USPTO announces winner of the 2024 National Patent Application Drafting Competition

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USPTO announces winner of the 2024 National Patent Application Drafting Competition

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) hosted the final round of the National Patent Application Drafting Competition (NPADC) on April 12 at USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. 

Congratulations to the winners:

First place - University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law

Second place - UC Berkeley School of Law

Third place - University of Detroit Mercy School of Law

Finalists - Emory University School of Law and George Washington University Law School

Over the past few months, competitors honed their patent application drafting, amending, and prosecution skills. The competition narrowed from 76 registrations to the top five teams, who met at USPTO headquarters April 12 to present to our panel of judges. In addition to gaining practical experience they will use in their future careers, the students interacted with leaders in the intellectual property community.

To learn more about the competition, please visit the NPADC page on the USPTO website.

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