ATRIP’s Executive Committee is proud to launch its annual essay
competition for young researchers in intellectual property law. The
competition is sponsored by FICPI, the International Federation of
Intellectual Property Attorneys
Guidelines for participants:
The paper may pertain to any topic related to intellectual property law.
Papers may be submitted in French or English. Entries should be submitted to [email protected]
no later than February 15, 2024.
The text of the paper should be no less than 5,000 words and no more than 10,000 words,
including footnotes. The manuscript should not identify the author and should not have been
published.
The author of the paper should be no older than 35 years of age as of December 31, 2023. The
President may waive the age requirement in certain special situations, in particular in the case of
maternity or paternity leave.
The Executive Committee will consider many factors in its evaluation of the submissions,
including:
• coherence and structure of the argument
• the quality, detail and appropriateness of references to the current and relevant
literature
• originality of the topic, argument and analysis
• relevance of the contribution beyond one jurisdiction (including relevance to
international IP or a comparative analysis)
The authors of the top three placed papers will be announced on the ATRIP website and the
papers uploaded to the essays section. There is also the opportunity to publish the papers in the
Journal of World Intellectual Property Law.
Instructions :
The author of the first placed paper will be invited to give a presentation as a speaker at the
2024 ATRIP international annual conference to be held from June 30 to July 3, 2024, at Luiss
Guido Carli University in Rome. The Executive Committee reserves the right not to proclaim
any or all winners should the quality of the papers be considered insufficient.
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