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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Save the date! 🗓️ #MunichSummerInstitute 2027 🥨☀️😎 We are pleased to announce that the next MSI will take place from 1 to 3 June 2027, with the preceding PhD Workshop on 31 May. The Call for Papers will be released later this fall. Stay tuned! www.munich-summer-institute.org

Collage of the logos of the organizing institutions: Max Planck Institute for Innovation ad Competition, Cornell University, ETH Zurich, Imperial College Business Scholl, TUM, LMU, and TransforM.

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

📢 Program online & registration open! The Third MPI/EUI Conference on IP, Competition and Innovation takes place 15–16 Oct 2026 in Munich. Keynote: Prof. David J. Teece (UC Berkeley Haas). 🔗 www.ip.mpg.de/en/mpi-eui #IPLaw #CompetitionLaw #Innovation

View of Munich's Marienplatz at dusk with text about a conference at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition in October 2026 and a QR code

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Lukas's research tackles one of the most pressing issues in digital competition law: #Google's monopoly position in the markets for advertising technologies. 🎉 Congratulations, Lukas – all the best for your future! 🚀

Josef Drexl, Lukas Kestler and Reto M. Hilty standing in front of the chair in the Institute, holding glasses of champagne.

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

🎓 Congratulations to Lukas Kestler on the successful defense of his dissertation, which was written at the Institute. “Restoring Competition in Ad Tech – A Study on the Potential of Art. 102 TFEU, the DMA, and the German Competition Act” was supervised by Josef Drexl.

Table with champagne, glasses, balloons and a cake topped by an image of Lukas Kestler in an academic cap and gown.

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

#Copyright law is being challenged by #AI – that was the subject of yesterday's hearing in the #GEMA vs. #SunoAI case at Munich Regional Court I. Like the GEMA vs. OpenAI case, it deals with the question of whether AI tools infringe on the copyrights of artists.

Silhouette of a female singer on a stage in front of a drum set.

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Josef Drexl calls for a new remuneration model to protect against AI displacement. www.ip.mpg.de/en/research/... Photo: Microgen/Adobe Stock

Microphones for media interviews at a press conference. Photo: Microgen/Adobe Stock

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Sixty Years of Research (1966–2026) – A Moment for Reflection Founded as the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Patent, Copyright and Competition Law, the Institute was originally established to pursue fundamental legal research on intellectual property law.

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

🏷️ What Does It Really Cost – and Why Specifically for Me? AI is increasingly determining the prices we are offered when shopping online. Dr. Klaus Wiedemann has examined what this means, which laws protect us, and where further regulation is needed. 🔗 www.ip.mpg.de/en/research/...

Toy airplane with red tail on a map showing Spain and Mallorca, with red pin marker on Mallorca. Photo: Daniel Ernst/Adobe Stock

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Happy Chinese/ #LunarNewYear!✨ Thanks a lot to our Chinese colleagues and friends for this nice installation at our Institute’s meeting place! What a surprise! 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ 🔥🐎 🧧🥠🍬 May the year of the Fire Horse bring you bold energy, passion, and the courage to chase new horizons! #ChineseNewYear

Red Chinese New Year 2026 decorations with the numbers '2026' and a stylized firehorse figure next to a vase with red and gold branches in front of windows.

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

As of 1 January 2026, Dietmar Harhoff assumes the role of Managing Director of the Institute through biennial rotation. He succeeds Josef Drexl who has been Managing Director since 2024. Dietmar Harhoff has been Director at the Institute since 2013. www.ip.mpg.de/en/the-insti...

Dietmar Harhoff wearing a dark blazer and purple shirt stands in front of a metallic background indoors.

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

🌟 Shape the Future of Innovation Research 🌟 The Institute seeking 3 new Directors with a transformative perspective on innovation and competition and a transdisciplinary approach. 📍 Location: Munich 📅 Deadline: 15 Jan 2026 🔗 Details: www.ip.mpg.de/en/call-for-nominations Please share!

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

🛎️ Program available now! #RISE8workshop: On 15 and 16 December 2025, we will host the eighth “Research in Innovation, Science and Entrepreneurship Workshop” from young researchers for young researchers! www.ip.mpg.de/en/the-insti...

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Dietmar Harhoff and Rafael Laguna de la Vera chart Europe’s path to digital sovereignty. From dependencies and choke points to startups, industry, and government action, the conversation emphasized: it’s time for “do mode”. Expertly hosted by Cristina Caffarra 👏 escape-forward.com/2025/11/13/e...

Podcast promotional graphic showing a person standing with arms crossed beside a large decorative mask. Text includes 'ESCAPE FORWARD', 'Europe's Quest for Digital Emancipation: Possible & Necessary', and details about hosts and guests Rafael Laguna de la Vera and Dietmar Harhoff. Date 'Airs on 13 November 2025' and website 'www.escape-forward.com' are also visible.

