Professor Hans-Jürgen Ahrens, Ph.D.
Retired university professor of civil law, commercial and business law, and German and international civil procedure
About the person
- 1965–1969: Studied in Göttingen and Tübingen
- 1974: Doctorate in Göttingen
- 1981: Habilitation in Göttingen
- 1982: Appointments at the Universities of Konstanz and Osnabrück
- 1983–2014: Professor at Osnabrück University. Visiting appointments in Marburg and Saarbrücken
- 1993/1994: Dean of the School of Law at Osnabrück University
- 2004–2011: Dean of Academic Affairs
- 2004: Visiting professor at the Law School of Nanjing University, China
- Numerous guest lectures in other European countries and in Japan
- Since 1988: Member of the Expert Committee on Competition and Trademark Law of the German Association for Industrial Property and Copyright (GRUR)
- Since 1994: Member of its Executive Board
- Since 2001: Head of the GRUR Working Group on Procedural Law
- 1982–1983: Admitted to the bar
- 1995–2010: Judge at the Higher Regional Court of Celle in a secondary capacity, serving on the Special Senate for Corporate Law and General Tort Law
- 2007–2013: Vice President of the Lower Saxony State Judicial Examination Office
Key Research Areas
- German and international civil procedure law
- Competition law and intellectual property law
- Tort law
- Law governing the legal profession
Memberships in scientific associations
- German-American Lawyers' Association
- German-British Lawyers' Association
- German-Japanese Lawyers' Association
- German Association for Industrial Property and Copyright
- European Law Institute
- Association for International Procedural Law
- Association of Civil Procedure Law Instructors
- Association of Civil Law Professors
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