The Jan Jancin Competition includes two separate awards offered to law students nominated by their schools who have excelled in the study of intellectual property law. The first award is the Jan Jancin Award, which includes a cash award of $5,000. The second award has been established by the Past Presidents of the American Intellectual Property Law Association and awards up to a maximum of a $2,500 cash award. Details of these awards are listed below.
 

Jan Jancin Award
 

In 2003, when the National Conference of Intellectual Property Law Association (NCIPLA) dissolved, its assets were transferred to the IP Foundation to perpetuate the NCIPLA’s legacy in supporting the Jan Jancin Award. The Foundation has undertaken to administer the Jan Jancin award on behalf of the AIPLA and the ABA-IPL Section of Intellectual Property Law. The Award is given to an outstanding law student who has demonstrated excellence in the area of intellectual property law. The award is given in honor of the late Jan Jancin, who served not only as President of AIPLA and Chair of the ABA-IPL Section, but served with distinction in other leadership roles in other intellectual property law associations, nationally and internationally, including the NCIPLA. Students of IP law and growth in quality IP law education were keen interests of Mr. Jancin. Additionally, he was a persistent and perceptive observer of the legislative process as it related to all aspects of IP law, and regularly reported to several IP law members of the NCIPLA associations on those activities. Each year, the IP Foundation, on behalf of the ABA-IPL Section and the AIPLA, continues the tradition of honoring an outstanding IP student in the name of Jan Jancin.

The winner will receive, in addition to the $5,000 cash award, reasonable travel expenses to receive the award at the 2008 AIPLA Annual Meeting in Washington D.C., October 23 - 25, 2008. The recipient must be able to attend in person to receive the award, which will be presented during the conference.


 

AIPLA Past Presidents Award

The 2008 AIPLA Past Presidents Award has been established by the Past Presidents of the American Intellectual Property Law Association to recognize intellectual excellence and High academic achievement in the study of intellectual property law.

The Award is administered by the American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation as part of the Jan Jancin Competition. The criteria applicable to the Award is the same as the Jan Jancin Award and the recipient will be selected from the same nominations submitted by the nation’s law schools.

The winner will receive up to a maximum cash award of $2,500 and will be invited to attend the 2008 AIPLA Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. at their own expense. If unable to attend, the award will be mailed to the winner. The Award Recipient will be contacted directly by the AIPLA for arrangements.

Exemplary Criteria For Nominees For The Award

Any law school having at least one IP course is eligible for participation. The dean or appropriate faculty member of each law school, who has a direct knowledge of the student, will determine which IP student among the men and women in that law school best exemplifies excellence in the field of intellectual property law and thereby qualifies as a candidate for the award. Only ONE nomination from each law school will be accepted. The dean is to make the determination in whatever reasonable way he/she wishes. Each dean will have the flexibility to use any reasonable criteria, including, by way of example, any of the following:

• best grades in IP courses overall;

• outstanding achievement in specified IP courses;

• best IP paper written by a student;

• determination by a faculty consensus; or

• membership and activity in student IP organizations.

Each participating dean or delegated faculty member who has a direct knowledge of the student, nominates a candidate by sending to the Award Committee a letter identifying the student candidate along with a brief summary of the student’s achievements in IP law, together with a paragraph or two explaining why the student is considered deserving of the award. This letter should be no more that two pages in length. The student must also complete the Jan Jancin Application Summary and submit a one-page essay discussing their personal achievements in the field of IP law to be included in the package submitted by the law school. The (i) nomination letter (ii) application summary and (iii) the one-page written summation of achievements written by the student are essential for selection consideration to receive the award.
 

We request that nominations be submitted so that they are received by no later than June 9, 2008. Nominations can be sent to:

American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation
485 Kinderkamack Road, 2nd Floor
Oradell, New Jersey 07649

Fax: (201) 634-1870

E-mail: admin@aiplef.org

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