Introduction

Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC) is an institution focusing on research and education in intellectual property and competition law. It is committed to cultivating professionals in this field and promoting related academic research and practical applications.

Overview

Student size: The number of students admitted each year is limited. The maximum number of students in its Master of Laws program is only 38 per year to ensure intensive interaction and personalized support between students, professors and staff.

Course setting: It offers a one-year English-language Master of Laws program "Intellectual Property and Competition Law". The course is highly comprehensive and covers a wide range of fields, subject matters and jurisdictions. It adopts an interdisciplinary and legal approach. Through teaching methods such as simulations, case studies and internships, students can learn in-depth intellectual property expertise.

History and establishment time

MIPLC was established on March 17, 2003 by the George Washington University Law School, the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, the University of Augsburg and the Technical University of Munich. In October of the same year, it attracted students from eight countries on five continents. In August 2004, the first class of 13 students graduated and received the "Master of Laws" degree from the University of Augsburg.

School Strength

Faculty: There are more than 60 teachers in service, most of whom are tenured professors and researchers from partner institutions or other famous universities, such as Oxford University, London School of Economics, University of California and Columbia University, etc. There are also lawyers working in internationally renowned law firms, intellectual property officials of the European Patent Office or the World Intellectual Property Organization, judges and practitioners in the field of corporate intellectual property. Members of the MIPLC Management Committee teach at least one course every academic year.

Teaching Resources: Students have access to the Intellectual Property Library of the Max Planck Institute, which has a collection of more than 200,000 books, as well as MIPLC's own library, and can also use legal databases such as LexisNexis, Westlaw and Juris.

Institutional Nature

MIPLC It is an academic center established by a number of universities and research institutions, not a single institution in the traditional sense.

Educational philosophy

Focus on interdisciplinary education, emphasize the combination of law with other disciplines, cultivate students' ability to understand and solve intellectual property and competition law issues from multiple perspectives, provide students with an international and comprehensive learning experience, and enable them to adapt to the complex needs of the intellectual property field in the context of globalization.

Key laboratories and disciplines

Key disciplines: Intellectual property and competition law are its core disciplines. Around this discipline, the course covers the relevant knowledge of the continental law system and the common law system, as well as the application and practice of intellectual property in different fields.

Key experiments Laboratory: It does not have a key laboratory in the traditional sense, but its cooperation with institutions such as the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition enables it to make full use of the scientific research facilities and resources of these institutions to provide students and researchers with laboratory-like research and practice conditions.

Department

The department is not clearly divided, and a relatively simple hierarchical structure is adopted.

Ranking

The specific ranking of the center in the comprehensive ranking of international authoritative universities has not been found, but as a professional education and research center in the field of intellectual property, it has a high international reputation and influence in the education and research of intellectual property and competition law.

Expenses

Tuition: The specific tuition amount is not clearly announced, but there is DAAD Scholarship: Eligible students from developing countries can apply for this scholarship and receive a full tuition waiver and a monthly stipend of 850 euros.

Living expenses: Living in Munich, students' monthly living expenses are approximately between 800-1200 euros.

Campus

Campus location: Marstallstraße 8, Munich, Germany.

Campus facilities: As a professional academic center, its teaching facilities mainly rely on the resources of partner institutions, such as the library of the Max Planck Institute, and are also equipped with classrooms, conference rooms and other basic facilities to meet the needs of teaching and research.