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Ladas Memorial Award
The Ladas Memorial Award is currently paused, and INTA is not accepting submissions at this time. To receive updates regarding the Award, including information about any future competition cycle and key dates, please join our mailing list.
INTA established the Ladas Memorial Award in memory of Stephen P. Ladas, distinguished trademark practitioner and author, with support from Ladas & Parry LLP. The Award recognizes outstanding scholarship on trademark law or a matter that directly relates to or affects trademarks, with awards historically presented in student and professional categories.
Winning papers may be considered for possible publication in The Trademark Reporter (TMR), INTA’s law journal, subject to the TMR Committee’s editorial review and approval
Who is eligible to participate?
Historically, the Ladas Memorial Award has been open to both INTA members and non-members, with separate student and professional categories.
The Award is currently paused, and submissions are not being accepted at this time. Eligibility requirements for future competition cycles will be announced when the Award resumes.
What do award recipients receive?
Award benefits, prizes, and other details for future competition cycles will be announced when launched.
Historically, student award recipients received a cash prize and complimentary registration to an INTA Annual Meeting, while the professional award recipient received a set of Stephen P. Ladas’s three-volume treatise, Patents, Trademarks, and Related Rights, along with complimentary Annual Meeting registration.
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2022-2023 Ladas Memorial Award Recipients
Professional Category
Alexandra Roberts
Northeastern University School of Law
USA
Student Category
Judith Massia
BPP University Law School
United Kingdom
Student Category
Akansha Sharma
National Law University and Judicial Academy Assam
India
2021 Ladas Memorial Award, Professional Category
Laura Heymann
William and Mary Law School
USA
2021 Ladas Memorial Award, Student Category
Lauren Ingram
American University Washington College of Law
USA
Michael Stephenson
University of Pittsburgh, School of Law in Pennsylvania
USA
2020 Ladas Memorial Award, Professional Category
2020 Ladas Memorial Award Winner, Professional Category
Kathleen McCarthy
King & Spalding LLP
USA
2020 Ladas Memorial Award, Student Category
2020 Ladas Memorial Award Winner, Student Category
Emily Mola
Florida International University College of Law
2020 Ladas Memorial Award Winner, Student Category
Pablo Balañá
Florida International University College of Law
2019 Ladas Memorial Award, Professional Category
2019 Ladas Memorial Award Winner, Professional Category
Mark Lemley
Stanford Law School
2019 Ladas Memorial Award, Student Category
2019 Ladas Memorial Award Winner, Student Category
Sara Gold
California Western Law
2019 Ladas Memorial Award Winner, Student Category
Doori Song
Notre Dame Law School
2018 Ladas Memorial Award, Professional Category
2018 Ladas Memorial Award Winner, Professional Category
Jessica M. Kiser
Gonzaga University School of Law
2018 Ladas Memorial Award, Student Category
2018 Ladas Memorial Award Winner, Student Category
Meaghan Fontein
Chicago-Kent College of Law, IIT
2018 Ladas Memorial Award Winner, Student Category
Michelle B. Smit
Notre Dame Law School