Everybody loves a challenging moot court, don't they? And what can be better than one dealing with intricate IP issues? We are pleased to see that Banaras Hindu University is organizing the 10th Mahamana Malaviya National Moot Court Competition, with the problem for this year's competition surrounding patent law and incremental innovations. The competition is from 24th March- 26th March 2023. Certificates, trophies and monetary prizes will be awarded to the Winner, Runners up, Best Speaker, Best Researcher and Best Memorial.
About the Organizer
Banaras Hindu University is a temple of learning located in the revered city of Varanasi. With the assistance of notable figures like Dr. Annie Besant, who saw it as the University of India, the great nationalist leader Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya established this creative and inventive university in 1916.
About the Competition
The Faculty of Law at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi is hosting the 10th edition of the prestigious Mahamana Malaviya National Moot Court Competition, from March 24-26, 2023.
The competition shall consist of the following rounds – Memorial Selection Round, Researcher's Test, Two Preliminary Rounds, and Three Advanced Rounds, viz. Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, and Finals.
This edition of the competition is based on patents. The proposition of this competition has been drafted keeping in mind the recent developments in the law relating to patents for incremental innovations.
Eligibility
Students pursuing either a 3-Year or a 5-Year LL.B. degree in the Academic Year 2022-2023 from any recognized Law School/Colleges/Universities in India are eligible to participate.
How to Register?
All teams must email the Registration Form before January 20, 2023, 11:59 PM IST.
Registration Fee
INR 5,000 per team
Awards
· Winning Team: 100% fee waiver in one of the courses of Lawctopus Law School
· Runner Up: 50% fee waiver in one of the courses of Lawctopus Law School
· Best Speaker
· Best Memorial
· Best Researcher
Venue
Law School (Faculty of Law), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh – 221005.
For more details, please refer to HERE (pdf, english version only).
Note: The above information is from the official website, if there is any change, the official website shall prevail.