Matthias Leistner

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Institute for Civil Law and Procedure

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Marstallplatz 1

Munich, D-80539

Germany

University of Bonn - Institute for Commercial and Economic Law

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European Copyright Licensing and Infringement Liability Under Art. 17 DSM-Directive Compared to Secondary Liability of Content Platforms in the U.S. – Can We Make the New European System a Global Opportunity Instead of a Local Challenge?

2020 Zeitschrift für Geistiges Eigentum/Intellectual Property Journal (ZGE/IPJ), Issue 2, P. 123-214
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 16 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 24 Oct 2020
Matthias Leistner
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Institute for Civil Law and Procedure
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DSM Directive, Digital Single Market Directive, Article 17, OCSP Liability, DMCA, Algorithmic Enforcement, Platforms, Copyright, Licencing, Licensing, Trusted User, Trusted Rightholder, Extended Collective License, 17 U.S.C sec. 512, Implementation of the DSM Directive

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The Commission’s vision for Europe’s Digital Future: Proposals for the Data Governance Act, the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act – A critical primer

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 22 Mar 2021
Matthias Leistner
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Institute for Civil Law and Procedure
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Data Governance Act, Digital Markets Act, Digital Services Act, Daten Governance Gesetz, Gesetz über Digitale Märkte, Gesetz über Digitale Dienste, Competition Law, Wettbewerbsrecht

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Big Data and the EU Database Directive 96/9/EC: Current Law and Potential for Reform

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 05 Oct 2018
Matthias Leistner
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Institute for Civil Law and Procedure
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Database Protection, Database Directive, Data Ownership, Access to Data, Data Sharing, Data Economy, Data-Driven Economy, Internet of Things, Data Analytics, Database Rights, Digital Single Market Directive Proposal, European Court of Justice

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FRAND Patents in Europe in the Post-Huawei Era: A Recent Report from Germany

Chapter 16 in: Hilty/Liu (eds), SEPs, SSOs and FRAND – Asian and Global Perspectives on Fostering Innovation in Interconnectivity, Springer, 2018 (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 06 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2019
Matthias Leistner
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Institute for Civil Law and Procedure
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SEP, FRAND, Huawei, ZTE, dominance, patent, standard-essential, essentiality, notice of infringement, licensing offer, patent ambush, patent assertion entity, royalty stacking, hold up, hold out, Art. 101 TFEU, Art. 102 TFEU, third party determination, recognized commercial practice, German case law

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Intermediary Liability in a Global World

in: Tatiana Eleni Synodinou (ed.), Pluralism or Universalism in International Copyright Law (Kluwer law, Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 26 Mar 2019 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2019
Matthias Leistner
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Institute for Civil Law and Procedure
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liability, intermediary liability, indirect intermediary liability, primary infringement, copyright, harmonisation, Intellectual Property Rights

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Is the CJEU Outperforming the Commission?

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 30 Nov 2017
Matthias Leistner
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Institute for Civil Law and Procedure
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Copyright, European Court of Justice, communication to the public, CJEU’s case law, Digital Single Market Directive Proposal, Value gap, European copyright reform, internet platforms

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The Implementation of Art. 17 DSM-Directive in Germany – A Primer with Some Comparative Remarks

Forthcoming in GRUR Int. 2022
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 19 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 19 Sep 2022
Matthias Leistner
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Institute for Civil Law and Procedure
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Copyright Directive, DSM-Directive, Art. 17, implementation Art. 17, online content service provider, copyright liability, platform liability, YouTube, Art. 17 Germany, UrhDaG, OCSSP, Digital Single Market Directive, OCSSP Liability, Algorithmic Enforcement, Platforms, Copyright, Licensing, Trusted

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Copyright Law on the Internet in Need of Reform: Hyperlinks, Online Platforms and Aggregators

JIPLP 2017, 136-149
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 27 Sep 2018
Matthias Leistner
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Institute for Civil Law and Procedure
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Web 2.0, Geo-Portability, Online Platforms, Copyright, Copyright Law, Enforcement Instruments, Hyperlinks

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The Existing European IP Rights System and the Data Economy – An Overview With Particular Focus on Data Access and Portability

Forthcoming, Josef Drexl (ed.), Data access, Consumer Protection and Public Welfare (Verbraucherrechtstage 2019), tbc, Nomos 2020
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 30 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2021
Matthias Leistner
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Institute for Civil Law and Procedure
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Database Protection, Database Directive, Data Ownership, Access to Data, Data Access, Data Portability, Data Sharing, Data Economy, Data-Driven Economy, Internet of Things, Data Analytics, Database Rights, Digital Single Market Directive Proposal, Digital Single Market Directive, DSM, DSM Directive

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IPR and the Use of Open Data and Data Sharing Initiatives by Public and Private Actors

Study commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the Committee on Legal Affairs 2022, available at: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/IPOL_STU(2022)732266
Number of pages: 130 Posted: 16 Jun 2022
Matthias Leistner and Lucie Antoine
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Institute for Civil Law and Procedure and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Faculty of Law
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Database Protection, Database Directive, Trade Secrets, Data Ownership, Access to Data, Data Sharing, Data Economy, Data-Driven Economy, Internet of Things, Data Strategy, Access Rights, Portability, Interoperability, GDPR, Personal Data, Digital Markets Act, Data Governance Act, Data Act

