Annette Kur

Prof. Dr. Annette Kur is an Affiliated Research Fellow at the Department of Intellectual Property and Competition Law, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition in Munich, Germany. She held the position of Senior Research Fellow at the same institute from 1980 to 2021. Kur is a renowned expert in European intellectual property law with a focus on trademark and design law. She has made significant contributions to the harmonization of intellectual property systems across jurisdictions and has been influential in shaping international IP frameworks.

Dr. Kur was awarded her doctorate in 1981, though the specific institution is not mentioned in the available materials. Her academic career has been primarily centered at the Max Planck Institute, where she has conducted extensive research on European and international intellectual property systems.

Prof. Kur's research focuses on European and international trademark law, European industrial design law, and international procedural law in the field of intellectual property. Her work examines the intersection of trademark and design protection systems, the harmonization challenges across jurisdictions, and the evolving legal frameworks governing intellectual property rights in the digital age. She has been particularly influential in analyzing the relationship between different IP rights systems and their application in cross-border contexts.

Her recent scholarly output demonstrates a continued focus on the evolution of EU design law, trademark systems, and the intersection of intellectual property with international trade frameworks. Kur's work often addresses practical implementation challenges of IP systems, with particular attention to the balance between protection and limitations, the relationship between national and supranational systems, and the adaptation of traditional IP frameworks to new technological contexts.

Prof. Kur's distinguished career has been recognized through several prestigious honors:

• Doctor philosophiae honoris causa from University of Stockholm
• Adjungerad professor (Associate Professor) at the University of Stockholm
• Member of NYU's "Global Program"
• Consultant to the American Law Institute on the project "Intellectual Property - Principles Governing Jurisdiction, Choice of Law and Judgments in Transnational Disputes"
• President-Elect of ATRIP (Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property)

Throughout her career, Prof. Kur has been deeply involved in major international intellectual property initiatives. She served as a consultant to the American Law Institute on developing principles for jurisdiction and choice of law in IP disputes. Her leadership role as President-Elect of ATRIP demonstrates her standing in the global IP academic community. While specific details about grant funding are not provided in the available materials, her extensive publication record and leadership in international projects suggest significant research support throughout her career.