Geistiges Eigentum - eine Komplementärerscheinung zum Sacheigentum?

The term 'intellectual property' has been popular in Germany for the last 10 years. In spite of this, the term has aroused some animosity among those who claim that it blurs the differences between tangible property and intangible property rights. Is intellectual property a subjective right or a theory which describes the reason for the validity of a subjective right? In order to answer this question it is necessary to do an extensive comparison of tangible property and intellectual property, which is what Volker Jänich has done in this work. He begins by showing how the term developed and defining its numerous meanings. He compares the position of tangible property and intellectual property in present law and concludes his work with an analysis of the conclusions to be reached on the basis of the similarity of their structures.