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KI-basierte Werke im Urheberrecht – eine Einordnung (AI-Based Works in Copyright Law – A Utilitarian Argument against Protection)

Forthcoming, Festschrift (Liber amicorum) for Thomas Dreier, June 2022.
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 06 Apr 2022
Matthias Leistner
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Institute for Civil Law and Procedure
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AI-generated Creation, Copyright Protection, German Copyritght Law, European Copyright Law

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Exhaustion and Second-Hand Digital Goods/Contents

Leistner/Antoine, Exhaustion and Second-Hand Digital Goods/Contents in: Heath/Kamperman Sanders/Moerland (eds.), Intellectual Property Rights as Obstacles to Legitimate Trade?, 2018, p. 159 - 180 (Chapter 7)
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 04 Oct 2018
Matthias Leistner and Lucie Antoine
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Institute for Civil Law and Procedure and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Faculty of Law
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copyright, freedom of commerce, second-hand market, exhaustion principle, used soft, digital products, exhaustion for digital goods, European Court of Justice

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Common Principles of Secondary Liability?

Common Principles of European Intellectual Property Law, 2012, 117-146
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 12 Sep 2018
Matthias Leistner
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Institute for Civil Law and Procedure
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Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright, harmonization, European Court of Justice, secondary liability

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Injunctive Relief in the Upc – A Case for Carefully Limited Flexibility

Forthcoming, Festschrift (Liber amicorum) for Reto M. Hilty
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 25 Jun 2023
Matthias Leistner
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Institute for Civil Law and Procedure
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UPC, discretion, injunctiv relief, proportionality, payment in lieu of an injunction, patent enforcement, flexibility in injunctive relief, UPCA

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Copyright at the Interface Between EU Law and National Law: Definition of ‘Work’ and ‘Right of Communication to the Public’

Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, 2015, Vol. 10, No. 8, 626-637
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 28 Sep 2018
Matthias Leistner
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Institute for Civil Law and Procedure
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copyright, right of communication to the public, harmonization, European Court of Justice

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Of Football Fixtures, Football Matches, Jeans, Sweatshirts … and a Folded Bike: Functionality in the CJEU’s Copyright Case Law

Senftleben et al., Intellectual Property and Sports, 2021
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 13 Apr 2023
Matthias Leistner
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Institute for Civil Law and Procedure
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Copyright law, Functionality, EU functionality doctrine, functional elements, scope of IP rights, originality, CJEU, IP overlap

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SEPs in the UPC-System: How the UPC should implement Huawei/ZTE

GRUR Patent 2024, 272-282, 328-338
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 26 Sep 2024
Matthias Leistner
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Institute for Civil Law and Procedure
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SEP Regulation Proposal, judgement, determination, UPC, UPCA, SEP, SEPs, FRAND, Huawei, standard-essential patents, RAND, Europe, ZTE, United Kingdom, Germany, Competition, Antitrust, intellectual property, Competition law, CJEU, EU, patent litigation, Union law, EPC, Art. 102 TFEU, market dominance, dominant position, license, Enforcement Directive, ETSI, ITU, AG Wathelet, injunction, injunctive relief, abuse, implementer, SEP holder, good faith, German Competition Authority, Bundeskartellamt, Orange-Book-Standard, BGH, Federal Court of Justice, LG Muenchen, OLG Muenchen, Munich Regional Court, Munich Higher Regional Court

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The Impact of Institutional Design on the Development of Patent Law

Leistner/Kleinemenke, Zeitschrift für Geistiges Eigentum / Intellectual Property Journal (ZGE / IPJ), Volume 2 (2010), Issue 3, P. 273-313
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 11 Apr 2023
Matthias Leistner and Manuel Kleinemenke
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Institute for Civil Law and Procedure and University of Bonn - Institute for Commercial and Economic Law
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institutional design, outlook on UPC system, UPC, UPCA, patent case law quality, software patents, business methods patents, centralized patent enforcement, U.S. patent law, European patent law, CAFC, regulatory capture, pro patentee bias

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Copyright Based IP-Blocks of Structurally Infringing Websites vs. Net Neutrality: Has the Austrian Telecom Regulator Got It Right?

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 10 Dec 2024
Matthias Leistner
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Institute for Civil Law and Procedure
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Blocking Orders, DNS-Blocks, IP-Blocks, Access Provider, Copyright Infringement, Enforcement Directive, InfoSoc-Directive, Net Neutrality, Net Neutrality Regulation, Copyright Enforcement, Austrian Copyright

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The Flattening of Creative Industries? A Closer Look at Copyright Protection of AI-Based Subject Matter

Number of pages: 49
Matthias Leistner and Rebecca Jussen
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Institute for Civil Law and Procedure and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Faculty of Law
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AI, AI-generated subject matter, copyright protection, AI Output, Scope, Post-Scarcity, AI-based creations, European Copyright Law, Droit d'auteur, normative utilitarian analysis, neighboring rights, philosophical and economic justifications of copyright law, AI creative industry, human creativit, replacement, algorithms, KI, Urheberrechtsschutz, KI-Output, KI-Kreationen, Schutzbereich, Begründungstheorien, Utilitaismus, Algorithmen, Algorithmen