Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition

Josef Drexl calls for a new remuneration model to protect against AI displacement.

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Die Kündigung von Mobilfunkverträgen oder die Einverständnis-Erklärung zur Datenverarbeitung: Nicht alles muss per Hand unterschrieben werden. Da die Mehrheit der Deutschen ihre digitalen Rechte nicht kennt, stockt häufig der Bürokratieabbau. www.mpg.de/26165610/stu... @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social

Today, after 60 years of research, the our commitment remains unchanged: to conduct independent, foundational research and to provide insights that help to understand and shape the evolving nexus of innovation, competition, and regulation.

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Renamed the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition in 2014, our Institute has contributed to a deeper understanding of how innovation and competition interact, how they are shaped by legal and economic frameworks, and how regulation impacts them.

Combining legal and economic perspectives allows us to better assess the effects of rules, institutions, and the implications of technological change, especially in an era shaped by digitalization and increasingly open and collaborative innovation models.

However, complex innovation processes, their determinants, and implications cannot be understood from a single disciplinary perspective. In 2013, a new department for innovation and entrepreneurship research was added to conduct broader analyses.

The Instituteʼs work has informed legislative developments at the national, European, and international levels, and it continues to promote evidence-based discourse among academia, policymakers, industry, and society.

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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🏷️ 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.

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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

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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.

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🌟 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

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🛎️ 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!

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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 👏

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Gema gegen OpenAI: Niederlage für Chat-GPT vor Münchner Gericht In der Klage der Musikrechtegesellschaft Gema gegen OpenAI geht es um neun Lieder und sehr Grundsätzliches im Umgang von KI mit Urheberrechten.

Gema gewinnt gegen #OpenAI: Die Entscheidung des Landgerichts #München könnte Auswirkungen weit über #Liedtexte hinaus haben, sagt Silke von Lewinski vom Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb.
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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.

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🏛️ 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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👉 “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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✨ 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.
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Wirtschaftsnobelpreis für Innovationsforschung: Lehren für Deutschland

#Wirtschaftsnobelpreis für #Innovationsforschung: Was sind die Lehren für Deutschland? 🇩🇪🤔

Dietmar Harhoff im Gespräch mit Dorothee Holz (Deutschlandfunk, #Wirtschaft und #Gesellschaft)

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Erstes KI-Musterverfahren über lizenzfreie Trainingsdaten Hintergründe zu Rechtsfragen im Verfahren Gema gegen OpenAI durch Urheberrechtlerin Silke von Lewinski

Sind Songtexte lizenzfreies Trainingsmaterial für generative #KI - Anbieter? Die Urheberrechtlerin Silke von Lewinski @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social erklärt die Hintergründe zum Musterverfahren gegen #OpenAI im Landgericht München. www.mpg.de/25487660/ki-...

Liza's research focuses on whether bots should be considered a competitive threat and how they should be regulated by lawmakers.

Thanks to the Max Planck Foundation, scientists affiiated to @maxplanck.de can apply for a writing fellowship at this stunning location.
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🌟 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?

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Early-career researchers: want to run your own lab? 🌟Max Planck Research Groups offer 6+ years, up to €2.7M in funding, open-topic freedom, team support & tenure-track opportunities. Intrigued? 😃Apply by Oct 14, 2025! www.mpg.de/max-planck-r...

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💡 The latest paper by Josef Drexl and Daria Kim examines the controversies surrounding these alliances and how competition law should respond.

🔗 Read the full paper on @ssrn.bsky.social:
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#AI #Innovation #CompetitionLaw #DigitalMarkets #OpenSource #TechPolicy

Josef Drexl and Daria Kim

📢 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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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.

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💎 Discovering hidden gems in scientific literature every Friday! 🧬🔍

What's the real benefit of carbon crediting? 🌍Scientists from the MPI for Innovation and Competition searched for an answer.

Read the paper from 2024 here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-53645-z

#FridayFind

Women in Research #LINOecon: Elisabeth Hofmeister Elisabeth examines the determinants of R&D productivity in research-intensive industries, particularly the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

We are delighted that our Junior Research Fellow Elisabeth Hofmeister has been spotlighted by the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings in their #Women in #Research series 🌟

👉 Direct link to the inspiring interview:
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#LiNo2025 #LINOecon #LINOecon25

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