IP Osgoode and the (IPIC) are thrilled to announce the winner of the eighth annual edition of :
1. In the Law Student category, Jim Lepore won for his entry, “Non-Infringing Alternatives: moving beyond condemnation to arrive at compensation".  Jim Lepore is currently in his third year of study at the University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Law.
2. In the Graduate Student category, the judges did not select a winner for this year’s Challenge.
3. In the Professional category, the judges did not select a winner for this year’s Challenge.
The winner will be receiving a prize of $1000 and, in addition to having his winning article showcased here on the IPilogue, the article will be considered for publication in the  or the . We would like to thank our esteemed intellectual property experts who served as judges for the Challenge:
We look forward to next year’s IP Writing Challenge and continuing to help ignite a more vibrant public policy discussion on all facets of intellectual property law and technology.