2025
Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Adolf Dietz
For outstanding contribution to German–Czech dialogue and to the development of copyright law in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic.
More about the laureate →ALAI Czech Republic
Jan Löwenbach Prize
An award for outstanding contribution to copyright law.
The prize honours individuals and organisations that have significantly contributed to the development of the theory or practice of copyright law in a national or international context.
Academic conference | Gala eveningWorld premieres of three new string quartets performed by the Epoque Quartet.
25 November 2026
Prague
01 / Current edition
The Jan Löwenbach Prize will be awarded for the second time on 25 November 2026
The award ceremony in the Suk Hall of the Rudolfinum in Prague will be part of a gala evening commemorating one hundred years since the adoption of the first Czechoslovak copyright act and one hundred years since the founding of the Czechoslovak group of ALAI.
02 / The Prize
Law in the service of creation
The prize is a reminder that copyright is not merely a set of legal rules. It protects creative work, enables the dissemination of culture and creates space for international cooperation.
About the Prize →03 / Jan Löwenbach
A lawyer who understood both law and art.
Jan Löwenbach (1880–1972) was a Czechoslovak attorney specialising in copyright law, a legal author, music critic, writer, translator and librettist.
The life and legacy of Jan Löwenbach →04 / Laureates