Moot Court Competition
AIPLA Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition 2020
The AIPLA Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition is celebrating its 47th year in 2020. Named after 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 competition is divided into five regional competitions followed by a national competition among the top two teams from each region.
Last year, forty-eight teams from around the United States competed in regional competitions in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, and Palo Alto!
Last year, forty-eight teams from around the United States competed in regional competitions in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, and Palo Alto!
Deadlines and Details
Priority deadline for submission of Notices of Intent to Compete is Friday, December 13, 2019 (11:00 pm local time).
All Notices of Intent to Compete must be submitted by the final deadline of Friday, January 17, 2020 (11:00 pm local time).
Briefs for Regional Rounds must be served by Monday, February 3, 2020 (11:00 pm local time).
All Regional Rounds will be held over three days from Friday, March 20 to Sunday, March 22, 2020.
Briefs for teams advancing to the National Rounds must be served by Friday, March 27, 2020 (11:00 pm local time).
The National Rounds will be held over three days from Wednesday, April 15 to Friday, April 17, 2020.
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2019 Recap
The two winners of each regional competition advanced to the national rounds in Washington, D.C., held at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit at the beginning of April. Quarter-final rounds of the national competition were judged by PTAB Judges, Associate USPTO Solicitors, and Patent litigators across the Country and Canada.
The competition was delighted to have a number of AIPLA members and Fellows join the benches this year to challenge the students with questions and offer mentoring advice. Everyone celebrated the culmination of day one of the competition and the announcement of the first-round winners during the AIPLA Fellows Opening Night Reception at Churchkey restaurant!
This year's final round was heard by United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Judges Bryson and Dyk, as well as United States Patent & Trademark Office Director Iancu, who had a hard decision to make between finalists George Washington University and the University of Washington, St. Louis. The esteemed bench chose the team from George Washington University and joined the students and coaches for a celebratory reception at the CAFC.
The National Runner-Up Team: Margaret Helmke and Peter Jochens from Washington University in St. Louis.
The National Winners: Kathleen Geyer and Tyler Bramlet from George Washington University.
The competition was delighted to have a number of AIPLA members and Fellows join the benches this year to challenge the students with questions and offer mentoring advice. Everyone celebrated the culmination of day one of the competition and the announcement of the first-round winners during the AIPLA Fellows Opening Night Reception at Churchkey restaurant!
This year's final round was heard by United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Judges Bryson and Dyk, as well as United States Patent & Trademark Office Director Iancu, who had a hard decision to make between finalists George Washington University and the University of Washington, St. Louis. The esteemed bench chose the team from George Washington University and joined the students and coaches for a celebratory reception at the CAFC.
The National Runner-Up Team: Margaret Helmke and Peter Jochens from Washington University in St. Louis.
The National Winners: Kathleen Geyer and Tyler Bramlet from George Washington University.