Straus, Jože

Joseph (Jože) Straus (Trst, 14. december 1938), dr. pravnih ved, naslovni redni profesor za intelektualno lastnino na Pravni fakulteti v Ljubljani, Honorarprofessor na Pravni fakulteti Ludwig-Maximilian Univerze v Münchnu, zaslužni znanstveni član Max-Planck instituta za pravo intelektualnih dobrin in konkurenčno pravo v Münchnu, Marshall B. Coyne gostujoči profesor za mednarodno in primerjalno pravo Pravne fakultete Univerze George Washington, Washington, D.C., Častni profesor Tongji Univerze v Shanghai-ju, Huazhong Univerze za znanost in tehnologijo v Wuhanu in Xiamen Univerze v Xiamenu, vse na Kitajskem, Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution, Univerze Stanford.
Po maturi na gimnaziji v Mariboru študij prava in diploma na Pravni fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani (1957–1962). Nadaljeval študij prava na Univerzi v Münchnu, zaklučil z doktorsko dizertacijo „Das Wettbewerbsrecht in Jugoslawien – eine entwicklungsgeschichtiche und systamatische Darstellung mit Hinweisen auf das deutsche Recht“ (1968). 1986 habilitacija na Univerzi v Ljubljani in izvolitev v naslov rednega profesorja za pravo intelektualne lastnine. Po delu v odvetništvu (1964–1973), najprej znanstveni referent, pozneje vodja oddelka in od 2001 do emeritiranja (2009) direktor Max-Planck inštituta v Münchnu. Med 1989 in 1998 gostujoči profesor na Univerzi Cornell, Ithaca, N.Y., 2005 „Distinguished“ gostujoči profesor Pravne fakultete Univerze Toronto, ustanovitelj in prvi Predsednik upravnega odbora (Managing Board) Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC) (2003–2009).
Za dopisnega člana SAZU je bil izvoljen 6. junija 1995.
Znanstveno raziskovalno delo J. Strausa pokriva celotno področje intelektualne lastnine in konkurenčnega prava, vključno raziskav vloge pravic intelektualne lastnine za inovacije in gospodarski razvoj na splošno. Straus se je posebej intenzivno ukvarjal z vsemi vprašanji, ki zadevajo interdisciplinarne odnose prava in tehnike, še posebej na področju genetskega inženeringa in moderne biotehnologije. Strausovi znanstveni prispevki in njegovo svetovalno udejstvovanje na tem področju so vplivali na evropski in mednarodni razvoj zakonodaje in judikature. Strausova bibliografija obsega več kot tristo naslovov, med njimi vrsto monografij in prispevkov za enciklopedije. Številna dela, izvirno objavljena v nemščini ali angleščini, so bila prevedena v druge jezike, med drugimi tudi v japonščino in kitajščino. Straus je soizdajatelj vodilne in najstarejše nemške strokovne revije na področju intelektualne lastnine (GRUR in GRUR Int.) in soizdajatelj petih knjižnih vrst Max-Planck instituta. Predaval je skoraj po vsem svetu, na mednarodnih kongresih, simpozijih in univerzah. Straus je tudi sam odgovorno organiziral številne simpozije in konference, med drugimi 2008 konferenco „The Role of Law and Ethics in the Globalized Economy“, na kateri so razen predsednika Republike Slovenije, dr. Danila Türka, govorili tudi tedanji bavarski premier dr. Günther Beckstein, nekdanji Deputy Secretary of State ZDA, prof. Kenneth Dam in drugi visoki predstavniki iz politike, gospodarstva in znanosti. Straus je predsedoval Komisiji za intelektualno lastnino Human Genome Organization (HUGO) (1995–2006), Programski komisiji Mednarodnega združenja za varstvo intelektualne lastnine (AIPPI) (1997–2006), bil je predsednik Mednarodnega združenja za pouk in raziskave na področju intelektualne lastnine (ATRIP) (1993–1995), je podpredsednik Nemškega združenja za varstvo intelektualne lastnine (GRUR), predsednik Pravne sekcije Academiae Europae, podpredsednik Evropske akademije znanosti in umetnosti (EASA) in predsednik Stalne komisije za pravice intelektualne lastnine Federacije evropskih akademij znanosti (ALLEA).
Straus je bil strokovni svetovalec OECD, WIPO, UNCTAD, UNIDO, Svetovne banke, Evropske komisije in Evropskega parlamenta, nemške Zvezne vlade in nemškega Bundestaga, Švicarske vlade ter Evropskega Patentnega urada. Aktivno je tudi sodeloval pri načrtovanju nove slovenske zakonodaje na področju intelektualne lastnine in pri integraciji Slovenije v Evropski patentni sistem.
J. Straus je bil odlikovan kot Katz-Kiley Fellow Univerze v Houston-u (1999), je dobitnik nagrade za Znanost (Wissenschaftspreis) nemškega Stifterveband für die deutsche Wissenschaft (2000), podeljena sta mu bila častna doktorata prava Univerze v Ljubljani (2001) in Univerze v Kragujevcu (2003), 2005 mu je bil podeljen „Großes Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens“ Zvezne Republike Nemčije, 2007 „IV Venice Award for his Commitment for the Promotion of Intellectual Property Culture“ in 2010 red za zasluge Republike Slovenije. Od 2006 je Straus častni član AIPPI.