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

The department of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research, headed by Prof. Dietmar Harhoff, Ph.D., invites outstanding and motivated researchers to apply as Postdocs in Management or Economics. www.ip.mpg.de/fileadmin/ip...

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

🏛️ Additionally, we will offer guided tours of our new location in the newly designed, listed building — an example of how urban spaces can be reimagined and filled with new life. #Innovation #PolicyAdvice #ResearchImpact #HERZOGMAX #Munich

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

👉 “Inform, Advise, Shape – Innovation Research and Politics” Moderator: @jmwiarda.bsky.social The leading experts Irene Bertschek (EFI), @rafbuff.bsky.social (SPRIND), @podszun.bsky.social (Monopolies Commission) and Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider (BfDI) will discuss.

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

✨ Grand Opening of Our New Premises Today we will open the doors to science at HERZOG MAX — right in the heart of Munich. We expect guests from science, politics, and society to attend the grand opening. The highlight will be the panel discussion. @maxplanck.de

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

🌟 Exciting News: Writing Fellowship Awarded to Liza Herrmann 🌟 Imagine living and working like Max Planck in his summer house by the beautiful Lake Tegernsee! What could be better than retreating into a writing sanctuary during the final phase of your dissertation?

Postcard with pictures from Upper Bavaria round Lake Tegernsee. On the picture in the center, Liza Herrmann is posing with the hoodie of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition.

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

📢 Exciting Insights into AI and Competition Law! 🚀 In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, strategic partnerships between tech giants and smaller AI developers are shaping both innovation and competition.

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

International Day of #Charity❗ How can we encourage more charitable giving? Insights in a study by Marina Chugunova, A. Nicklisch and K. Schnapp: They examine how the timing and type of donation decisions affect people’s charitable giving behavior. link.springer.com/article/10.1... @maxplanck.de

A hand holds a red heart, symbolizing love and care.

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Are you looking for a new challenge? We are looking for a new colleague! Join the team as a personal assistant (f/m/d). Please find all details online: www.ip.mpg.de/fileadmin/ip... Please share!

Das Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb betreibt rechts- und wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Grundlagenforschung zu Fragen rund um den Schutz immaterieller Güter, zur rechtlichen Regulierung von Wettbewerbsmechanismen und –verhalten und zu Innovationsprozessen aus ökonomischer Sicht.
Die Abteilung „Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research“ befasst sich mit den Anreizen, Determinanten und Implikationen von Innovation und unternehmerischen Prozessen sowie mit deren verhaltensbezogenen
Grundlagen.
Die von Prof. Dietmar Harhoff, Ph.D., geleitete Abteilung sucht zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine*n Direktionssekretär*in in Voll- oder Teilzeit – befristet auf 2 Jahre.

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

🔎 Who in Germany has a #secure #digital #identity? 🧐 Our new study shows that only 35% of the adult German-speaking population have activated the #eID function 😦 6% are not even aware of it 😱 ❗ www.wirtschaftsdienst.eu/inhalt/jahr/... ❓ Have you activated your eID? Pls tell us in the comments 💬

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

A huge thank you to the examination committee with the doctoral supervisors Dietmar Harhoff, Monika Schnitzer (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), and Martin Watzinger (Universität Münster) 🙏

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

🥂 🎓 ✨ Time to congratulate yet another brilliant Junior Research Fellow on successfully defending her doctoral thesis! Kathrin Wernsdorf presented truly inspiring research on #KnowledgeFlows in #Science and #Innovation – From the Embryonic #Internet to the #GermanReunification 💡 ❗

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

🙌 We are thrilled to announce that @volkswagenstiftung.de has granted funding to our pioneering project, “From Legacy to Leadership”, which strives to develop a playbook to rebuild Ukraine’s pharmaceutical industry in partnership with the EU ⚗️ 🧪 💉 💊 More information: www.ip.mpg.de/en/research/...

Symbolic image in yellw and blue colors with Ukrainian and European flags and symbols for pharmaceutical products, industry, and a supply chain.

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

A huge thank you the examination committee with the doctoral supervisors @dharhoff.bsky.social, Fabian Waldinger (Economics LMU Munich), and @hannahottenrott.bsky.social (TUM School of Management) 🙏 #MegaProjects #DigitalPlatforms #Productivity #Inventors #FabLabs #Innovations #Patent #Grants

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

🥂 🎓 ✨ Congratulations to our Junior #Research Fellow Ann-Christin Kreyer on the successful and really excellent defense of her doctoral thesis "From #Knowledge Access to #Economic #Value – Essays on #Digitalization, #Innovation and #Patent Valuation".

