copyright Law — 09.30–12.30, Festsaal

Between tool and actor: who is liable for the copyright-infringing output of generative AI?Presentation Prof Dr Anne Lauber-Rönsberg
Do we need an additional exploitation right and/or additional claims to collective remuneration?Presentation Prof Dr Josef Drexl
Neighbouring rights for non-human AI output using music as an example – to be dumped, or do we need more of them?Presentation Dr Elena Blobel

German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) Special: Tenth Civil Senate Panel — 13.30–14.30, Spiegelsaal

Current jurisprudence of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) on patent lawPresentation Dr Hermann Deichfuß

EUIPO Special — 13.30–14.30, Festsaal

The case law of the EUIPO Boards of AppealPresentation Sven Stürmann

Data Law — 14.35–17.35, Spiegelsaal

AI regulation – what will the Digital Omnibus on AI deliver?Presentation Dr Andreas Engel
Amendments to the GDPR – towards an “innovation-friendly” data protection framework?Presentation Prof Dr Dr h.c. Christiane Wendehorst
The Data Act as a new “super-regulation” for data law – a step towards greater coherence in data law?Presentation Dr Theresa Ehlen

Competition and Trademark Law — 14.35–17.35, Festsaal

Green trademarks without certification – the genuine use requirement in trademark law versus the prohibition of use under the law of unfair competitionPresentation Prof Dr Kristoff Ritlewski
Sell-out period at the legislator’s request – what will happen to old packaging in commercial trade after 27 September 2026?Presentation Dr Jeannette Viniol
General environmental claims and recognised outstanding environmental performance – how does it all fit together?Presentation Dr Heike Freund

Friday, 2 October 2026

German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) Special: First Civil Senate Panel — 09.00–10.00, Festsaal

Current jurisprudence of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) on trademark and competition lawPresentation Jörn Feddersen

Antitrust Law Special — 09.00–11.00, Spiegelsaal

A brief overview of the new Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER) and the accompanying GuidelinesPresentation Prof Dr Andreas Fuchs
Data licensing as technology transferPresentation Prof Dr Peter Georg Picht

GRUR Special: AI in Trademark and Unfair Competition Law — 10.05–11.05, Festsaal

Trademark infringement by AI systemsPresentation Prof Dr Łukasz Żelechowski
Protection against distillation attacks on AI models under the German Trade Secrets Act (GeschGehG) and the German Act Against Unfair Competition (UWG)?Presentation Prof Dr Ansgar Ohly

GRUR Awards Ceremony for Outstanding Doctoral Theses — 11.30–12.30, Spiegelsaal

The use of works and artificial intelligence – an analysis of and perspectives on the copyright framework for using works as training and input data for artificial neural networksPresentation Dr Jonathan Pukas
The antitrust-law link between FRAND commitments and SEPsPresentation Dr Mathias Scheer

Special Lecture — 12.35–13.30, Festsaal

Who owns the future? From managing to shaping in times of changePresentation Europa Bendig

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