Competition of Works

The main objectives of the competition are:

• attracting young people to research relevant issues of legal protection and use of IP;
• finding and encouraging young people interested in the managerial, economic, tax, and accounting aspects of IP.

The participants of the competition can be represented by college students, students of higher educational institutions of the Republic of Belarus of the first and second stages of education, as well as college/university graduates who graduated in the year of the competition or in the year preceding that of the competition.

The competition is held in the following nominations:

• «The best master's thesis in the IP sphere»;
• «The best diploma thesis in the IP sphere»;
• «The best term paper in the IP sphere»;
• «The best article in the IP sphere».

To take part in the competition in the nominations “The best master's thesis in the IP sphere”, “The best diploma thesis in the IP sphere” and “The best term paper in the IP sphere”, a participant can submit only independently completed master's and diploma theses, term paper defended in the year of the competition or in the year preceding the year of the competition, but not submitted for participation in it.

Self-prepared and previously unpublished articles are submitted for the competition in the nomination «The best article in the IP sphere».

The abovementioned works are called competition work, unless otherwise indicated.

A participant can submit only 1 work in 1 nomination.

Subjects of the submitted competitive works include topical issues of protection, enforcement and management of IP, including legal support of the objects of industrial property, copyright and related rights; economic aspects of IP; collective management of property rights of authors and other right holders; patent information support of the IP system and other issues in the IP field.

The application for participation must contain the following documents:

• with regard to the nomination "The best master's thesis in the IP sphere":

an application for participation in the competition;

a copy of the master's thesis and, if available, materials or copies thereof confirming the approval of the master's thesis results;

a copy of academic tutor's review;

a copy of the comments on a work;

• with regard to the nomination "The best diploma thesis in the IP sphere":

an application for participation in the competition;

a copy of the thesis and, if available, materials or copies thereof confirming the approval of the results of the diploma thesis;

a copy of the academic tutor's review;

a copy of the comments on a work;

• with regard to the nomination "The best term paper in the IP sphere":

an application for participation in the competition;

a copy of the term paper and, if available, materials or copies thereof confirming the approbation of the results of the term paper;

a copy of the academic tutor's review;

• with regard to the nomination "The best article in the IP sphere":

an application for participation in the competition;

an article designed in accordance with the requirements for participation in the competition.

To participate in the competition, participants should submit an application to NCIP.

• The application is submitted in print or electronic form.

The hard copy of the application is submitted to NCIP directly or sent by mail to the address: 220034, Minsk, 20, Kozlov Str.

The application is submitted in electronic form to the e-mail address: ncip@ncip.by (marked "For Competition").

An application submitted in electronic form must be archived (valid formats are ZIP, RAR). The archive should include only 1 application for 1 competition work.

• The archive should include an application containing the following documents:

an application for participation in the competition in graphic format (jpg, jpeg, tiff, bpm, pdf);

copies of materials confirming approbation, if available, in graphic format (jpg, jpeg, tiff, bpm, pdf);

competition work in text format (doc or docx);

a copy of the academic tutor's review for the master's/diploma thesis, term paper in graphic format (jpg, jpeg, tiff, bpm, pdf);

a copy of the comments on the master's thesis, diploma thesis in graphic format (jpg, jpeg, tiff, bpm, pdf);

a copy of the article in graphic format (jpg, jpeg, tiff, bpm, pdf).

The text of the competition work submitted in print form is should also be sent to the NCIP's e-mail address (marked "Electronic version of the competition work") in text format (doc or docx). The surname, first name and patronymic (if any) of the participant and the name of the competition work shall also be indicated.

• Submitted applications violating the rules and deadline for their submission shall not be considered by the competition committee.
• The participant who submitted the work is responsible for the credibility of the information presented in the application, its quality and accuracy.
• Documents submitted to the competition are not returned to its participants.

ВAttention! In order to make sure that NCIP has received an electronic application for participation in the competition, you should turn on the “Read Receipt” mode in the computer settings before sending the e-mail and call at +375 (17) 272 97 01 a few days after sending it.

The information about competition results is published in the scientific and practical journal “Intellectual Property in Belarus”, and also posted on the official website of the NCIP.

Winners of the competition are awarded with diplomas of the NCIP. Provided the committee makes a decision, they may be also awarded with special prizes and gifts, including:

• giving a gift;
• by the winner’s consent, posting an article on the topic of the competition work on the NCIP official website;
• by the winner’s consent, publishing an article on the topic of the competition work in the scientific and practical journal "Intellectual Property in Belarus";
• provided the committee makes a decision and by the winner’s consent, taking a free-of-charge training course in one of the programmes of additional adult education offered by the NCIP, including the topic most relevant to the competition work, taking into account the winner’s wish;
• participation in scientific and practical seminars and international conferences organized by the NCIP in the field of intellectual property.

Electronic certificates of participation in the competition are issued for all participants.