Prof. Dr. Alexander Peukert
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Alexander Peukert (pronounce as Poikert) has since 2009 been full professor of civil, commercial and information law at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. He studied law and obtained his Dr. iur. at the University of Freiburg (1993-1999). After passing his second state examination and working as an attorney in Berlin (1999-2002), he was senior research fellow and head of the U.S. department at the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law in Munich. Peukert has published five monographs, three comprehensive commentaries in several editions, and more than 100 articles, particularly on copyright and other areas of intellectual property, unfair competition law, and EU digital regulation. He has participated in several interdisciplinary research projects, in particular as principal investigator of the Cluster of Excellence “The Formation of Normative Orders” (2009-2019). Peukert was chair of the European Copyright Society (2023-2024) and of the working group tasked with drafting the copyright-related rules of the first EU General-Purpose AI Code of Practice (2024-2025). Next to his teaching at Goethe University, Peukert has been a guest lecturer in LL.M. courses at several universities, including the Universities of Amsterdam (IViR), Lyon III, Mainz (Mainz Media Institute) and Strasbourg (CEIPI). |
Publications of Professor Peukert: SSRN and Complete List of Publications
Lectures Professor Peukert
List of Guest Lectures at Goethe University Frankfurt
Teaching Professor Peukert (in German)
Memberships and Activities Professor Peukert
Guest lecturer, Summer Course on International Copyright Law & Policy, Institute for Information Law (IViR), University of Amsterdam, 2025
Co-Chair of a Working Group of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice, responsible for the drafting of the copyright-related rules, appointed by the European Commission (2024-2025), Meeting Diary
Chairperson of an arbitration board to establish a joint remuneration agreement according to Sec. 36, 36a German Copyright Act, appointed by the Higher Regional Court of Berlin (2024-2025)
Co-author, study on the remuneration of authors on streaming platforms and on the remuneration for reproductions permitted under section 53 and sections 60a to 60f German Copyright Act for the German Ministry of Justice (with DIW Econ, Christian Handke and Martin Senftleben) (2024-2025)
Lead legal expert, Study on contractual practices affecting the transfer of copyright and related rights for the European Commission (2023-2025)
Chair, European Copyright Society (2023-2024)
Member of the external advisory board, University of Amsterdam interfaculty research priority area "Trust in the digital society" (2023-
Associated Investigator, research project CEDITRAA – Cultural Entrepreneurship and Digital Transformation in Africa and Asia (2021-)
Principal Investigator, Research Initiative “ConTrust: Trust in Conflict – Political Life under Conditions of Uncertainty" (2021-)
Member of the scientific advisory board, Mainz Media Institute (2020-)
Member of the scientific advisory board, EU Horizon 2020 project "Rethinking digital copyright law for a culturally diverse, accessible, creative Europe (reCreating Europe)" (2020-2023)
Investigator, research project "Key Enforcement Judgments", European Union Intellectual Property Office (2020-2024)
Peer Reviewer, GRUR International - Journal of European and International IP Law (2019-)
Guest lecturer, Masterstudiengang Medienrecht (LL.M.), Mainz Media Institute and JGU Mainz (2019-)
Member, EURHISFIRM - long-term data for Europe, funded by the EU Horizon2020 initiative (2018-2021)
Distinguished Scholar in Residence, New York University School of Law, Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy (Summer 2017)
Member of the Executive Committee, ALAI (Association litteraire et artistique internationale) International (2017-2021)
Guest lecturer, University of Alicante, Master "Intellectual Property", Course “The Public Domain” (2016-2019)
Visiting Fellow, ZiF Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Research Group The Ethics of Copying, Bielefeld University (2015-2016)
Guest Professor, University Jean Moulin Lyon III, LL.M. International and European Business Law, Course International IP (2013-)
Member, European Copyright Society (2012-)
Member, Interdisciplinary Research Group Future of the Scientific Communication System, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (2012-2015)
Member of the Board, ALAI Germany (2011-)
Member, Committee "Intellectual Property and Private International Law", International Law Association (2011-2021)
Member of the Board, European Policy for Intellectual Property (2011-2014)
Principle Investigator, Cluster of Excellence "The Formation of Normative Orders" (2009-2019)
Guest lecturer, Université de Strasbourg, Centre d'Etudes Internationales de la Propriété Intellectuelle (CEIPI), Master "Intellectual Property Law and Management", Course IP and Private International Law (2009-)
Member of the Executive Committee and Treasurer, Association for Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property (ATRIP) (2007-2017)
Secretary, Committee on Comparative Business and Commercial Law, German Association for Comparative Law (2007-2015)
Member, European Max Planck Group on Conflict of Laws in Intellectual Property (CLIP) (2005-2011)
Member, Special Committee on Copyright and Publishing Law, German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR) (2004-)
Executive Editor (2004-2019) and peer reviewer (2019-), International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law (IIC) (2004-2019)