Student Intellectual Property Writing Competition
IDEA®: The Intellectual Property Law Review is proud to announce our Annual Student Intellectual Property Writing Competition. We are looking for original, publishable papers addressing compelling issues in intellectual property law.
The awards include:
- 1st prize - $500 and publication in IDEA®;
- 2nd prize - $200; and
- 3rd prize - A one-year subscription to IDEA®.
Competition Details
To be eligible for consideration, the paper must focus on intellectual property law and have been written solely by a student. Submissions should be double-spaced (except for footnotes, which should be single-spaced). The font size should be 12 point at a minimum. All margins should be one inch at a minimum. Students should follow the format presented in The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (18th ed.). Electronic submissions are strongly preferred, though paper submissions also will be accepted. The deadline for all submissions is Friday, April 16, 2010.
Entry Form
The entry form is available at this link: Entry Form
Contact Information:
Student Intellectual Property Writing Competition
IDEA®: The Intellectual Property Law Review
Franklin Pierce Law Center
Two White Street
Concord, NH 03301
Previous Finalists
The following are the finalists for the 2008-2009 academic year:
1st Prize - Kenneth Shurtz, UC Hastings College of the Law, Has the CUTSA Furthered or Frustrated Underlying Theories of Trade Secret Law?
2nd Prize - Willow Noonan, The George Washington University Law School, Antitrust, Intellectual Property, and the iTunes Ecosystem
3rd Prize - Aaron White, DePaul University College of Law, The Copyright Tree: Using German Moral Rights as the Roots for Enhanced Authorship Protection in the United States
The following are the finalists for the 2007-2008 academic year:
1st Prize - David Simon, Chicago-Kent College of Law, 2008, Register Trademarks and Keep the Faith: Trademarks, Religion, and Identity
2nd Prize - Frank Muller, DePaul University College of Law, 2008, Human Rights and the Moral Right of Textual Integrity: A Convergence
3rd Prize - Steve Johnston, William and Mary School of Law, 2009, Anything But Obvious: Interpreting the 'Obvious to Try' Maxim in the Chemical Arts
