Graduated from the University of Tübingen (1964)
Dr. iur. (Freie Universität Berlin 1969)
M.C.J. (N.Y. Univ. 1971/75)
Dr. iur. habil (Munich 1982)
Dr.eh. (Zurich 2015)
Professor Universität der Bundeswehr Munich (1985-2004)
Chair of Competition Law and Intellectual Property Law, European University Institute/Florence (2000/2001 and 2003-2006)
Rédacteur en chef, Revue internationale de droit économique (2003–2012)
Visiting professor College of Europe (since 1991), Bruges (Belgium)Associate researcher Max-Planck-Institute for Innovation and Competition, MunichCo-editor International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law