How can start-ups and (young) companies use data strategically to achieve sustainable growth? How important is data for company growth and exits? These and other topics will be discussed at the Venture Summit organised by law firm Seitz under the title "How to leverage data in start-ups?". The event will take place on Thursday, 9 October 2025 from 5:30 pm at InnoDom Cologne, Weyertal 109, 50931 Cologne. Interested parties can register via…
Written by Prof. Dr. David Bartlitz and notary Alexander Gräfe for the 63rd EL, § 39 provides a systematic presentation and analysis of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which has been in force in the EU since May 2023. Together with the Digital Services Act (DSA), the new regulations form the EU's Digital Services Act Package and respond to the specific power structures of digital platform markets. This first edition recognises the DMA as an…
An article by Prof Dr David Bartlitz entitled "Abuse of a dominant market position by favouring own services" was published in issue 30/2025 of the Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht (ZIP).
In the Google Shopping decision of 10 September 2024, the European Court of Justice ruled for the first time that positive discrimination against Google's own price comparison service compared to competing price comparison services on the market for general…
In issue 28/2025 of the Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht (ZIP), a comment on the Google Shopping decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) was published by Prof Dr David Bartlitz.
In its general online search, Google had presented the search results of its own price comparison service "Google Shopping" in a more visually appealing way - separated in boxes and enriched by product photos - and prioritised - as the first results displayed at…
The annual research workshop of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics took place today. This offers young researchers in particular the opportunity to present their current work and to talk to members from all departments of the Faculty.
The speakers included two research assistants from the Chair of German and International Corporate Law, who presented their latest research findings during the poster sessions.
