Announcing the winners of the 2023 National Patent Application Drafting Competition

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Announcing the winners of the 2023 National Patent Application Drafting Competition

Guest blog by Vaishali Udupa, Commissioner for Patents of the USPTO

On April 14, law students gathered from around the country in the exciting final round of the National Patent Application Drafting Competition (NPADC) at USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, VA. The competition challenges the teams on the fundamentals of patent prosecution, including drafting a patent application and arguing its patentability. This year, a record breaking 75 teams (250 students) entered the competition. It was a thrill to serve as one of the judges in the final round and to see the finalists defend their hypothetical inventions.

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