Asia-Pacific Moot Court Competition

To enter, students are expected to:

• Complete the online entry form no later than 5:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time, November 15, 2024. Early entry is suggested and there is no registration fee to enter.
• Submit a written brief no later than 5:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time, November 15, 2024 by email to [email protected] with your assigned team number in the subject line.
• Argue the case in an in-person competition before a panel of volunteer attorneys and judges on February 8-9, 2025, in New Delhi, India.
• Please refer to the detailed 2025 APAC Official Rules document.

• Twenty briefs will be selected to progress to the oral arguments round. The selected teams will be notified via email by December 9, 2024.
• Saturday Arguments: Each team will compete in two preliminary rounds of oral argument on Saturday, February 8, 2025, arguing as Appellant in one round and Respondent in the other round.
• Sunday Arguments: The eight teams with the highest oral argument scores after the Saturday preliminary rounds will compete in the quarter finals on Sunday, February 9, 2025. Progress from the quarter-finals to the semi-finals and then to the grand final (the “Final”) will be by knockout.
• Two team members will argue in each round of oral arguments. Any two team members can argue for the team in each of the arguments. All team members may be present for the team’s argument, even if they are not making the oral argument.
• INTA will provide further information regarding times to appear for the Competition. If any team is late in arriving at the designated check-in time, before the scheduled start of an argument, or after the lunch break, the Project Team reserves the right either to declare a default or to assess penalty points. Participants must be seated in their scheduled courtroom at the appointed time of argument.
• Please refer to the Competition’s official rules document for detailed information.

The Competition (oral arguments) will be held in-person on February 8-9, 2025, at The India Habitat Centre located at Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110003, INDIA.

• The Competition is open to teams of students from any university or other higher education institution (“School”) so long as graduation or completion from such School renders its students eligible for admission to practice law. Teams may consist of two to four students from the same School.
• No team member may hold a law degree or equivalent from a School or be admitted or licensed to practice law in any country or jurisdiction. An LL.M. student already holding a law degree therefore may not enter the Competition. However, a student pursuing a joint undergraduate/ LL.M. program or a student without a law degree pursuing an LL.M. program may enter the Competition. Team members must be matriculated in a full- or part-time program as stated above in the School they represent.
• Proof of current enrollment of each team member of the School must be included with each team’s entry form. It is recommended, but not required, that each team has an active advisor from its law school faculty.

• Gain specialized experience with the region’s only moot court competition focused on trademark law
• Practice and refine brief writing and oral advocacy skills in a mock courtroom simulation
• Present in front of judges and receive tailored feedback
• Increase networking opportunities with experienced attorneys, judges, and future attorneys from around the world
• Best and second place teams will receive complimentary INTA student memberships for the year 2025

Teams in the following categories will be awarded a monetary prize:

Best Team—Highest total score (overall brief and oral argument scores combined):

• US $3,000 (plus US $1000 to Team’s law school)

Second Place Team Second—Second highest score (overall brief and oral argument scores combined):

• US $1,500

Best Oralist—Highest overall oral argument score

• US $1,000

Best Brief—Highest overall brief score

• US $500

We must receive the team’s completed entry form by Friday, November 15, 2024 (5:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time).

Any substitution of team members must be made before 5:00 P.M. U.S. Eastern Time, November 15, 2024. There shall be no replacement of team members after filing of briefs except with the express written consent of the Project Team.

Each team is randomly assigned one side to brief; the team will then brief all issues from that side’s perspective. For oral arguments, each team will argue both sides.

Briefs cannot be mailed or hand delivered to us. Each team shall submit its brief to INTA by email to [email protected] with their assigned team number in the subject line. We must receive the brief by email no later than Friday, November 15, 2024, 5:00 pm Eastern Time. Briefs received after this date may not be considered.

Briefs are not returned to the teams after the Competition. Please refer to the Official Rules for more information.

We do not share past winning briefs.

We do not release individual and team scores. We will post Finals winners  on our website.