Intellectual Property Law
Student Competitions
IP Student Competitions
The GW Law School Intellectual Property Committee invites entries for two intellectual property writing competitions. The first is the Marcus B. Finnegan Competition, which offers a $5000 prize for the best essay in any area of intellectual property, a $2000 second prize, and a $1000 third prize, and is sponsored by the law firm of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P. Any J.D. or LL.M. student enrolled in the Law School during the spring semester is eligible to participate in the Finnegan Prize competition.
The second competition is the Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition, featuring a $600 first prize and a $250 second prize for the best essays in the field of copyright law. Any second- or third-year J.D. student who has not previously won a Nathan Burkan award is eligible to participate in the Nathan Burkan Competition.
Complete information, competition rules, and entry forms are available below: