WRITING COMPETITION update:
AIPLA: ROBERT C. WATSON AWARD [DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2024]
AIPLA has sponsored this student competition for many years to encourage interest in intellectual property issues.
Judges consider the merit of the article as a contribution to the knowledge respecting intellectual property and the extent to which it displays original and creative thought or information not previously written or published by an author.
Topic: Students are encouraged to submit articles on a subject relating to the protection of intellectual property
Awards: The winner will receive reasonable expense reimbursement to attend the AIPLA Annual Meeting, Oct. 24-26, 2024 in Washington DC, to receive their award.
Submission guidelines: To be eligible for consideration, the article must have been written solely by a student or students either in full-time attendance at a law school (day or evening) or prepared in connection with a law school course. Papers should be approximately the equivalent of 10 law review pages, including footnotes (30-40 pages typed copy). Submission must be made in PDF or text format. Submission must include the submitter’s name, current address, current telephone number, and employment information, if applicable.
- Send to: American intellectual Property Law Association, Watson Award Competition @ watsonaward@aipla.org
Complete details: Available @ aipla.org/resources/programs-awards/robert-c.-watson-award
ABA FORUM ON CONSTRUCTION LAW – LAW STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION [DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2024]
Topic: Papers should address a topical issue of interest to the construction industry
Awards: The winning participant will receive:
- National recognition via the ABA Forum on Construction Law
- $1,000 cash prize
- Travel expenses to the Fall Meeting 2024 in an amazing location TBD (not to exceed $2,000)
- First place plaque
- One-year membership in the Forum
A second place winner may be recognized as well, and all participants will be considered for publication in a Forum on Construction Law publication.
Complete details: Available @ americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/events/construction_industry/2024/2024-fcl-writing-competition-rules.pdf