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Message from the President Rebecca M. McNeill

Message from the Editor

Minutes of the Annual Meeting

Annual Symposium

BIPLA Annual Writing Competition

MTAS and the Common Law of Bailment

2023 BIPLA Comment on Expanding Criteria for Admission to Practice

2023 BIPLA Comment on Patent System Robustness and Reliability

Members on the Move

A Look At The Legal Intersection Of AI And Life Sciences

Optimising prosecution strategy for patent term extensions in Europe

What is the current threshold for support of a patent claim in New Zealand?

The Top Ten TTAB Decisions of 2022

List of Officers and Board of Governors

Job Listings

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2023 Ⓒ Boston Intellectual Property Law Association

NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE

Volume 54, Issue 1

BIPLA Annual Writing Competition

By Keith Wood, Hamilton Smith Brook & Reynolds

We are now accepting entries for a chance at the $1000 first prize or $500 second prize.

This is a great opportunity for summer associates, so please remind them!

BIPLA is once again holding its annual Writing Competition. Law school students are encouraged to submit papers relating to topics involving intellectual property law. Judges will consider the merits of each paper based on: (i) contribution to knowledge respecting intellectual property law; and (ii) the extent to which it displays original and creative thought or information not previously published or available. The requirements for eligibility are outlined below.

Content Rules

Articles must be written solely by a student or students either in full-time or part-time attendance at a law school (day or evening) within the jurisdiction of the First Federal Judiciary Circuit, or prepared in connection with a course at a law school in the First Circuit.
Articles must be written or published between September 1, 2022 and August 31, 2023.
Articles must be submitted to the Boston Intellectual Property Law Association on or before September 30, 2023.
Papers should be no more than the equivalent of ten (10) law review pages including footnotes (30-40 pages typed copy).
Submission of the paper as a .pdf file is required. Submissions must include the submitter’s name, current address, current telephone number, law school, and employment information (if applicable).

Please send all article submissions to:

Keith Wood

Counsel Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds Keith.Wood@hbsr.com Office: 617.607.5949