The Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition — Presenting Problems in Intellectual Property Law

Now in its 36th year, the AIPLA Moot Court Competition is named for a member of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit who was the most distinguished jurist in the field of patent law in the world.

The 2009 Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition is divided into four regional competitions followed by a national competition among the top two teams from each region. The regional competitions were held in Houston, Silicon Valley, Chicago, and Boston on the weekend of March 20 - 22, 2009. The National Finals took place in Washington, DC on April 22 - 24, 2009.

The National Director of the competition is Kim Van Voorhis, Alyson Barker and Andrew Stein are co-chairs of the Young Lawyers Committee.

Here are this year's winners for the 36th Annual Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition.

First Place (left to right): Matthew C. Christoff, Judge Clevenger, Judge Prost, Judge Moore, Michael D. Karson

(left to right) First Place:  Matthew C. Christoff, Michael D. Karson; Runners up: Matt McNeil,  Alexis Fairweather

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