Established
in memory of distinguished practitioner and author, Stephen P. Ladas, the Ladas
Memorial Award Competition is an annual award that is presented in two categories–Student
and Professional–for a paper on trademark law or a matter that directly relates
to, or affects, trademarks.
Award:
The
student and professional winners receive a U.S. $2,000 cash award; a set of
Stephen P. Ladas’s three-volume treatise, Patents, Trademarks, and Related
Rights; and an invitation to attend INTA’s Gala. The winning papers are also
published in INTA’s legal journal, The Trademark Reporter.
Categories of Competition
Student
• Eligible students must be enrolled as either full- or part-time law or graduate students.
• For students outside of the United States, university enrollment is acceptable.
• Students must provide proof of matriculation; school ID is acceptable.
Professional
• Authors may be legal practitioners, business professionals and/or academics.
• No restrictions regarding level of experience or years in practice apply.
Requirements:
1.
Subject
of the paper must be trademark law or a matter that directly relates to, or
affects, trademarks.
2.
Eligible
papers may include both original unpublished manuscripts and published articles
that are submitted to INTA by the submission deadline.
3.
Published
articles must have been first published no longer than one year prior to the
competition deadline.
4.
Paper
must be a product of the author’s original thought and scholarship.
5.
Paper
may be co-authored.
6.
More
than one paper may be submitted for consideration.
7.
Paper
must be limited to twenty-five pages.
Judging
Criteria:
• Nature, breadth and timeliness of
subject(s) addressed.
• Originality of subject and of
thought.
• Extent of research and scholarship.
• Quality of writing.
Register for
the competition:
To
complete an application and submit your paper(s), please visit www.inta.org/ladasapply. The deadline
to apply is January 17, 2014.
Email
ladasaward@inta.org with questions.
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