Each year, the Association presents awards for excellence in writing by law students in the field of intellectual property law. The awards are named in honor of The Honorable William C. Conner, Senior District Judge, Southern District of New York.
First Place
Victoria Elman, Cardozo School of Law
Her paper is entitled: Girl Talk on Trial in 2009: Could Fair Use Prevail?
Second Place
Brian R. Day, The George Washington University Law School
His paper is entitled: Collective Management of Music Copyright
In the Digital Age: The Online Clearinghouse
Kiran Nasir Gore, Brooklyn Law School
Her paper is entitled: Trademark Battles in a Barbie Cyber World
Second Place
Thomas Foley, Emory University Law School
His paper is entitled: Show Me the Money!:
Third-Party Copyright Infringement Liability Reaches Investors & Lendors
First Place
Jayme L. Majek, Albany Law School
Her paper is entitled: Here Comes the Bride… And There Goes the Copyright
Second Place
Matthew Dowd, George Washington University Law School
His paper is entitled: Rasmusson v. SmithKline Beecham Corp.:
Distinguishing Between a Hunting License and the Next Great Invention
First Place
Matthew Dowd, George Washington University Law School
His paper is entitled: Elimination of the Best Mode Requirement:
Throwing the Baby Out with the Bathwater
Second Place
Gregory M. Reilly, Temple University, James E. Beasley School of Law
His paper is entitled: The Territorial Limits of U.S. Patent Law - NTP, Inc. v. RIM.
Sarah Duran, University of Baltimore
Her paper is entitled: Hear No Evil, Spread No Evil:
Creating a Unified Legislative Approach to the Internet Service Provider Immunity
Caroline Nguyen, Columbia Law School
Her paper is entitled: Expansive Copyright Protection for All Time?
Avoiding Article I Horizontal Limitations Through the Treaty Power
First Place
William Martin, University of Chicago
His paper is entitled: Reducing Delays in Hatch-Waxman Multidistrict Litigation
Second Place
Elliot Chalom, New York University School of Law
His paper is entitled: Survey Evidence in Trademark Litigation:
Solving the “Battle of the Surveys”
First Place
David V. Lampman, Albany Law School
A Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy? A Paradox, A Potential Clash:
Digital Pirates, The Digital Millenium Copyright Act, The First Amendment and Fair Use
Second Place
John A. Jeffery, Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America
Preserving the Presumption of Patent Validity: An Alternative to Outsourcing
the U.S. Patent Examiner's Prior Art Search
First Place
Anastasia Zhadina, Brooklyn Law School
A Replay of Sony Betamax: How will the Digital Super-VCR Fare with the Courts?
Second Place
Nicole Endejann, University of Akron School of Law
Donna Furey
Jonas Geissler
First Place
Stanley Paylago
Second Place
Joan McGivern
First Place
Todd Hanna, Syracuse University College of Law
Second Place
K. Kerry Ayazi, Rutgers University School of Law
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