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CALL FOR ENTRIES: 10TH RMLNLU-NISHITH DESAI ASSOCIATES CONFERENCE AND LEGAL ESSAY COMPETITION ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND TECHNOLOGY LAW: SUBMIT BY 3 DECEMBER, 2022

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RMLNLU along with Nishith Desai Associates is organising a Legal Essay Writing Competition and Conference on Intellectual Property Rights and Technology Law.  Entries for the same are invited from interested law students.

About RMLNLU

RMLNLU was established in 2006 to impart quality legal education to students all over the country and to meet emerging challenges in the field of law. RMLNLU is committed to providing excellent infrastructure to its students and facilitating an environment that advances and disseminates knowledge of the law and legal processes. It aims to develop in students and research scholars a sense of responsibility to serve society in the field of law by developing skills in advocacy and legal writing.

About Nishith Desai Associates

Founded in 1990, Nishith Desai Associates has earned the reputation of being Asia’s most Innovative Law Firm and the go-to specialists for companies around the world, looking to conduct businesses in India and for Indian companies considering business expansion abroad. In fact, NDA has been the proud recipient of the Financial Times-RSG award 4 times in a row, (2014-2017) as the Most Innovative Indian Law Firm. Their forte lies in providing innovative and strategic advice on futuristic areas of law such as those relating to Blockchain and virtual currencies, Internet of Things (IOT), Aviation, Artificial Intelligence, Privatisation of Outer Space, Drones, Robotics, Virtual Reality, Ed- Tech, Med-Tech & Medical Devices and Nanotechnology with their key clientele comprising of marquee Fortune 500 corporations.

About the Judges

The panel adjudicating the conference shall be chaired by Ms. Aarushi Jain and Ms. Aparna Gaur.

Ms. Aarushi Jain

She is the Co-Head of IP & TMT Practice. She has a rich experience spanning 12 years in areas of Education, Media, and Tech corporates, both domestic and international, on legal and regulatory issues. She advises clients on IP advisory, IP Litigation, and IP acquisitions deals. She is experienced in working on assignments, licensing collaborations, joint ventures, franchising, and distribution deals. She has assisted some of the top news media companies with content acquisition and licensing deals. She also has vast experience in advising foreign and Indian pre-schools, K-12 schools, colleges, and Edtech players on regulatory and legal issues. She is actively involved in policy making in this sector and has co-authored several research papers and articles focusing on legal issues in the education industry. Her work and contribution at NDA have been recognized by RSG Report 2017. It is described the same as ‘deal oriented’ and ‘committed’. She has also been described by Asia Law 2019 as ‘Excellent in work quality.

Ms. Aparna Gaur

The other chair in the panel, Ms. Aparna Gaur, is the leader of the IP and TMT team at NDA. She is integrally involved in IP transactional and advisory work and handles patent prosecution and IP litigation. She has vast experience in advising clients over a wide spectrum of industries in relation to the protection and enforcement of their IP. She has authored several articles on complex IP issues in India.

Ms. Aparna has represented clients in IP disputes before the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court and lower courts, the Intellectual Property Appellate Board, and Indian Patents Office. Before NDA, she was a part of the litigation team at a leading boutique IP law firm in New Delhi, India where she represented India’s biggest generic drug manufacturers in several landmark IP disputes including the Supreme Court’s in Bayer v. Union of       India affirming grant of the first ever compulsory license for a patented product in India. She is also a registered Patent Agent.

About the Journal Committee

The Committee was constituted with the objective of promoting legal research and writing. Apart from conducting RILEC every year, the Committee annually publishes two peer-reviewed journals – the RMLNLU Law Review and the RMLNLU Journal on CMET (Communication, Media, Entertainment and Technology) Law. Both these journals publish articles, essays, case notes/comments and book reviews from contributors all over the world. The RMLNLU Law Review also runs a blog that provides a platform for people in the field to express their opinions on contemporary legal issues.

Theme and Sub-Themes

This year the Committee is inviting original submissions from authors in the form of essays falling within the indicated contours of the theme of the conference – “IPR and Technology Law”. The list of the indicated sub-themes is given below to aid the participants:

Note:  The sub-themes are only indicative. Authors are free to deviate and explore other labour law sub-themes of their own choice.

Eligibility

Authors must be pursuing their 5-year integrated LL.B. (Hons.) course/ 3-year LL.B. course/ LL.M from any recognized university in India and equivalent law degree abroad for the academic year of 2022-2023, to be eligible to participate in the competition.

Structure

Cash Prizes

Other entitlements

Participation Guidelines

Submission Guidelines

Miscellaneous Rules

Important Dates

Contact Information

E-Mail ID (for queries): rilec.rmlnlu[at]gmail.com

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For more details about the competition, please access the brochure here.

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