Registrations open for CNLU DPIIT IPR National IP Moot Court 2026

The moot will be conducted in hybrid mode and deals with themes of copyright and artificial intelligence.
CNLU DPIIT IPR National Moot  2026
CNLU DPIIT IPR National Moot 2026
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The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade-Intellectual Property Rights (DPIIT-IPR) Chair & Centre for Innovation, Research and Facilitation (CIRF) of Chanakya National Law University, Patna (CNLU) has announced the CNLU-DPIIT-IPR National Moot Court Competition, 2026 in collaboration with SS Rana & Co.

About the 1st CNLU-DPIIT-IPR National Moot Court Competition, 2026

The moot is centred on copyright and artificial intelligence and will be held online. Being the inaugural edition of the moot, participants will deal with complex legal and policy challenges involving AI-generated works, authorship debates, technological creativity, and emerging copyright liabilities.

Eligibility

The competition is open for students currently pursuing 3-year or 5-year LLB course from a recognized college/ university in India. Each team shall comprise of three members where two will be speakers, one researcher. Multiple teams from a law school will be permitted.

Registration

The participating teams will have to register via Google forms. After succesful registration, the team shall be allotted a team code for further references.

Registration fee: ₹4000

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Important dates

  • Release of moot proposition and commencement of registration: December 5, 2025

  • Last date to register: December 26, 2025

  • Last date to seek clarifications: December 31, 2025

  • Last date for submission of the moot memorial: January 15, 2026

  • Researcher's test: January 31, 2025 (online)

  • Inauguration & preliminary rounds: February 1, 2026 (online)

  • Quarter-final & semi-final rounds: February 2, 2026

  • Final rounds: February 15, 2026

Prizes & opportunities

Winning team: ₹50,000 cash prize; Internship opportunity at S.S. Rana & Co.

Runner-up team: ₹40,000 cash prize.​

Best Memorial: ₹10,000 cash prize.​

Best Researcher: ₹10,000 cash prize.​

Best Speaker: ₹10,000 cash prize.​

Access brochure, moot proposition, and rulebook here.

For further details contact iprmoot@cnlu.ac.in or

Saurabh Kumar +91 9117195176

Jayanti Ranjan +91 9234171082

Aditya Shivam +91 8809222261

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