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

🌟 Call for Contributions: National Innovation Systems in Central Asia – A Cross-Disciplinary Edited Volume 🌟 We are excited to announce a call for chapter proposals for an upcoming book that delves into the evolution and future of National Innovation Systems across Central Asia. 📚

Book cover with a map of Central Asia decorated with symbols of innovation

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

📢 We are happy to welcome Jordan Bisset as a Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition! 🙌 His research is focused in the economics of #innovation, and lies at the intersection of #organizational economics and #labor economics.

Portrait of Jordan Bisset who is now Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

We are pleased to announce that the Max Planck Startup School, a program of the Max Planck Foundation (Max-Planck-Förderstiftung), is taking place today and tomorrow at our new location!

Participants of the Max Planck Startup School sitting in a modern workshop room.

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Our Institute has moved to its new location in the center of #Munich! You can now find us at Herzog-Max-Straße 4, 80333 Munich – directly at Karlstor/Stachus in the heart of the city. More information below 👇 #ScienceInTheCity @maxplanck.de @maxplancklaw.bsky.social

The new premises of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition at Karlstor/Stachus in Munich

The Karlstor gate in Munich, adjacent to the Institute

Curved spiral staircase as a special connection between the departments

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

🎺Call for Papers❗️ #RISE8workshop from young researchers for young researchers! On 15/16 December 2025 in Munich. Please share the news! #Research #Innovation #Science #Entrepreneurship Submit your paper/ext. abstract until 25 July 2025. #CfP and more information: 👇 www.ip.mpg.de/fileadmin/ip...

Screenshot of the RISE Workshop Website with header picture showing the Munich skyline by night

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Ever thought of using competition law to reduce the gender innovation gap? 🤔 #Innovation #GenderEquality Carolina Banda, Doctoral Candidate and Research Fellow at the Institute and co-author Ece Gizay Ban published a paper in the Journal of European Competition Law & Practice. 📚

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

The presentation examined the development of national case law following the Cofemel judgment of the #CJEU, highlighting that while limited substantive harmonisation has been achieved to date, these approaches may nevertheless help to find solutions to the problem of extensive overlap.

Doctoral Researcher Marc Huckschlag presenting his findings at the IECL Seminar Series at the University of Oxford, Faculty of Law.

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Yesterday, our Doctoral Researcher Marc Huckschlag had the opportunity to present his research at the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford. In his talk at the IECL Seminar Series he presented “Diverging Approaches to Copyright and Design Cumulation under the EU Notion of Originality”.

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

We cordially invite you to subscribe to our quarterly newsletter 💌 #innovation #competition #IP #law #economics 💡 Issue 1/2025 is just out ❗ www.ip.mpg.de/en/newslette... Topics 🤖🚀🌱🛫❤️ #GenAI #startups #biodiversity #NetZero #charity #democracy #fairness #science #entrepreneurship #EconSky #LawSky

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science. Let’s celebrate our female researchers🎉! Meet them on our website: www.ip.mpg.de/en/the-insti... #WomenInScience

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Happy Chinese/Lunar New Year!✨ And thanks a lot to our Chinese colleagues and friends for this nice installation at our Institute's meeting place! What a surprise! 🐍🥠🍪🧧🍬🌸 #Econ #Law #ChineseNewYear #LunarNewYear

Decoration in red for Chinese/Lunar New Year with snacks, a snake symbol and the number 2025.

Hanging decoration for Chinese/Lunar New Year in the Institute.

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Wir bilden aus 📢 Kaufleute für Büromanagement und Fachinformatiker*in Systemintegration #Ausbildung #IT #Büromanagement #Azubi Jobangebote: www.ip.mpg.de/de/das-insti... Mehr Infos zur Ausbildung: www.ip.mpg.de/de/das-insti... Gerne teilen 😊

Mitarbeitende des Instituts winken freundlich.

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Congratulations! 👏 🎉 Dominik Asam receives special #award from the @bundesbank.de Regional Office in #Bavaria for his thesis, which examines the effects of #technological shocks on early-stage #startup #funding dynamics using the example of #GenerativeAI ✨🚀💸 More ℹ️ : www.ip.mpg.de/en/the-insti...

Reinhold Vollbracht, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank Regional Office in Bavaria, and Dominik Asam at the award ceremony

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

🎺 Call for Papers #CfP #MunichSummerInstitute #MSI2025 from 26-28 May 2025. ⏰ Hurry up! 📅 Deadline 1️⃣ 5️⃣ February 2025 ❗ #Digitalization #Strategy #Organization #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #Law #Economics #IP 🎓 MSI #PhD #Workshop on 26 May ❗ ℹ️ More information: www.ip.mpg.de/en/the-insti...

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Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

🎄 Our last Christmas tree at our current location! In 2025, we’ll move to a new building in the♥️of #Munich. More info: buff.ly/4goOKbw Wishing you a joyous holiday season and a fantastic start to the New Year! 🎅✨ #HappyHolidays #NewYear2025

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