Who sponsors the contest?
The new contest is jointly sponsored by BNA, a leading publisher in the IP area, and the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law (ABA- IPL), and will be an annual award, The BNA/ABA Young IP Lawyer Writing Award.
Who is eligible?
The contest is open to lawyers who are either under the age of 36 or have been practicing in the field of IP for under five years. Entrants do not need to be members of the ABA.
What should entries be about?
The BNA/ABA Young IP Lawyer Writing Award will recognize superior writing concerning a current topic, trend, issue, or legal development in the U.S. or foreign intellectual property law.
What are the judging criteria?
Submissions will be judged on research and analysis, choice of topic, writing style, originality, and contribution to the literature on the topic.
How long should the entries be?
Length should be between 10-15 double-spaced pages. Entries must be original and unpublished works.
Nomination Procedure
Qualified recipients should self-nominate. Entries should be accompanied by a cover letter indicating that the entrant meets the qualifications of the contest.
Deadline
The deadline for entries will be midnight May 15.
Submission Details
Entries should be submitted electronically. They should be sent to:BNA-ABAIPWritingAward@bna.com
For further information
Contact Toby McIntosh: Director, Editorial Quality Review; tmcintosh@bna.com
Judges
A three-judge panel will be chosen by BNA and may include a BNA editor as the chair. Judges will be chosen for their knowledge of the area and their reputation. The majority of the members of the panel will be members of the ABA. Depending on the volume of submissions, BNA editors will winnow the entries to the sent to the judges for their consideration.
Award Presentation
A presentation will be held at appropriate session at the ABA Annual Meeting, with the presenters being a judge and/or a BNA editor.
Award
The winning article will be published as an Insight article by BNA in the appropriate BNA publications(s) pursuant to BNA’s usual arrangements with outside authors.
BNA will give the winner his or her choice of one of three treatises: Patent Litigation Strategies Handbook, Third Edition; Trademark Infringement Remedies (with supplement); Drafting Patents for Litigation and Licensing(with supplement), or The Copyright Law Deskbook (with supplement).
In addition, the winner will receive a certificate from BNA.
The Sponsors
BNA is the leading independent publisher of print and electronic news, analysis, and reference products for professionals. Delivering specialized information to business, legal, and government professionals at every level of expertise, BNA produces more than 300 news and information services, including: Intellectual Property Law Resource Center; Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal; Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Daily; U.S. Patents Quarterly; and World Intellectual Property Report.For further information about BNA products see: http://www.bna.com For information about BNA books see: http://www.bna.com/products/books.htm
The 25,000-member ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law provides the highest quality information, analysis and practice tools to intellectual property lawyers, and serves as the thoughtful source of information and commentary for policy makers as they consider legislation affecting the law and regulations in intellectual property matters. The section is respected and known as the premier resource for knowledge in this increasingly important and complex area of law.
With nearly 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world. As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.