Moot Court Competition
About the Competition
The Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court competition is named for the late Honorable Giles Sutherland Rich, Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The competition is an annual inter-law school event sponsored by the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). There is no entry fee for the competition. The competition is made possible through the volunteer service of attorneys, judges, and AIPLA professionals.
Deadlines for the 2024-2025 Competition:
- Priority deadline for submission of Notices of Intent to Compete is Friday, December 6, 2024 (11:00 pm local time).
- All Notices of Intent to Compete are due by Friday, January 10, 2025 (11:00 pm local time).
- Briefs for Regional Rounds are required to be served by Monday, January 27, 2025 (11:00 pm local time).
- All Regional Rounds will be held over three days from Friday, March 14 to Sunday, March 16, 2025
- Briefs for teams advancing to the National Rounds are required to be served by Friday, March 21, 2025 (11:00 pm local time).
- The National Rounds will be held over three days from Wednesday, April 23 to Friday, April 25, 2025.
Moot Court Problem
Moot Court Rules
Appendix A - Competition Directors 2024-2025 v1.2
Appendix B--Brief Judging Form
Appendix C---Oral Argument Judging Form
Moot Court Joint Appendix
2023-2024 Competition Recap
Thank you to all of the competitors, judges, organizers, and other volunteers who made this competition such a success!