Giles Rich Moot Court Competition

UPDATE: Congratulations to the 2024 Southern Region Regions


Regional Winner

Blaine Bonis & Khalfani Maatuka (The Washington University in St. Louis School of Law)

Regional Runner-Up

Alen Thomas & Saketh Meka (The University of Texas at Austin School of Law)

Best Oralist

Khalfani Maatuka (The Washington University in St. Louis School of Law)

Best Overall Brief Score

Alen Thomas & Saketh Meka (The University of Texas at Austin School of Law)

Best Appellant Brief

William Danzinger & Elisabeth Carter (The Washington University in St. Louis School of Law)

Best Appellee Brief

Bella Urban & Brandon Hunt (The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law)

HIPLA will host the Southern Regional Competition of the 2023-2024 Giles S. Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition on March 22-23, 2024.

The competition is an annual inter-law school event sponsored by the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). It is named for the late Honorable Giles Sutherland Rich, Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Teams from law schools throughout the south and southwest are invited to compete in the Southern Regional held in Houston, Texas.  There is no entry fee for the competition.

HIPLA MEMBERS: Please volunteer to grade briefs and judge oral arguments (see dates below).  We also have opportunities available for anyone interested in joining the moot court committee.  Please email Jonathan Hernandez (jhernandez@akingump.com) if you can help. 

Competition Deadlines:

    ·        Priority deadline for submission of Notices of Intent to Compete: Friday, December 8, 2023 (11:00 pm Central)

    ·        All Notices of Intent to Compete must be submitted: Friday, January 12, 2024 (11:00 pm Central)

    ·        Briefs for Regional Rounds must be served: Monday, January 29, 2024 (11:00 pm Central)

    ·        Regional Rounds held in Houston: Friday, March 22 and Saturday March 23, 2024

    Competition Documents:

    For more information, contact HIPLA Giles Rich Moot Court Chair Jonathan Hernandez at JHernandez@akingump.com.


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