Four years ago, at the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Kateryna Militsyna left her home country with a single suitcase and took up a fellowship at the Institute. What followed was not only a successful doctoral dissertation on generative AI and copyright law, but also a profound personal journey of starting over in an unfamiliar country. In this interview, now a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute, she reflects on resilience, research, and the lessons that extraordinary circumstances can teach.

Law comparison does not mean copying other countries’ models. It shows how different countries address the same legal challenges – and what outcomes result. That was precisely the focus of the international symposium “Global Perspectives on Intellectual Property Law – Public Health, Fair Competition, and Artificial Intelligence,” held on 3 July 2026 at the Judicial Academy of the State of Rio de Janeiro (EMERJ).

On  10 July, Adolf Dietz celebrated his 90^th birthday. The Institute extends its warmest wishes to Adolf Dietz on this special occasion and pays tribute to a lifetime of legal scholarship that has had a profound influence on the Institute’s copyright research for several decades. Particular mention must be made of his work’s significance – extending far beyond the Institute – for the development of copyright law in general, both nationally and internationally.

Dominik Asam was awarded the “Steven Klepper Award for Best Young Scholar Paper” at DRUID26, which took place in Copenhagen from 8 to 10 June 2026. This award recognizes original and creative work by early-career researchers who address key issues in innovation. Dominik Asam investigated how open sourcing a frontier AI model affects downstream innovation.