Izbrana bibliogafija

- Das Wettbewerbsrecht in Jugoslawien. Eine entwicklungsgeschichtliche und systematische Darstellung mit Hinweisen auf das deutsche Recht, Köln/Berlin/Bonn/München 1970
- Der Schutz wissenschaftlicher Forschungsergebnisse. Zugleich eine Würdigung des Genfer Vertrages über die internationale Eintragung wissenschaftlicher Entdeckungen (in coll. with F. K. Beier), Weinheim/Deerfield Beach, Florida/Basel 1982
- Biotechnology and Patent Protection. An International Review (in coll. with F. K. Beier and R. S. Crespi), OECD Paris 1985 (also in German and Japanese)
- Diritto internazionale privato ed invenzioni dei dipendenti nel sistema brevettuale europeo, Rivista di diritto industriale 1985, 47-62 (also in German)
- Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz für biotechnologische Erfin¬dun¬gen. Analyse einiger Grundsatzfragen. Köln/Berlin/Bonn/München 1987 (also in English, French and Spanish)
- Deposit and Release of Biological Mate¬rial for the Purposes of Patent Procedure Industrial and Tangible Property Issues (in coll. with R. Moufang), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden-Baden 1990 (also in German)
- Industrial Property Legislation as an Element in Market Economies, AIPPI Annuaire 1992/III, 324-336 (also in Slovene and Slowake)
- Der Verlagsvertrag bei wissenschaftlichen Werken, in: Beier F.-K. et al. (eds.), Festschrift für G. Schricker, Munich 1995, pp. 291-331
- Implications of the TRIPS Agreement in the Field of Patent Law, in: Beier and Schricker, (eds.), From GATT to TRIPS - The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Weinheim/New York 1996, pp. 160-215 (also in German)
- The present state of the patent system in the European Union, European Communities, Luxembourg 1997, EUR 17014 EN
- Genpatente – Rechtliche, ethische, wissenschafts- und entwicklungspolitische Fragen, Basel and Frankfurt/Main 1997
- Bargaining Around the TRIPs Agreement, 9 Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law, pp. 91-107 (1998)
- Wem gehört das Genom?, in: Ganten D., et al. (eds.), Gene, Neurone, Qubits & Co. - Unsere Welten der Information, Stuttgart and Leipzig 1999, pp. 217-224
- Biotechnologie et brevets, in: Gros, F. (ed.), Les Sciences du vivant - Ethique et société, Paris 2001, pp. 233-249
- Grace Period and the European and International Patent Law - Analysis of Key Legal and Socio-Economic Aspects, Munich 2001
- Parallelimporte, Rechtsgrundlagen zur Erschöpfung im Patentrecht (in coll. with P. Katzenberger), Generalsekretariat EVD für den Bundesrat, Berne 2003
- Der Beitrag Deutschlands zur Entwicklung des internationalen gewerblichen Rechtsschutzes, GRUR Int. 2003, pp. 805-812
- Optionen bei der Umsetzung der Richtlinie EG 98/44 über den rechtlichen Schutz biotechnologischer Erfindungen, Swiss Federal Institute for Intellectual Property, Berne 2004
- Design Protection for Spare Parts Gone in Europe? Proposed Changes of the EC Directive: Commission's Mandate and its Doubtful Execution, [2005] EIPR 391-404 (also in German)
- Neighbouring Rights: National and International Developments, in: International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law, Vol. XIV, Copyright and Industrial Property, Tübingen, Dordrecht, Boston, Lancaster 2006, pp. 3-33

