About MNLU
Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad was created under the Maharashtra National Law University Act 2014, on the 16th of March, 2017, and is one of India’s premier national law Universities.
The university is dedicated to developing and advancing legal education and imparting specialized and systematic instruction, training, and research in the systems of law.
About CIPIT
The Centre for Intellectual Property Rights & Information Technology Laws (CIPIT) at the Maharashtra National Law University Aurangabad promotes awareness of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and technology law among students and supports research in the developing subject of intellectual property.
The Centre encourages research and development projects that contribute to its primary goals to actively improve research and expertise in novel and emerging fields of intellectual property law and to serve as a resource for stakeholders such as inventors, research institutions, universities, innovative industries, intellectual property practitioners, policymakers, and regulators.
These goals will be accomplished by actively improving research and expertise in novel and emerging fields of intellectual property law.
About Call for Blogs
The CIPIT Blog is a peer-reviewed, double-blind, and open-access blog, operating under the flagship
of The Centre for Intellectual Property and Technology Laws, Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad, wholly devoted to the study of intellectual property law and information technology.
With the blog’s objective being the exposition of contemporary developments in intellectual property law, it encourages authors to explore the latest developments in the field while also giving readers an insight into overlooked areas of the law.
They invite submissions on a rolling basis throughout the calendar year from members of the bar, legal
professionals, law students, or others who are interested in publishing with them and wish to further legal
discourse.
Themes
Related to Intellectual Property Rights and Information Technology Laws
Submission Guidelines
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Submissions must be made in MS Word format only. There must be no hint of the author’s identity in the Word document submitted.
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The article should be an original work of the author and unpublished in any other journal or blog. The CIPIT Blog has a strict policy against plagiarism.
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The sources may be cited in the form of hyperlinks within the main body of the submission. In case this is not possible, the sources may be cited as end notes.
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Co-authorship of up to two authors is permitted.
Formatting Guidelines
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The content should be written in Garamond Font with a size of 12 for the main body and 10 for the end notes. Line Spacing is to be maintained at 1.5. All footnotes should follow the Bluebook format.
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The submissions should be within the word limit of 1500-2500 words. However, the same would be relaxed if imperative to maintain the quality of the submission. The submissions will be accepted by the Blog on a Rolling basis.
How to Submit?
All submissions must be submitted through the Google form provided at the end of the post.
Contact Details
In case of queries, please write to: [email protected]
Click here to submit.
Click here for the official website.
