Anand and Anand announces "The Indian Science Inventions and Innovations Conference"

As part of its centenary celebrations, Anand and Anand, a Tier I full-service IP law firm, is organising ‘The Indian Science Inventions and Innovations Conference’, a competition around inventions and innovations uniquely originating in India.

The conference is being held under the aegis of the ‘Raj Anand Moot’, a one-of-its-kind moot court competition being held by the firm since 1997 to spread the message of IP.  This being the firm’s 100^th year, it has decided to up the game with the Conference that will test the research and storytelling skills of budding lawyers.

The competition is open to all law colleges. Participants will be called upon to research and present Indian inventions/ innovations which can be from any era or time – the British, the Moghul or even the pre-Historic era.

The Conference allows participants complete flexibility in terms of choosing inventions and innovations which can be in any sector be it food, transportation, agriculture, music, health and medicine, architecture, or any other conceivable domain. 

The participants may be any number of law colleges with a maximum of three members per team. The teams would have to research for inventions, innovations in whatever period, be it the British the Moghul or even the pre-historic period.

After initial proposals are vetted, ten teams would make it to the finals.

Awards & Prizes:

• The winning team shall receive the ‘Flame of Creativity’, cash prize of INR 2,00,000 and one-month internship with Anand and Anand

• Runner-Up: Cash prize of INR 50,000

• Participation Prize: INR 25,000 to remaining 8 teams for their efforts

Here are some important dates to be noted: 

• 10 March 2023: Last date to send your intention to participate.

• Interested colleges are requested to send their intention to participate via an email to Mootcourt@anandandanand.com

• 20 April 2023: Last date for registration by filling the form https://bit.ly/3XbWkwx

• 26 August 2023: On the basis of the entries received, top 10 teams will be shortlisted to present their project at the India Habitat Centre.

• 15 May 2023: Shortlisting of teams and declaration of results.

For more details, write in at Mootcourt@anandandanand.com or reach out to Ashutosh Upadhyaya or Mishthi Dubey at 0120-4059300
 
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