Spokesperson of the HRK Universities Member Group
| Year | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| Since 12/2020 | Spokesperson of the HRK Universities Member Group | |
| Since 2018 | Member spokesperson of the North-Rhine Westphalia State Rectors’ Conference (LRK NRW) | |
| Since 2014 | Rector of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf | |
| 2012-2020 | Member of the of the General Board of the Vereinigung für Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht e.V. (German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property) | |
| 2011-2014 | Vice-President of the University of Cologne for Planning, Finance and Equal Opportunities | |
| 2009-2020 | Member of the Special Committee for Trademark and Unfair Competition Law of the Vereinigung für Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht e.V. (German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property) | |
| Since 2005 | Chair of the Verein zur Förderung des Gewerblichen Rechtsschutzes und des Urheberrechts in der Praxis (GruPrax e.V. - Association for the Promotion of Intellectual Property Protection and Copyright Law in Practice) | |
| 2004-2014 | Secondary appointment as judge at the Cologne Higher Regional Court | |
| 2003 | Appointment as Director of the Institute for Intellectual Property Protection and Copyright Law at the University of Cologne | |
| 2002-2003 | Negotiations for continuation of professorship and acceptance of offer (C 4) at the University of Cologne | |
| 2001-2002 | Acceptance of an appointment at the University of Cologne for a C 3 professorship in Civil Law, Commercial and Company Law and Intellectual Property Protection | |
| 2000-2011 | Interim professorship at the University of Cologne | |
| 1998 | Habilitation and award of the venia legendi for the fields of Civil Law, Commercial and Company Law, and German and European Business Law | |
| 1993 | Second State Examination in Law | |
| 1992 | Doctoral degree awarded by the Faculty of Law, Management and Economics at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz | |
| 1990 | First State Examination in Law | |
| 1985-1990 | Law studies in Mainz and Geneva |