Researchers of the Institute and the OECD have published a new study on how to identify and measure AI-related developments in science, algorithms and technologies. Using information from scientific publications, open source software (OSS) and patents, they find a marked increase in AI-related developments over recent years. The growing role of China in the AI space emerges throughout.
Public health can constitute a legitimate reason to encumber trademark use: This was recently confirmed by the WTO Appellate Body. A current publication concludes that the decision provides more flexibility to WTO members for adapting intellectual property rights to new realities.
The claim for injunctive relief under patent law shall be subject to proportionality in the future. The Institute has issued a position paper on the amendments proposed by the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection.
At the online conference “Fostering Innovation in Europe - Intellectual Property Policies and Law“ 14 Early Stage Researchers of the European Joint Doctorate project of the EIPIN Innovation Society had the opportunity to share their research results.
On 9 and 10 July 2020, the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition hosted the annual workshop “The Organisation, Economics and Policy of Scientific Research” jointly organized with the Technical University of Munich and the BRICK/Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin.
Andrea Zappalaglio, Suelen Carls and Flavia Guerrieri have been awarded the 1st prize in the prestigious ECTA Award. They received the prize for their contribution in the field of non-agricultural Geographical Indications (GIs) and their possible role in the future development of the EU sui generis GI regime.
Further research project Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research
Tracing the Path from Science to Technology
Prof. Dietmar Harhoff, Ph.D., Dr. Stefano H. Baruffaldi (MPI and University of Bath), Dr. Fabian Gaessler, Felix Pöge
Further research project Intellectual Property and Competition Law
Regulation of the Digital Economy
Prof. Dr. Josef Drexl, Prof. Dr. Reto M. Hilty, Carolina Banda, Francisco Beneke, Luc Desaunettes-Barbero, Dr. Michèle Finck, LL.M., Jure Globocnik, Dr. Begoña Gonzalez Otero, Jörg Hoffmann, Daria Kim, Shraddha Kulhari, Michael Mertel, Heiko Richter, Stefan Scheuerer, Peter R. Slowinski, Jannick Thonemann, Klaus Wiedemann
Further research project Intellectual Property and Competition Law
Modernisation of European Copyright Rules
Prof. Dr. Reto M. Hilty, Dr. Valentina Moscon (Project coordinator), Andrea Bauer, Dr. Silke von Lewinski, Ricarda Lotte, Heiko Richter, Moritz Sutterer, Tao Li
