The 2024 4iP Council Research Award is an international research competition for European University students studying at Masters and PhD levels.

The competition aims to foster students’ interests, and validate new ideas on key topics related to the interplay between intellectual property rights and innovation, such as patents and competition regulation, trade and regulation, computer implemented inventions, patent litigation and patent quality, standardisation and patents, NFTs and copyright, counterfeit and design rights, etc.

Students are invited to submit papers for review by 4iP Council’s Research Award Jury of intellectual property experts from academia, government and industry. Winning publications will be published on 4iP Council’s website and promoted for third party review and publication. Prize winning authors may also be invited to present their work in person to 4iP Council’s distinguished Advisory Committee.

The following cash prizes should be given to the winner and runners-up:

First place €2000

Second place €1500

Third place €1000

Should you require any further information visit this link.

In addition, 4iP Council is organizing the following upcoming webinars:

  1. Title: Plausibility: from herbicides to insecticides and beyond

Speakers: Dheemanth Vangimalla and Sir Robin Jacob

Registration page: https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/plausibility-herbicides-insecticides-and-beyond

  1. Title: The “Taylor’s Version Strategy” or re-recording music albums: (legally) possible in EU too?

Speaker: Dr. Maria Daphne Papadopoulou

Registration page https://www.4ipcouncil.com/research/taylors-version-strategy-or-re-recording-music-albums-legally-possible-eu-too