Research

The Chair was involved in the former ‘Law of the Information Society’ research centre and dealt with issues relating to civil law.

To this day, research continues to focus in particular on copyright, trade mark and name rights. Other areas of focus include contract law and the fight against unfair competition in the age of digitalisation and sustainability.

Professor Fritzsche is a member of the interdisciplinary Regensburg Advertising Research Network, which regularly organises academic events on his area of research.

For further information, visit https://www.werbeforschung.org/ (external link, opens in a new window).

Together with the Chair of Art History, the Chair focuses on interdisciplinary issues relating to art and law.

For further details, see www.uni-regensburg.de/philosophie-kunst-geschichte-gesellschaft/kunstgeschichte/studium/studienschwerpunkte/kunst-und-recht/index.html (external link, opens in a new window)

Information for those interested in a PhD

The following document sets out what you should bear in mind if you are interested in undertaking a PhD in civil law, commercial law, competition law, antitrust law or intellectual property law at the Chair.

Information on PhD enquiries (external link, opens in a new window)

Doctoral Regulations of the Faculty of Law

Participation in doctoral colloquia

In accordance with Section 8(3) of the Doctoral Regulations (PromO), all doctoral candidates are required to attend a Faculty doctoral colloquium once a year following their admission and formal acceptance. They are obliged to give a presentation on their doctoral research project at one of these colloquia. The presenter will receive a certificate from the organising department, which must be submitted with the doctoral thesis.

Dates for doctoral colloquia can be found on the Faculty’s website under ‘Homepage – Events’, and also in the Faculty’s course catalogue under the heading ‘State Examination – Law – “Seminars”’ (external link, opens in a new window) (at the very bottom).

Doctoral students of the Chair should notify the Chair of when they wish to take part in such a colloquium. Furthermore, they should deliver their presentation at one of the Chair’s colloquia or agree on a date for the presentation with the Chair.

The Chair’s next doctoral colloquium is provisionally scheduled to take place on 16 October 2026 at the Haus der Begegnung in Regensburg. Further information will follow.

Please register for scheduled doctoral colloquia by emailing fritzsche.lehrstuhl​(at)​ur.de (opens your email program). Doctoral candidates at the Chair should register in this way if they wish to deliver their compulsory presentation.

Completed PhDs – as at 1 October 2025

A study period at a partner university can broaden your horizons. You can find general information on this on the faculty website (external link, opens in a new window) and at the International Office.

Brno (formerly Brünn) in the Czech Republic is not far away. You can find out what you need to do to spend one or two exciting semesters there on the website of our partner university, Masaryk University (external link, opens in a new window), here. You do not necessarily need to know Czech – which you can learn in Brno (external link, opens in a new window) – as Masaryk University also offers Erasmus+ students a wide range of courses taught in English (external link, opens in a new window).

This applies in particular to the Faculty of Law (external link, opens in a new window), whose course programme you can find here (external link, opens in a new window). Numerous courses, ranging from European and international law to intellectual property law and competition law, can also be credited towards your degree in Germany.

Information on the application process in Brno can be found via this link (external link, opens in a new window). According to this, the application deadline for the spring term is 15 November of the previous year and for the autumn term 15 July; a B2 level of English is required, as well as a nomination from our faculty. To arrange this, please contact Prof. Fritzsche in good time.

Masaryk University also offers access to internship placements. You can find information on this under ‘Internships (external link, opens in a new window)’.