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Message from the President Emily Whelan

Message from the Editor

G 1/23 – See no evil: can the skilled person turn a blind eye to prior art they have in their hand?

Protecting Your Most Important Property

Celebration of the Judiciary

Wellness Resources

In-House Practice Committee Brown Bag Discussion

In-House Practice Committee After Hours

International and Foreign Practice Committee Virtual Event

Invented here! nominations due September 15

Pro Bono Award announcement

PCT Seminar announcement

BIPLA Welcomes Licensing Executives Society to Boston

2025 BIPLA Annual Student Writing Contest

2025 Annual Meeting Announcement

List of Officers and Board of Governors

Job Listings

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NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE

Volume 56, Issue 3

2025 BIPLA Annual Student Writing Contest

We are now accepting entries!

1st Prize: $1,000

2nd Prize: $500

BIPLA is once again holding its annual Writing Competition. Law school students are invited 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 in full-time or parttime 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, 2024, and August 31, 2025.
Articles must be submitted to the Boston Intellectual Property Law Association on or before September 30, 2025.
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:

Rebecca L. Simmons, PhD Partner McNeill PLLC writingcompetition@bipla.org