IBIL celebrates UCL students’ IP success

Pictured from left to right: Jessica Mathew, Kacper Fraczek, Sir Robin Jacob, Sir Christopher Floyd, Sheryl Selouan, Aikaterini Vekrelli and Mahawattege Abeyratne.

On 12 March, students, family members, sponsors and staff from across the Faculty gathered for one of the largest events in the UCL Laws' Calendar - the annual UCL Laws Prizewinners Ceremony.

This celebration of the achievements of UCL Laws’ outstanding students was hosted by the Dean of Faculty of Laws, Professor Eloise Scotford. Students were presented with awards as a recognition of academic excellence, covering a variety of legal fields including intellectual property law. Following the ceremony, the guests attended a drinks reception to celebrate the successes with friends and family, as well as the prize sponsors.

IBIL wishes to extend many congratulations to the following students for their achievements in respect of intellectual property law:

• Sherry Ka Huen Chan - Awarded: Mishcon de Reya Undergraduate Prize for Top Performance in Intellectual Property Law
• Sheryl Selouan and Jessica Mathew - Awarded: IBIL LLM Prize for Top Performance in an IP-related Research Essay
• Kacper Fraczek - Awarded: 8 New Square LLM Prize for the Top Performance in Patent Law
• Aikaterini Vekrelli - Awarded: IBIL LLM Prize for Top Performance in LLM Trade Mark Law
• Mahawattege Abeyratne - Awarded: IBIL LLM Prize for Top Performance in Copyright Law
• Fidelice Opany - Awarded: IBIL PhD Research Scholarship

The Rt. Hon. Professor Sir Christopher Floyd, former Lord Justice of Appeal and Honorary Professor at UCL Laws awarded the IBIL prizes, the Rt. Hon. Professor Sir Robin Jacob awarded the 8 New Square Prize, and the Dean, Professor Eloise Scotford, awarded the IBIL PhD Research Scholarship.

All of the intellectual property law prizes were made possible through the generous support of our Sponsors.