Oxford Intellectual Property Moot
Hosted by Oxford University's Intellectual Property Research Centre, the Oxford IP Moot covers all three of the main regimes: copyright, trademark, and patents. The relevant IP rules are drawn from the UK and elsewhere. The championship final routinely features Queen's Counsel and judges from the UK Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales. Due to travel restrictions brought about by COVID-19, the 2019/20 edition was cancelled, and the 2020/21 edition held online. 2021/22 saw a return to in-person rounds for the international edition.
Established: 2003
Venue: Oxford
Record number of participants: 66 teams (2018)
Subject matter: International intellectual property law
Qualification process: Memorials
Prep window: October to March
Comp duration: 4 days, with socio-academic events included
Maximum team size: 3
Team anonymity: Yes
Format: Stand-up, 3 issues, 2 speakers, 35 to 45 minutes (including 1-speaker rebuttal for 1 side); 4 prelim rounds, knockouts from 16 with power seeding; 3,000-word pleadings (incl fn) for each side
Memorial weightage: None
Advanced round qualification priority: Oral scores
Registration fee: Up to 685 GBP per team
Repeat participation: Allowed
Multiple teams from same institution: Not allowed
Most championships: University of Ottawa (3)
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Past winners
Champion (no of teams)
2024: University of Ottawa
2023: University of Ottawa
2022: University of Technology Sydney
2021 (online): National Law University, Delhi
2019 (~50): City, University of London
2018 (66): University of New South Wales
2017 (24): Bucerius Law School
2016 (24): University of Ottawa
2015 (24): National Law School of India University
2014: University of Hong Kong
2013 (22): University of Ottawa
2012 (20): Queensland University of Technology
2011 (22): London School of Economics
2010 (20): Boston University
2009 (20): Queensland University of Technology
2008 (23): National University of Singapore
2007 (19): Queensland University of Technology
2006: National University of Singapore
2005 (20): University of Birmingham
2004: University College Dublin
2003 (21): King's College London
Championship finalist
2024; University College London
2023: Monash University
2022: King's College London
2021 (online): York University
2019: University of Ottawa
2018: University of Cambridge
2017:
University of Toronto
2016: National Law School of India University
2015: Monash University
2014: University of Toronto
2013: National Law University, Delhi
2012: University of Oxford
2011: University of Hong Kong
2010: Queensland University of Technology
2009: University of Edinburgh
2008: University of British Columbia
2007:
George Mason University
2006: University of Oxford
2005: University of Sheffield
2004: University of Cambridge
2003: University of Westminster
Best mooter
2024: University of Sheffield
2023: Monash University
2022: Singapore Management University
2021 (online): University of Toronto
2019: University of Technology Sydney
2018: University of New South Wales
2017: Queensland University of Technology
2016: University of Ottawa
2015: Monash University
2014: University of Hong Kong and Boston University
2013: Queensland University of Technology
2012: National University of Singapore
2008: Queensland University of Technology
2004: University of Cambridge
2003: Brunel University
Best memorials
2024: University of Ottawa
2023: Singapore Management University and University of Hong Kong
2022: University of Toronto
2021: City, University of London
2020: Swinburne Law School
2019: City, University of London
2018: London School of Economics
2017: National University of Singapore
2016: National University of Singapore
2015: Cardiff University
2014: University of Ottawa
2013: University of Cambridge
2008: University College Dublin
2007: National University of Singapore
2004: University of Cambridge
2003: University College Dublin