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ANNOUNCING THE

NYSBA Intellectual Property Law Section’s
ANNUAL LAW STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION

To be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Intellectual Property Law Section, January 22, 2013, New York, NY, to the authors of the best publishable papers on subjects relating to the protection of intellectual property not published elsewhere, scheduled for publication, or awarded another prize.

First Prize: $2,000
Second Prize: $1,000

COMPETITION RULES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

To be eligible for consideration, the paper must be written solely by students in full-time attendance at a law school (day or evening program) located in New York State or by students in full-time attendance at an out-of-state law school who are members of the Intellectual Property Law Section. (Non-members wishing to join the IP Section may do so at www.nysba.org/Join. First join NYSBA, then select the Intellectual Property Law Section.)

The deadline for submission of papers is December 18, 2012. An electronic copy must be submitted by e-mail to IntellectualProperty@nysba.org prior to 5:00 p.m. on December 18. An additional hard copy may also be submitted (postmarked by December 18), but is not required.

Papers will be judged by the Section and must meet the following criteria or points will be deducted:

• no longer than 35 pages,
• double-spaced (footnotes must be single-spaced);
• 12-point font;
• and a cover page indicating the submitter’s name, law school and expected year of graduation, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone number, and employment information (if applicable).
• Papers should exhibit thorough and accurate legal research, logical thought process with clarity of expression, and a well-grounded conclusion.

As indicated above, please note that submissions should be on subjects relating to the protection of intellectual property not published elsewhere, scheduled for publication, or awarded another prize.

Winning papers may be published in the Section’s publication Bright Ideas. Reasonable expenses will be reimbursed to the author of the winning paper for attendance at the Annual Meeting to receive the Award.

The judges reserve the right to: not consider any papers submitted late or with incomplete information, not publish papers, and/or determine that no entries are prize-worthy or publishable.

Entries by e-mail and hard copy (optional) to: Email: IntellectualProperty@nysba.org Mail: Stephanie Bugos, NYSBA, One Elk Street, Albany, NY 12207. Comments and/or questions may be directed to the Chair of the IP Section’s Young Lawyers Committee: Teige P. Sheehan, Esq., Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C., 5 Columbia Circle, Albany, NY 12203 | Ph: (518) 452-5600 | Email: tps@hrfmlaw.com.