All members of the Institute take part in shaping the academic projects and programs by way of participation in regular Institute sessions that also concern budget matters and the allocation of work. The central library of the Institute serves above all the purpose of research done by members of the Institute. As a specialized collection on German, foreign and international industrial property and copyright law the Institute's library is unique and has a public character. This means that it offers its service also to external users with a justified scientific interest. Apart from increasing the burden of the librarians, hard copies on request will only be made against equitable remuneration including copyright levies and service charges.
Payment has to be made against invoice.
The costs per copied page for academic purposes are DM 0,20. If necessary address directly to the library of the Institute. The library will not send any copied information via e-mail. The Institute receives its budget from the Max Planck Society . Most of the annual budget of the Max Planck Society is drawn from public sources, i.e. the .