Centre for IP Studies Essay Writing Competition by NLU Jodhpur; Register by 20 September

About CIPS

CIPS was established in 2018 with the aim to promote research and studies in the field of Intellectual Property Rights. The Centre also monitors, designs and disseminates various courses and programmes pertaining to training and research in intellectual Property Rights.

About the Competition

The Centre for Intellectual Property Studies [“CIPS”], National Law University, Jodhpur [“NLUJ”] is pleased to announce the CIPS Essay Writing Competition, 2020. The theme of the competition is: ‘Copyright Societies and Performers’ Societies in India’.

Eligibility Criteria

The competition is open to law students pursuing 3 year LL.B. Course, 5 year integrated LL.B. course and LL.M. students enrolled in any recognized university of India.

Essay Topic

The essay topic shall be based on the theme of the competition – Copyright Societies and Performers’ Rights Societies in India. The author may choose any relevant research question connected to the theme and provide a succinctly worded work. The essay will be the original work of the author. It should add something new and valuable to the discourse on the theme in India.

Registration Process

1. Registration is mandatory for participating in the competition.
2. Each entry shall pay a registration fee of Rs. 500 at the following linkhttp://www.nlujodhpur.ac.in/fee.php at ‘Payment Other than Semester Fee’ specifying the purpose of payment as ‘CIPS Essay Competition’.
3. Once the registration fee is paid, the payment receipt shall be e-mailed at [email protected]. The subject of the e-mail shall be ‘Registration Receipt: Essay Competition’.

Submission Guidelines

1. Submissions must be made only in MS-Word format (.doc/.docx).  Submissions in PDF form will not be accepted.
2. Submissions must be in English language.
3. Submissions shall be typewritten in an A4 sized document with 1 inch margin on all sides. The text of the submission shall be in Times New Roman, font size 12. Apart from headings, the text should be justified.
4. The footnotes shall be in Times New Roman, font size 10 and must be justified. Further, the style of citation should be uniform throughout the document.
5. The text of the submission should be 1.5 spaced except the footnotes which may be single-spaced.
6. Word limit of the submission is 1,500 words (excluding footnotes).
7. Co-authorship is not allowed.
8. Submission must be original and unpublished. Any instance of plagiarism will result in disqualification of the submission.
9. Registration prior to the submission is mandatory.
10. Entries received after the due date, i.e., later than 11:59 pm on 27th September, 2020 will not be considered for the competition.
11. By way of submission, authors of the essays which are awarded prize money and certificates of merit, agree that CIPS shall have a non-exclusive right of reproduction

Submission Procedure

1. Submission of essays shall be made in soft copies to [email protected]. The subject of the mail should be ‘Submission: Essay Writing Competition 2020’.
2. The submissions shall be accompanied by a document containing the biographical information of the author, including the following:
i. Name of the participant
ii. Year and course (UG/PG)
iii. Name of the University
iv. Contact details (Phone Number and Email Id)
The name of the participant or any other information that reveals his/her identity should not
be mentioned anywhere in the main submission.
3. The title of the submission shall be the name of the document submitted as the entry.

Contact

For any query mail at  [email protected]

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