• One (1) $5,000 Grand Prize to one first-year law student
• One (1) $5,000 Grand Prize to one second-year law student
• Three (3) Honorable Mention prizes

Acceptable topics are as broad as a candidate's initiative, creativity, and vision. Representative examples include, but are not limited to:

• Focus on metrics or other measurements of intellectual asset management performance
• Protecting intellectual property rights to maximize competitive opportunities
• Extracting untapped value from intellectual property
• Auditing patents to determine whether they should be enforced, licensed, donated, or terminated
• Identifying prospective IP licensees

Papers should be submitted as follows:

• Two (2) hard copies (no emails or facsimiles, please)
• Postmarked not later than midnight, May 15, 2004
• Mailed to:
  Foley & Lardner IP Writing Competition
  c/o Marion Baker
  Department Operating Officer
  Intellectual Property
  Foley & Lardner
  3000 K Street, N.W.
  Washington, D.C. 20007

Eligibility Requirements: Individuals who are currently enrolled in their first or second year of either a three-year full-time or four-year part-time Juris Doctorate program at an AALS accredited law school are eligible. Employees or immediate relatives of employees of Foley & Lardner are ineligible. Individuals who are not yet employees of the firm, but who have accepted either summer or postgraduate employment at the firm, are eligible.

Submission: Papers must be of publishable quality for a law review and not have been published, submitted or otherwise used prior to September 1, 2002. Papers should be not less than 10, or more than 30, doublespaced typed pages. Papers used for academic credit or papers submitted to law reviews, etc., after September 1, 2002, may be submitted as is or in a modified form. Individuals may submit multiple entries. Receipt of all submissions will be acknowledged by return mail.

Judging: Winners will be determined at the sole discretion of Foley & Lardner. All entrants will be notified of the competition results in writing. Criteria for judging include: (a) originality of thought; (b) contributions to the law and practice; (c) completeness of scholarly research; and (d) the overall style and content of the work.

Publishing Rights: The author will retain ownership of the copyright for all works submitted. However, authors receiving any award must first grant Foley & Lardner a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to publish the work or have the work published. All authors shall retain the right to publish or have published submitted articles. However, authors receiving any award must include a footnote on the first page noting the Foley & Lardner award.