Department

Intellectual
Property and
Competition Law

Department

Innovation and
Entrepreneurship
Research

Events

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Seminar  |  07/07/2025 | 04:00 PM  –  07:00 PM

TIME Colloquium

Leonard Hanschur (TUM), Elisabeth Hofmeister (MPI), Alexey Rusakov (ISTO)


Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Herzog-Max-Str. 4, Munich, Auditorium, 1st floor

 

Research News

3 news found.
Deforestation
Study  |  11/14/2024

Climate Impact of Carbon Crediting Projects Is Substantially Overestimated

A new meta-study published in Nature Communications has revealed that emission reductions from climate mitigation projects are significantly lower than claimed. Benedict Probst, Head of the Net Zero Lab at the Institute, and coauthors systematically reviewed  more than 60 empirical studies, uncovering substantial quality issues with carbon credits.

 
UNO building in Vienna.
Miscellaneous  |  10/09/2024

Automation of Contracting Simplified by UN Model Law

The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) has adopted a Model Law that is intended to standardize and facilitate the formation and performance of automated contracts online. As a member of the E-Commerce Working Group, Jörg Hoffmann, a researcher at the Institute, participated in several discussion rounds on the drafting of the Model Law.

 

Institute News

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Paul Katzenberger
Miscellaneous  |  05/15/2025

On the Passing of Paul Katzenberger

On 24 April 2025, shortly before his 88th birthday, our long-standing colleague and friend Dr. Paul Katzenberger passed away. He was one of the Institute's first employees: Paul Katzenberger joined the Institute for Industrial Property at the University of Munich in 1956 and was involved in every stage of the Institute's history.

 
The new premises of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition at Karlstor/Stachus in Munich
Miscellaneous  |  04/30/2025

Science in the City – The Institute at its New Location

The Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition has moved to its new location in the center of Munich. From 1 May 2025, you will find us at Herzog-Max-Straße 4, 80333 Munich – directly at Karlstor/Stachus in the heart of Munich.

 

Recent Publications

Intellectual Property and Competition Law

Research Papers

Richter, HeikoGesetzliche Datenzugangsansprüche für die Forschung: Von der "Paw-Patrolisierung" der Wissenschaft zur granularen Gesellschaft? (Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Discussion Paper, No. 25), 2025, 27 S.

 
Journal articles

Schäfer, Quentin B.Article 5(2) of the Digital Markets Act and the ‘Pay-Or-Consent’ Business Model at the Intersection of Public and Private Autonomy Cambridge International Law Journal 14.1 (2025), 141 - 157, 01.06.2025 (gemeinsam mit Klaus Wiedemann).

 
Research Papers

Dermawan, ArthaJustifying Music Payment in Indonesia (Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Research Paper, No. 25-12), 2025, 30 S.

 

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research

Discussion Papers

Bisset, Jordan; Verhoeven, Dennis (2025). Intellectual Mobility FrictionsMax Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Research Paper No. 25-15.

 
Further Publications, Press Articles, Interviews

Wang, Lucy Xiaolu; Zahur, Nahim Bin (2025). When Developing Countries Band Together, Lifesaving Drugs Become Cheaper and Easier to Buy − With Trade-Offs, The Conversation 2025.

 
Articles in Refereed Journals

Byrski, Dennis; Wang, Lucy Xiaolu (2025). Marketing Authorization and Strategic Patenting: Evidence From Pharmaceuticals Journal of Public Economics, 247.