The Houston Intellectual Property Law Association (HIPLA) Board annually, in conjunction with the University of Houston Law Center, South Texas College of Law, and the Thurgood Marshall School of Law, awards up to three $3,000 scholarships to Law School students each fall. Applications should be submitted to the Office of Student Services for their Law School with a copy to HIPLA, Scholarship Committee Chair, between September 1 and October 15. Selections occur in the Fall Semester. You should address the criteria below in your submittal. The completeness of your submittal against the criteria will be a factor in evaluating scholarship recipients.
- A demonstrated interest in intellectual property law (for example, through coursework, prior internships, prior employment, bar activities, student organization activities, publications, or participation in the Giles Rich Moot Court competition).
- A degree (undergraduate or graduate) in a scientific or engineering discipline or other technical education that would qualify the applicant to practice before the USPTO in patent cases. In your submission, please attest upon the honor code that you are PTO-exam eligible.
- Applications are considered from 2Ls and 3Ls, or the equivalent thereof for a part-time student. At the time of application, the student must have completed at least 30 hours of law study. The applicant pool is not open to 1Ls or to LLM students.
- Academic Merit (include a transcript)
- Financial Need (include a copy of your financial aid award and include any other relevant statement about need you would like the evaluators to consider)
- Greater consideration will be given to students who have interned for a Houston Federal Judge, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, or the USPTO.
- The applicant will preferably not have previously received a HIPLA Scholarship or Fellowship. Please state if this is the case, or if the applicant is applying a second time for the scholarship.
- All recipients are subject to final approval by the HIPLA Board.
HIPLA thanks our 2011-2012 Fellowship/Scholarship Sponsors:
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, Baker Botts, LLP, Baker Hughes Incorporated, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, CPA Global, Duff & Phelps, LLC, Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., Greenberg Traurig, LLP, The JL Salazar Law Firm, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Osha Liang, LLP, StoneTurn Group
2010-11
Craig Walter (University of Houston)
Allan Bullwinkel (University of Houston)
Lavonne Burke (University of Houston)
Yujane Wu (South Texas School of Law)
William Carpenter (South Texas School of Law)
Sean Serraguard (South Texas School of Law)
Tiffany Johnson (TSU - Thurgood Marshall)
Corwyn Davis (TSU - Thurgood Marshall)
Sam Thomas (TSU - Thurgood Marshall)
2009-10
Rachael C Casey (University of Houston)
Eric Sellars (University of Houston)
Derek J. Battisti (University of Houston)
Krista Noelle Albregts (South Texas)
Matthew Maliel (South Texas)
Corwyn M. Davis (TSU - Thurgood Marshall)
Brennen Dunn (TSU - Thurgood Marshall)
Tiffany A. Johnson (TSU - Thurgood Marshall)
2008-09
Ryan Elisabeth Abbott (University of Houston)
D'Mark Hunter (University of Houston)
Katherine Franco (University of Houston)
Anthony Vlahos (South Texas School of Law)
Jared Howenstine (South Texas School of Law)
Erin Villasenor (South Texas School of Law)
Stephen Okoye (TSU - Thurgood Marshall)
Leshon Bennett (TSU - Thurgood Marshall)
2007-08
Domingo Llagostera (University of Houston)
Charles M. Slamon (University of Houston)
Micaela Natalie Alfaro (University of Houston)
Matthew Broaddus (South Texas School of Law)
Jared Howenstine (South Texas School of Law)
Michael Spradley (South Texas School of Law)
Christina Guerrero (TSU - Thurgood Marshall)
Patrick O'Rourke (TSU - Thurgood Marshall)
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