FIU’S WORLD ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION REVIEW (WAMR): WRITING OPPORTUNITY
WAMR is seeking articles, essays, case commentaries, and/or book reviews on mediation or arbitration as it relates to intellectual property (either domestic or international).
Additional information: Available @ wamr.law.fiu.edu/ or @ facebook.com/FIUWAMR/
- Also available on Instagram (@fiuwamr) and Twitter (@wamrfiu)
Contact: wamr@fiu.edu
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BRIEF 2018 SPRING WRITING COMPETITION [DEADLINE: JAN. 12, 2018 BY 11:59 P.M. EST]
It is the goal of the Intellectual Property Brief to encourage discussion about IP issues and to provide an opportunity for students and practitioners interested in IP to be published. As part of this effort, the IP Brief will be sponsoring this competition as encouragement for those inspired by IP.
Eligibility: Any law student in good standing; any practitioners in good standing with a U.S. bar
Topic: An original article that discusses some form of intellectual property law
- *Preferred Spring 2018 Submissions: Articles that focus on Deference Afforded to the PTO, Appealability of PTAB Institutions of Post-Grant Proceedings, Emerging Technologies, and related issues
Awards:
- First place $150
- Second place $100
- The top 3 submissions will be guaranteed publication in the Intellectual Property Brief
Submission guidelines: Available @ ipbrief.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IPBriefArticleWritingCompetition2018.pdf
Complete details: Available @ ipbrief.net/symposium/writing-competition/
ABA SECTION OF ANTITRUST LAW: LAW STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION [DEADLINE: JAN. 31, 2018 BY 5 P.M. CST]
The goal of the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law Student Writing Competition is to encourage and reward law student writings on antitrust law and competition law subjects of general and current interest. The competition is designed to attract students to the antitrust law and consumer protection law field and to strongly encourage scholarship in these areas.
Topic: A current topic dealing with antitrust or consumer protection law (*entrants are encouraged to submit subjects of national interest)
- The Selection Committee will interpret the scope of the subject broadly to ensure that the Competition affords the greatest degree of flexibility in writing on these subject areas
Awards:
- $2,500
- One-year free membership in the Section of Antitrust Law
- Free round-trip airfare and 3 nights’ accommodations to attend the Section’s Annual Spring Meeting @ Apr. 11-13, 2018 @ Washington, DC
- The winner will also be announced in an upcoming issue of Antitrust, the Section’s magazine, and Antitrust Source, the Section’s e-magazine
Complete details: Available @ americanbar.org/groups/antitrust_law/awards_fellowships/l_student_writing_competition.html