Prof. Dr. Thomas Hoeren

Current affiliations

  • Civil Law Department
  • European Research Center for Information Systems (ERCIS)

Academic Education

1994Habilitation in Law at University of Münster
1991Second state examination
1989Doctoral degree (Dr. jur.) at University of Münster
1987First state examination
1980 - 1987Studies in Theology and Law at the Universities of Münster, Tübingen, and London
1986Erwerb des Grades eines kirchlichen Lizentiaten der Theologie

Work Experience

since 2005Lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Münster with teh focus on copyright
since 2001University Lecturer for Information and IT Law at University of Zurich, Switzerland, and University of Vienna, Austria
since 1997Professor at the Faculty of Law at University of Münster
1996 - 2011Judge at the Higher Regional Court in Düsseldorf
2004Research Fellow at Oxford Internet Institut/Balliol College
2000 - 2001Guest Lecturer at University of Novi Sad, Serbia, Peking University, China, Niigata University, Japan, and Kyushu University, Japan
1995 - 1997Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law at University of Düsseldorf

Functions and Memberships

Member of the culture board of the region Münsterland
Vertrauensdozent der Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
Member of the Task Force Group on Intellectual Property of the European Commission
Member of the committee of experts for copyright and publishing law of the German Association for Industrial Remedy and Copy Right
Member of the Swiss interest group on intangible property rights
Chairman of the senate committee for art and culture at University of Münster
since 2000WIPO Domain Name Panellist and referee for the placing of .eu-Domains
since 1998Co-Editor of the Journal "Multimedia und Recht"

Publications

Hoeren Thomas (2019)
In: Schulze Reiner (eds.), Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch : Handkommentar. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlag.
Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
Hoeren Thomas (2018)
In: Zeitschrift für internationales Wirtschaftsrecht : IWRZ, 3(3)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Hoeren Thomas (2018)
In: Jusletter IT, [nicht ermittelt]
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Hoeren Thomas, Bitter Philip (2018)
In: European intellectual property review : EIPR, 40(6)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Hoeren Thomas, Pinelli Stefan (2018)
In: MultiMedia und Recht, 21(4)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
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Projects

Duration: 01/10/2020 - 31/12/2021
Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programs
Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project
Duration: 01/03/2015 - 28/02/2019
Funded by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Type of project: Participation in BMBF-joint project
Duration: 01/08/2013 - 31/01/2014
Funded by: Federal Ministry of Culture and Science of the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Type of project: Individual project
Duration: 08/04/2010 - 31/03/2013
Funded by: EC FP 7 - Small or medium-scale focused research project
Type of project: EU-project hosted outside University of Münster
Duration: 22/03/2010 - 31/08/2012
Funded by: European Commission
Type of project: EU-project hosted outside University of Münster
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Talks

Vorratsdatenspeicherung
Sydow, Gernot; Hoeren, Thomas (09/06/2015)
Kamingespräch Fachschaft Jura, WWU Münster
Type of talk: practical talk

Prizes

Daidalos-Münze 2018
Awarded by: Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
Award given to: Hoeren, Thomas
Date of awarding: 15/07/2018
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Preis für deutsch-niederländische Wissenschaftskooperation, 2017
Awarded by: Regierung der Niederlande
Award given to: Hoeren, Thomas
Announced at: 15/10/2017 | Date of awarding: 15/10/2017
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Forschungspreis Technische Kommunikation
Awarded by: Alcatel-Lucent Stiftung für Kommunikationsforschung
Award given to: Hoeren, Thomas
Date of awarding: 01/01/2005
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction

Doctorates

Die Öffnungsklauseln der Datenschutzgrundverordnung – Ein Beitrag zur Europäischen Handlungsformenlehre
Candidate: Müller, Marian | Supervisors: Sydow, Gernot; Hoeren, Thomas
Period of time: until 26/06/2018
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Cryptocoin-Schulden – Haftung und Risikoverteilung bei der Verschaffung von Bitcoins und Alt-Coins
Candidate: Pesch, Paulina Jo | Supervisors: Hoeren, Thomas
Period of time: until 18/10/2016
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
"Die Weiterveräußerung von Eintrittskarten - Zulässige Unterbindung des Ticket-Zweitmarktes durch den Veranstalter?"
Candidate: Fischer, Julian | Supervisors: Hoeren, Thomas
Period of time: until 10/05/2016
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Das deutsche und das europäische Patentverfahren im Spannungsverhältnis von vollziehender Gewalt und Rechtsprechung
Candidate: Poggemann, Joachim | Supervisors: Hoeren, Thomas
Period of time: until 01/02/2016
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Marktabgrenzung in Zeiten der Medienkonvergenz
Candidate: Hinrichsen, Marten | Supervisors: Hoeren, Thomas
Period of time: until 01/12/2015
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
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