The Ladas Memorial Award, supported by the law firm of Ladas & Parry LLP, was established in memory of the outstanding contributions to international intellectual property law made by the distinguished practitioner and author Stephen P. Ladas.

The Ladas Award is presented once a year in two separate author categories with one competition for students and one for professionals. In each category, the award is given to the paper judged best on the subject of trademark law or a matter that directly relates to or affects trademarks.

The Ladas Memorial Award Competition is open to all students, practitioners and academics interested in trademarks and trademark law.

To compete in the Student Category authors must be enrolled as either full- or part-time law or graduate students. For students outside the United States, university enrollment is acceptable.

To compete in the Professional Category authors must be legal practitioners, business professionals and/or academics. No restrictions regarding level of experience or years in practice apply.

The Student and Professional winners of the Ladas Memorial Award Competition are individually recognized with a US $ 2,000 cash award and a set of Stephen P. Ladas’ three-volume treatise. Each year, the winners are invited to attend the INTA Gala, held as part of INTA’s Annual Meeting, where they are recognized before the outstanding volunteers and leaders of the Association. The student winner also receives a travel and lodging stipend of up to US $ 1,000 to attend the Gala.

2009-2010 Ladas Memorial Award Competition Official Rules

• 2009 Ladas Memorial Award Winners

• Past Ladas Memorial Award Winners and Winning Papers

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About Ladas & Parry LLP

Ladas & Parry LLP is a law firm primarily engaged in the practice of intellectual property (IP) law. The firm’s practice is broad-ranging, from all aspects of patent, trademark, and copyright law, to advice on entertainment law, domain names, security interests in intellectual property, licensing, franchising and related aspects of commercial law and other legal areas dealing with technology.

The firm that became Ladas & Parry LLP was established in New York in 1912 by Lawrence Langner to assist U.S. firms in their international patent and trademark activities. Since then, the firm has grown to become one of the major international law firms involved in securing and enforcing intellectual property and related rights in the United States and throughout the world.