- The Impact of the New World Order on Economic Development – The Role of Intellectual Property Rights, European Review 2007, ERW 15.1, pp. 47-63
- How to Break the Deadlock Preventing a Fair and Rational Use of Biodiversity?, 11 The World Intellectual Property Journal, No. 4, 229-295 (2008)
- Teaching Patents in: Takagi, Y. et al. (eds.), Teaching of Intellectual Property, Cambridge 2008, 13-32
- Intellectual Property vs. Academic Freedom? A Complex Relationship within the Innovation Ecosystem, in Engwall, L. et al. (eds.), The University and the Market, London, 2008, 53-65
- The Role of Law and Ethics in the Globalized Economy (ed.), Berlin-Heidelberg 2009
- Intellectual Property in Asia: Law, Economics, History and Politics, (co-edited with P. Goldstein), Berlin-Heidelberg 2009
- Patent Application Obstacle for Innovation and Abuse of Dominant Market Position under Article 102 TFEU?, Journal of European Competition Law & Practice, 1(3) 2010, 189-201 (also in German)
- Zur Patentierung humaner embryonaler Stammzellen in Europa - Verwendet die Stammzellforschung menschliche Embryonen für industrielle oder kommerzielle Zwecke? – GRUR Int. 2010, 911-923

Joseph (Jože) Straus (Trieste, December 14, 1938), Dr. of legal sciences, nominated Full Professor of intellectual property at the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, Honorary Professor, University of Munich, Emeritus Scientific Member of the Max-Planck-for Intellectual Property and Competition Law, Marshall B. Coyne Visiting Professor of International and Comparative law, George Washington University Law School, Washington D.C. Honorary Professor of Tongji University, Shanghai, Huazhong University for Science and Technology, Wuhan, University of Xiamen, Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University.
Studied law at the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana (1957-1962, received Law Diploma)) and at the Faculty of Law, University of Munich (1962-1968, received Dr. jur. – SJD)). Habilitation in 1986 at the University of Ljubljana and election in the title Full Professor of Intellectual Property Law (1986-). Visiting Professor of Law, Cornell Law School, Ithaca, NY (1989-1998), Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, Toronto University (Spring 2005). Director of the Max-Planck-Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law, Munich (2001-2009), founder and first Chairman, Managing Board of the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC) (2003-2009).
Elected Corresponding Member of Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (June 6, 1995).
The scientific work of Joseph Straus is focussed on all issues of intellectual property rights including their impact on innovation and economic development in general. Particular field of specialization of Straus is the area of the interface between law and technology, especially genetic engineering and biotechnology, where he has influenced European and international legal developments. The scientific oeuvre of Straus comprises more than 300 titles, among them monographs and contributions to various encyclopaedias. Many of his publications have been translated in to other languages, e.g. into Chinese and Japanese. Straus is co-editor of the oldest and leading German journal in the area of intellectual property (GRUR and GRUR International) and co-editor of five book series. Straus has lectured all over the world at international conferences, symposia and universities. He has also organized numerous conferences, among others in 2008 the conference on "The Role of Law and Ethics in the Globalized Economy," in which also the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr. Danilo Türk delivered a keynote speech. Straus has chaired the Intellectual Property Rights Committee of the Human Genome Organization (HUGO) (1995-2006), the Programme Committee of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) (1997-2006), he was President of the International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property (ATRIP) (1993-1995) and is Vice-President of the German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR). Moreover, he is the Chair of the Law Section of Academia Europaea and Vice-President of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, as well as the Chair of the Standing Committee for Intellectual Property Rights of the Federation of European Academies (ALLEA).
In the course of his career Straus has acted as advisor to OECD, WIPO, the World Bank, UNCTAD, UNIDO, the EU Commission, the European Parliament, the German Bundestag and the German Government, the European Patent Organization, as well as the Swiss Government. Straus has also been actively involved in drafting the new Slovene legislation in the area of intellectual property and in integrating Slovenia into the European Patent System.
Joseph Straus was awarded the Katz-Kiley Fellow Award of the University of Houston Law Center (1999), the Science Award of the Stifterverband für die deutsche Wissenschaft (2000), Honorary doctorates of the University of Ljubljana (2001) and University of Kragujevac (2003). Moreover in 2005 Straus was awarded Großes Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, in 2007 the Venice Intellectual Property Award for his commitment for the promotion of intellectual property culture, and in 2010 the Order of Merit of the Republic of Slovenia. In 2006 Straus became Member of Honour of AIPPI.

Selected Publications (out of some 300)

(December 2010)

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