Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on Intellectual Property Law
SpicyIP
📌 About the Event
The 2026 Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on Intellectual Property Law is an international essay-writing competition organised by SpicyIP in memory of Professor (Dr.) Shamnad Basheer, a renowned intellectual property law scholar. The competition invites law students and recent law graduates to submit original essays exploring contemporary issues in intellectual property law. It encourages independent legal research, creative thinking, and critical analysis of emerging challenges involving artificial intelligence, patents, copyright, access to medicines, and innovation policy.
ℹ️ Event Details
- Organiser: SpicyIP
- Category: Essay Writing, Legal Research, Intellectual Property Law
- Mode of Conduct: Online
- Participation Format: Individual participation (single-author submissions only).
- Topic: Participants can choose any topic related to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).
- Word Limit: 5,000 words, including footnotes.
📅 Important Dates
- Essay Submission Deadline: 30 December 2026
🎯 Eligibility & Rules
- Students currently enrolled in any LL.B. programme or its equivalent (including J.D. programmes) worldwide.
- Individuals who completed their first law degree in 2024 or later are also eligible.
- Only individual, single-author submissions are accepted.
- Essays must be original, unpublished, and not presented in other paper presentation competitions.
- Participants can choose any topic related to intellectual property law.
- Essays must not exceed 5,000 words, including footnotes.
- Submissions must be in DOCX format, not PDF.
🏆 Benefits for the Participants
- First Prize: ₹25,000.
- Second Prize: ₹15,000.
- Third Prize: ₹10,000.
- Publication Opportunity: Winning essays will be published on SpicyIP.