Presents
Write-a-Thon
2nd Essay Writing Competition
to celebrate
National Sports Day– August 29, 2018
In light of the prospective sporting
events that are scheduled to take place in the country, IP4kids a CSR
initiative of S.S. Rana & Co. an Intellectual Property Law Firm, is
organizing Write-a-Thon, an annual essay writing competition to give young students an
opportunity to understand the role played by intellectual property rights in
sports.
Innovation and creativity are the key
drivers in the world of sport. In every sporting field, inventors and creators
are working behind the scenes to push the boundaries, creating new
opportunities for enjoyment and for athletes’ to better their performance.
Sports shows Intellectual Property in action. Patents encourage technological
advances that result in better sporting equipment. Trademarks, brands and
designs contribute to the distinct identity of events, teams and their gear.
Copyright-related rights generate the revenues needed for broadcasters to
invest in the costly undertaking of broadcasting sports events to fans all over
the world. IP rights are the basics of licensing and merchandising agreements
that earn revenues to support development of the sports industry.
Themes of the Essay(s)-
Young minds are
encouraged to focus on the theme of “IP in the field of Sports”, for their essays and hence may
contemplate writing on topics related to Intellectual Property, Innovation,
Broadcasting, Licenses and sponsorship’s, merchandising, etc.
Some of the suggested topics are:
- Sports Management and Intellectual Property
- Ambush Marketing surrounding major Sporting
Events
- Tackling Counterfeiting and Grey Goods in the
world of sports.
- The role of IP in sports
- Are sports move patentable?
- Personality Rights in the Sporting World
Rules of the Competition
·
Participants should
mention “National Sports Day – All India Essay Writing Competition-2018”
in the subject line;
·
Entries must be
original and in English language only;
·
Only a single entry
will be accepted from one participant. Co-authorship (up to 2 authors) is also
permitted;
·
The competition is
open to essays of up to 3,000 words for School students and 4500 words for
college students. Entries outside the word limitation will be disqualified;
·
The essay shall be
disqualified if it is plagiarized. Due credit should be given to the concerned
author and/or publisher(s) in Bibliography and/or Reference, as the case may
be, in proper 19th blue book edition;
·
Summary of the best
essay will be published in IP Connect� the newsletter of S. S. Rana & Co. on September 4, 2017;[1]
·
The copyrights in
the essay shall vest with IP4KIDS and S.S. Rana & Co.;
·
All
entries are to be uploaded at the portal only. No physical form shall be
accepted.
1.
Top 3 winners in
each category will be given exciting prizes and cash prize, along with
certificates;
2.
The Awards would be
given to students in two categories: a) College and b) School;
3.
Winner in the
college and school category will be awarded prizes worth INR 5000 each. along
with a certificate.
4.
Second and third
runner ups in the college and school category would be presented prize(s) worth
INR 3,000 and INR 1,500 each along with certificates;
5.
The Top Three
Winners in the college category will be given an opportunity for a paid
Internship at the Firm.
6.
Other deserving
participants shall also be presented with certificates;
Note: The competition intends to provide a
platform to the students to share their views and to raise IPR awareness among
them. The decision of the Judges shall be final. The organizers of the
competition reserve all rights to change the date of announcements of the
results and/or the date of announcements and publication of the results. The
organizers also reserve the rights to withdraw any or both categories of awards
if the entries thus received do not meet the aforesaid criteria. The organizers
also reserve all the rights for Publication and reproduction of essay/write
ups, due credit in this regard shall be given to the author(s).
[1] The
organizers of the competition reserve all rights to change the date of
announcements of the results
[2] In case of tie or in
case of co-authored articles the prize money shall be divided amongst the
participants