Library
The Library of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition is dedicated to the excellence of the research of the Institute. It is therefore the library’s goal to offer academics the best possible working conditions in all areas of information supply and information.
In order to achieve this goal, the library collects extensive literature on national, foreign and international intellectual property and competition law. The collection pursues the goal of completeness in these areas and includes literature from all countries and all languages. In addition the library offers access to the most important legal databases as well as access to more than 13,800 licensed law journals.
The collection currently includes more that 260,000 volumes. Due to its international orientation and completeness, the collection is unique worldwide and therefore attracts academics from around the world.
The library’s online catalogue lists the entire literature collection of the library. The main access point for the offering of digital media is the Virtual Library of the Max Planck Society (MPG.ReNa) and the database site DBIS. The Electronic Journal Library (EZB) provides a comprehensive overview of electronic journals.
The library possesses reference character and serves first and foremost the supplying of literature to the Institute’s employees, scholarship holders and guests. Furthermore, it is open to all individuals who conduct academic work corresponding to the Institute’s areas of research.
The library is conceived as a central service facility serving, in addition to the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, the Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance in all areas of information provision.
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Using the Library
Permission
The library is available to all academics and scholarship holders of the Institutes as well as students of the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC).
If you want to use the library as a day guest or plan a stay of up to two weeks, please contact bibliothek(at)ip.mpg.de directly.
If you are planning a longer stay, please use the electronic application form for a stay without financial support. Please be sure to indicate the desired period and enclose all documents listed there. You will usually receive a reply to your application within two to three weeks.
Registration
All users, prior to their initial visit, must fill out a registration form and confirm receipt of the library’s terms of use. You may print out the registration form here and bring the filled-out form along on your initial visit.
Library Tours
Participation in a library tour is a prerequisite for using the library.
Introductions for new guests and scholarship holders of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition take place individually during opening hours and are offered in English if required.
Terms of Use
Library Rules
Magazine Stock
Unfortunately, the titles with the location „Magazin“ are currently not accessible. Please note this when using the library.
Equipment
Copiers
In the library for Innovation and Competition, you will find copiers with scanning capability in the basement. The copier for the library for Tax Law and Public Finance is located in the reading room.
A vending machine for purchasing copy-cards is located in the foyer of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Marstallplatz 1.
Printers
A printer is available for all research places in the library.
Use of Laptops
All work places are equipped with electrical outlets.
WLAN
WLAN is available for all employees of the Institute.
Contact Persons
Head of Library
Peter Weber, M. A. (LIS)
phone +49 89 24246-200
email peter.weber(at)ip.mpg.de
Information Desk
phone +49 89 24246-222
Fax +49 89 24246-501
email bibliothek(at)ip.mpg.de
Staff
Jakica Caganic
phone +49 89 24246-210
email jakica.caganic(at)ip.mpg.de
Simon Paul Geisser, B.A.
phone +49 89 24246-5403
email simon-paul.geisser(at)ip.mpg.de
Dipl.-Bibl. Petra Golombek
phone +49 89 24246-5403
email petra.golombek(at)ip.mpg.de
Dipl.-Bibl. Sonja Hirschmüller
phone +49 89 24246-209
email sonja.hirschmueller(at)ip.mpg.de
Patrick Höfer
phone +49 89 24246-201
email patrick.hoefer(at)ip.mpg.de
Angelique Möller
phone +49 89 24246-323
email angelique.moeller(at)ip.mpg.de
Dipl.-Bibl. Sabine Schmotz
phone +49 89 24246-203
email sabine.schmotz(at)ip.mpg.de
Sabrina Sirek, M. A. (LIS)
phone +49 89 24246-206
email sabrina.sirek(at)ip.mpg.de
Contact and Opening Hours
Library Max Planck Institute for Innovation und Wettbewerb
Marstallplatz 1
80539 Munich, Germany
Phone +49 89 24246-221
Fax +49 89 24246-501
Email: bibliothek.ip(at)ip.mpg.de
Opening Hours
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Closing Days
| Christmas 2023 | 12/23/2023 – 01/01/2024 |
| Epiphany | 01/06/2024 |
| Easter | 03/29/ – 04/01/2024 |
| Labor Day | 05/01/2024 |
| Ascension Day | 05/09/2024 |
| Whit Monday | 05/20/2024 |
| Corpus Christi | 05/30/2024 |
| Assumption Day | 08/15/2024 |
| German Unity Day | 10/03/2024 |
| All Saints' Day | 11/01/2024 |
| Saturday after All Saints' Day | 11/02/2024 |
| Christmas 2024 | 12/21/2024 – 01/01/2025 |
Information Material
Registration Form
Library Regulations
Country Codes
Classification (Innovation and Competition Library, only in German)
Information for Users of the Innovation and Competition Library
Short Information of the Tax Law and Public Finance Library
Shelf Classification of the Innovation and Competition Library
Shelf Classification of the Holdings "Business and Tax Law" of the Tax Law and Public Finance Library
Shelf Classification of the MIPLC Library
Complete List of All Journal Subscriptions of the Library
List of Journal Subscriptions of the Innovation and Competition Library
List of Journal Subscriptions of the Tax Law and Public Finance Library