The Trademark Reporter is pleased to publish in this issue the two articles that won 2008 Ladas Memorial Awards. The cowinners of the Professional Award were: Graeme B. Dinwoodie, who is a Professor of Law, Associate Dean, and Director of the Program in Intellectual Property Law at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, as well as a Professor of Intellectual Property Law at Queen Mary College, University of London; and Mark D. Janis, who is a Professor of Law and H. Blair & Joan V. White Chair in Intellectual Property Law at The University of Iowa College of Law. Elizabeth M. Flanagan, who is currently a student at the University of Minnesota Law School, was the winner of the Student Award.

The Ladas Memorial Award is jointly funded by the New York law firm of Ladas & Parry LLP and the International Trademark
Association. It is awarded yearly in honor of Stephen P. Ladas, a distinguished trademark lawyer and author, who made significant contributions to the field of intellectual property law. The principal purpose of the Ladas Memorial Award is to enhance the understanding of international trademark law and to thereby foster a greater interest in the field of trademarks.

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	By Graeme B. Dinwoodie and Mark D. Janis
	The Trademark Reporter is pleased to publish in this issue the two articles that won 2008 Ladas Memorial Awards. The cowinners of the Professional Award were: Graeme B. Dinwoodie, who is a Professor of Law, Associate Dean, and Director of the Program in Intellectual Property Law at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, as well as a Professor of Intellectual Property Law at Queen Mary College, University of London; and Mark D. Janis, who is a Professor of Law and H. Blair & Joan V. White Chair in Intellectual Property Law at The University of Iowa College of Law. Elizabeth M. Flanagan, who is currently a student at the University of Minnesota Law School, was the winner of the Student Award. The Ladas Memorial Award is jointly funded by the New York law firm of Ladas & Parry LLP and the International Trademark Association. It is awarded yearly in honor of Stephen P. Ladas, a distinguished trademark lawyer and author, who made significant contributions to the field of intellectual property law. The principal purpose of the Ladas Memorial Award is to enhance the understanding of international trademark law and to thereby foster a greater interest in the field of trademarks.