MIPLC operates within a streamlined governance structure, employing two key boards to facilitate effective management, offer scientific guidance, and gather valuable input from the global scientific and professional community. These pivotal boards are the Project Board and the Scientific Advisory Board.
The Project Board serves as the governing body for Munich Intellectual Property Law Center, overseeing general policies and managing affairs. Comprising representatives from MIPLC's four operating institutions—The Max Planck Society Institute for Innovation and Competition, University of Augsburg, Technical University of Munich (TUM), and The George Washington University Law School—the board convenes monthly.
The current partner representatives on the Board are:
Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition,
Project Board Chair
University of Augsburg,
Faculty of Law,
MIPLC Project Board Director
Technical University of Munich,
School of Management,
Project Board Director
The George Washington University Law School,
Project Board Director
The MIPLC Scientific Advisory Board advises the Project Board on the scientific research program, and especially on the development of the LL.M. program, as well as on financial issues. It is composed of one representative each of the Max Planck Society, the University of Augsburg, the Technical University of Munich (TUM), and The George Washington University as well as of five external members who demonstrate recognized expertise in the research areas of the MIPLC.
The current partner representatives on the Board are:
The external members of the Board are:
The Scientific Advisory Board, chaired by Professor Manuel Desantes, gathers every year in the fall for an in-person meeting in Munich.
