There are many opportunities to win awards and recognition for
intellectual property writing.
Berkeley Technology Law Journal Comment Competition
March 1, 2013
The Berkley Technology Law Journal accepts submissions
of student writing in the area of law and technology, including
intellectual property. The journal awards a first prize of $2,000 with
publication in BTLJ, second prize of $750 and third prize of $500. Submissions
must be received by March 1, 2013.
Ladas Memorial Award Competition
Papers due January 18, 2013
Through INTA.org
Sponsored by the law firm of Ladas, the Ladas Memorial Award Competition was established in memory of the outstanding contributions to international intellectual property law made by the distinguished practitioner and author, Stephen P. Ladas.
Student Category
Authors must be enrolled as either full or part-time law or graduate school students. For students outside the United States, university enrollment is acceptable.
Professional Category
Authors may be legal practitioners, business professionals and/or academics. No restrictions regarding level of experience or years in practice apply.
Awards
Award winners will be announced in April 2013! Each winner receives US $2,000 and Stephen P. Ladas' three-volume treatise, Patents, Trademarks, and Related Rights.
Please fill out the application, submit your paper(s) and see the official rules. Application deadline is January 18, 2013. Email ladasaward@inta.org with questions.
CIPLA Logo Design Contest
Ongoing
Not technically a writing contest, but CIPLA is looking for a new logo, and you could be the one to design it! CIPLA is looking for any designs that include the organization's full name OR just CIPLA and have an appearance suggestive of intellectual property. Other than that, the design is completely up to you.
While individuals with experience in multimedia and design may be the most well-equipped to excel, no prior experience is necessary to enter the contest. The winner will receive CIPLA apparel featuring your logo design and will be honored on our website. Please send all entries and questions to brianw@email.unc.edu.
IP Writing (PIP) Competition
October 1, 2012
The Ministry of Human Resource Development IP Chair at the National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), India, Intellectual Property & Technology Law Society (IPTLS) and Spicy IP (one of India’s leading blogs on IP laws) are hosting the First Pondering Intellectual Property (PIP) Competition, 2012.
This is an exclusive legal writing competition on intellectual property open to all students currently pursuing a law degree anywhere in the world. The best three entries will receive total prize money of $850.
Topic: Should the process of creating an invention or work determine its protectability as an intellectual property?
Word Limit: 5,000 words including footnotes and references.
The deadline for the competition has been extended till October 1st, 2012 and we accept co-authored entries. The entries will be judged by a five-member panel comprising:
Professor David Vaver, Professor of IP Law, Osgoode Hall Law School
Professor Graeme Dinwoodie, Director of the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Center, University of Oxford
Professor Lionel Bently, Director of the Centre for IP Law, University of Cambridge
Judge Randall R. Rader, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Professor
Shamnad Basheer, MHRD Chair Professor in IP Law at the National University of Juridical Sciences
For any information/clarification regarding the competition, feel free to drop us an email at iptls@nujs.edu.
American Intellectual Property Law Association Robert C. Watson Writing
Award
June 30, 2012
The AIPLA awards the Robert C. Watson Writing Award to a law
student who writes about a recent development in Intellectual Property Law.
Deadline is June 30, 2012. The winner will receive the award in a ceremony
in Washington, D.C.
American Intellectual Property Law Association Giles Sutherland Rich Moot
Court Competition
March 16, 2012
American Intellectual Property Law Association's Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court
Competition involves various law school teams competing on a regional basis
followed by a national competition among the top two teams from each region on
topics relating to intellectual property
NYIPLA William C. Conner Intellectual Property
March 9, 2012
The
NYIPLA offers a first prize of $1,000 and second
prize of $500 for the best student submission on the topic of
patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, unfair trade
practices, or antitrust.
Virginia State Bar IP Law Section Student Writing Competition
May 25, 2012
The Intellectual Property Section of the Virginia State Bar has a total
membership of over 1,400, including both lawyers and members of the judiciary.
The Intellectual Property Law Student Writing Competition (the "Competition")
seeks to promote academic debate and the dissemination of ideas and scholarly
writing in the field of intellectual property. The Competition is sponsored by
the Intellectual Property Section of the Virginia State Bar.
Prize
$4,000 cash and publication on the Section's website.
Eligibility
The Competition is open to all students enrolled and in good standing
during the 2011-12 academic year (including December 2010 graduates) at (i) any
Virginia law school, or (ii) a law school outside Virginia as a resident of
Virginia (with proof of residency). Articles must have been written solely by
the entrant while enrolled in law school. The deadline for submission is May
2, 2012.
View the complete rules.