Events

Munich Summer Institute (MSI)
Conference  |  05/26/2025, 04:00 PM  –  05/28/2025, 04:15 PM

Munich Summer Institute 2025

Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Herzog-Max-Str. 4, Auditorium

 
Miscellaneous  |  06/02/2025, 09:00 AM  –  06/03/2025, 06:00 PM

MPF Start-up School

Start-up Initiative of the Max Planck Foundation
(on invitation)


Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Herzog-Max-Str. 4, Munich

 

Research News

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

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

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

 
Research Papers

Drexl, JosefPosition Statement of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition of 25 April 2025 in the framework of the revision of the Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation and the accompanying Guidelines (Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Research Paper, No. 25-10), 2025, 33 S. (gemeinsam mit Beatriz Conde Gallego, Daria Kim).

 
Journal articles

Kestler, LukasEin Prosit auf die Traditionsbrauereien? Zur Anwendung des Kartellrechts im Kontext des Oktoberfests Kommunaljurist 22, 5 (2025), 161 - 167.

 

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research

Discussion Papers

Kim, Daehyun; Paik, Yongwook; Deng, Shu (2025). Employee-Friendly but Costly Workplace Practices? Evidence from Paid Family Leave Policies and Venture Capital InvestmentsMax Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Research Paper No. 25-13.

 
Discussion Papers

Chugunova, Marina; Harhoff, Dietmar; Hölzle, Katharina; Kaschub, Verena; Malagimani, Sonal; Morgalla, Ulrike; Rose, Robert (2025). Who Uses AI in Research, and for What? Large-scale Survey Evidence from GermanyMax Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Research Paper No. 25-11.

 
Articles in Refereed Journals

Kim, Daehyun (2025). How Digital Platforms Affect Local Entrepreneurial Activities: Evidence From the Staggered Entry of Craigslist Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal 2025, forthcoming.