Announcement: First AIPPI Academic Award

            ANNOUNCEMENT AND SOLICITATION OF PAPERS FOR THE

                      FIRST AIPPI ACADEMIC AWARD


      AIPPI, a major international intellectual property
      association, is sponsoring a $10,000 IP paper competition
      on International harmonization and conventions on
      intellectual property rights, or comparative studies in the
      field of intellectual property rights.

      Submission deadline:  June 2, 2008


      OVERVIEW:

      AIPPI (the Association Internationale pour la Protection de
      la Propriete Intellectuelle, the international association
      for the protection of intellectual property) will be
      holding its 41st World Intellectual Property Congress in
      Boston this coming September. As the premier global
      intellectual property association, AIPPI has the respect
      and ear of all major governments and global organization,
      such as the World Trade Organization and the World
      Intellectual Property Organization. Since it was founded in
      1897, AIPPI has been consulted by decision makers worldwide
      on current intellectual property issues. The Boston
      Congress will be the largest meeting of general
      intellectual property attorneys in the world. We expect
      over 2000 participants, including highly experienced and
      respected outside intellectual property counsel and
      corporate intellectual property counsel from around the
      world.

      At the Boston Congress, which will take place September 6 -
      11, 2008, the AIPPI will make its first ever AIPPI Academic
      Award, a $10,000 prize for a paper on international
      harmonization of intellectual property rights,
      international conventions on intellectual property rights,
      or comparative studies between at least two legal systems
      in the field of intellectual property rights. This first
      competition will be limited to United States residents who
      have a scholarly interest in intellectual property law,
      including professors, faculty members, and students.


      PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:

      The papers are due June 2, 2008. Submissions should be made
      to:

      CONTACT:       Jack C. Goldstein, Chair
                or   Academic Award Committee
      Email:         MAILTO:jcgoldst@aol.com
              and to
      CONTACT:       Philip Swain
                     Chair of the AIPPI Boston Congress
      Email:         MAILTO:pswain@foleyhoag.com

      A copy of the regulations for the award is attached. More
      information on the AIPPI Congress in Boston is available on
      our website:

                     http://www.aippi.net

      The AIPPI looks forward to receiving papers for this award
      and working with the authors on this issue.


      FURTHER INFORMATION:

      For further information and a description of the $10,000
      prize, please see:

                     http://www.aippi.net/
Posted 3/27/08