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The Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition is committed to #legal and #economic #research on processes of #innovation and their #regulation.

Website: https://www.ip.mpg.de
Imprint: https://www.ip.mpg.de/en/imprint.html
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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November 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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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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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.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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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November 6, 2025 at 10:12 AM
✨ 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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October 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
#Wirtschaftsnobelpreis für #Innovationsforschung: Was sind die Lehren für Deutschland? 🇩🇪🤔

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

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Wirtschaftsnobelpreis für Innovationsforschung: Lehren für Deutschland
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October 15, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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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-...
Erstes KI-Musterverfahren über lizenzfreie Trainingsdaten
Hintergründe zu Rechtsfragen im Verfahren Gema gegen OpenAI durch Urheberrechtlerin Silke von Lewinski
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September 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🌟 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?
September 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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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...
September 15, 2025 at 9:27 AM
📢 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.
September 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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...

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September 5, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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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
August 29, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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:
www.lindau-nobel.org/blog-women-i...

#LiNo2025 #LINOecon #LINOecon25

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Women in Research #LINOecon: Elisabeth Hofmeister
Elisabeth examines the determinants of R&D productivity in research-intensive industries, particularly the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.
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August 28, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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"Wir messen #KI-Systeme an viel höheren Standards als Menschen. Beim Menschen forschen wir schon seit Jahren, wie er #Entscheidungen trifft - und verstehen es immer noch nicht", sagt Marina Chugunova im #AchMensch - Podcast 🎧 detektor.fm/wissen/ach-m... Was denkt Ihr darüber?
Wann vertrauen wir Künstlicher Intelligenz, Marina Chugunova?
Marina Chugunova erforscht, wann wir Maschinen vertrauen -- und wann wir doch lieber wollen, dass uns ein Mensch gegenübersitzt.
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August 22, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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The anti-autocracy handbook: how scientists can cope with democratic backsliding. This guide is a call to action, resilience, and collective defence of #democracy and #academicfreedom in the face of mounting authoritarianism zenodo.org/records/1569... @EU_Commission
August 21, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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...

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August 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🔎 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 😱 ❗

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❓ Have you activated your eID? Pls tell us in the comments 💬
July 18, 2025 at 9:46 AM
🥂 🎓 ✨ 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 💡 ❗
July 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
🙌 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/...
July 9, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Closer science ties across the Atlantic: the Max Planck Society has just launched its new #Transatlantic Program to boost collaboration with top U.S. institutions & open up more chances for researchers at every level - from #PhDs & #postdocs to directors!🌍🔬 www.mpg.de/25034916/max...
Max Planck Transatlantic Program
With its new Transatlantic Program, the Max Planck Society aims to strengthen collaboration and partnerships between its Institutes and leading U.S. institutions. At the same time, it seeks to counter...
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July 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
🥂 🎓 ✨ 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".
July 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
🌟 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. 📚
July 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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„Werterhaltung muss attraktiver werden als Wegwerfen“:
In Magdeburg diskutierten die Max-Planck-Direktoren Dietmar Harhoff und Kai Sundmacher mit Susanne Kadner (Circular Republic) und Ralf P. Thomas (Siemens AG) über eine bessere Kreislaufwirtschaft. mpg.de/24954398/kre... #CircularEconomy
Kreislaufwirtschaft als Schlüssel zur Zukunft
Mehr als 400 Gäste kamen zur Festversammlung in die Johanniskirche in Magdeburg. Das Thema des Abends: Kreislaufwirtschaft. Die Circular Economy – da waren sich die Teilnehmenden der Podiumsdiskussion...
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June 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
📢 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.
June 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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🎉We are part of the Cluster of Excellence “TransforM”, funded by @dfg.de!🎉

Jointly with @tum.de, @lmumuenchen.bsky.social, @zew.de & @mpi-inno-comp.bsky.social, the aim is to better understand how new technologies transform society & economy 🧑‍💻

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June 3, 2025 at 9:22 AM