Resources/Opportunities
2025 Sterne Kessler IP Law Writing Competition, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. (Sterne Kessler) is hosting its annual intellectual property law writing competition, and we invite entries from current law students interested in intellectual property law! All students enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school in a JD program during the fall 2024 semester and expecting to graduate in spring 2026, 2027, or 2028 are eligible and encouraged to submit entries. Law students who submitted an entry in our January 2024 Writing Competition as a 1L are eligible to submit a new entry for the January 2025 Competition if you did not receive a top 3 award.
Deadline: We are accepting submissions from December 2nd through January 31st. Your submission must be fully uploaded here by 12:00 p.m. EST on January 31, 2025.
Prizes: We will announce 3 winners and prizes of $10,000 to 1st place, $5,000 to 2nd place, and $2,500 to 3rd place. All 3 winners will be guaranteed interviews for a Summer Associate position or other appropriate position. Winners and prizes will be announced by March 14, 2025.
National Patent Application Drafting Competition, The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) started the National Patent Application Drafting Competition in 2014 to introduce law students to issues arising in U.S. patent law, and it has since evolved into a national law school competition. The competition gives law students an opportunity to develop patent skills by applying legal principles to a hypothetical invention scenario.
To register and more details, please visit: USPTO Patent Application Drafting Competition (zfairs.com)
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Daniella Opabajo
fadipl@diversityiniplaw.org
703-412-4342