Terms and Conditions
1. Participation
Participation is open only to individual students of recognized higher vocational and academic studies. Professional designers are excluded from participating. Participation in a short design course does not qualify for entry. Individuals directly or indirectly concerned with the competition and members of their families are also excluded from participating. The enrolment procedure runs from September 2007 through January 31st, 2008.
All enrolment forms must be submitted on our website and must be received by January 31st, 2008.
Together with the online enrolment form on the website, participants must submit a readable photocopy or scan of their university or college ID. This enrolment form and a photocopy or scan of the ID card are requirements for entry. All entries for which these two documents are not received will be disqualified. By enrolling, all participants automatically agree to accept and abide by these terms and conditions. After enrolment on our website, all participants will receive a confirmation by email and the entry form with the statement of participation by regular mail.
2. Design
The choice of the kind of 'writing instrument' as a business gift is free, provided that the design fits within the Marksman collection. The production costs must not be higher than US$ 15 each, and the product must have a life cycle of more than three years. The design must be related to the theme 'writing instruments', and it must be accompanied by a written account of your reasoning. In addition, a clear description of the production process must be submitted. It must be possible to produce the design using mass production techniques without the use of fragile materials.
3. Jury
A panel of five judges will select the winners. The jury for the contest consists of the following persons: Bertrand Minckes, Christian Schwamkrug, Shashi Caan, Symon Chan and Albert van der Veen.
The jury will be chaired by XXX. A short CV of each jury member is published on this website .
4. Judging criteria
First, the jury will determine if the entry meets the formal criteria as specified in paragraph 8 of these terms and conditions. Designs that do not meet these requirements will be disqualified. If the jury finds that there are enough designs that meet the formal criteria and are of sufficient quality, the jury will then determine which entries will be awarded a prize. To reach a final decision, all jury members must be present.
The jury will judge the submissions against the following criteria:
- Originality
- Functionality
- Commercial viability
- Compatibility with the positioning of the Marksman collection
- Feasibility of mass production
- Reasoning behind the design
5. Announcement of the winners
The announcement of the winners will take place in March 2008, when the report of the jury will be made public. In this report, the jury will announce the prize-winning designs, together with a selection of entries receiving honorable mentions. All participants will receive a copy of the jury report.
6. Prizes and costs
PF Concept International will provide prize money of US$ 16,000. The winner of the Marksman Design Award will receive a prize of US$ 10,000. The second prize is US$ 2,500 and the third prize is US$ 1,000. The jury has the right to award up to five honorable mentions, the senders of which will each receive US$ 500.
The prizes will be paid to the winners before July 2008. If the entries do not meet the required standard, the jury has the right to divide the prize money in a different manner, e.g. not to award the first prize but instead to award two second prizes. In this case the total prize money will remain the same. Participants must bear all costs they incur in designing and preparing their entries, as well as the costs of enrolment and submission of their designs.
7. Intellectual property/priority rights/right of publication
Intellectual property rights and all rights arising out of them will remain the property of the participant. By enrolling, the participant grants PF Concept International exclusive worldwide priority rights to buy the exclusive license to produce his/her design under conditions to be negotiated by PF Concept International and the participant at a later time. The priority rights of PF Concept International to decide whether it wishes to put a design into production, will last for one year after publication of the jury report as stated in paragraph 5 of these terms and conditions. PF Concept International will decide which designs, if any, that it wishes to put into production. There is no absolute guarantee that the design winning the first prize or any other design will be produced.
The following terms shall apply in negotiations between PF Concept International and the participant: during the first year that a design is produced, PF Concept International will pay a royalty fee of 4% of the production price for as long as the design is in production, with a minimum of US$ 1,000 for those participants who did not win the first, second or third prize for the design. In subsequent years during which the design is produced, PF Concept International will pay the participant a royalty fee of 4% of the production price. As soon as PF Concept International has notified a participant that it intends to exercise its priority rights, PF Concept International and the participant will start the negotiations about the purchase price and other conditions. Negotiations that have led to an agreement about price and other conditions will automatically lead to a contract for the sale of the entry.
By entering into the competition, the participant irrevocably grants PF Concept International the right to publish freely about the entry, in the broadest sense of the word and without consulting the participant prior to publication. Should a participant not wish his/her entry to be included in a competition exhibition, the competition publication, or in related advertising, this should be made known to the organizers at the time the design is submitted.
8. Requirements for the entries
- A detailed concept of the design with images or visualized sketches on a maximum of six panels (A3 format, which is 11.7 x 16.5 inches or 29.7 x 41.9 cm), including the description and reasoning behind the design (see below), must be submitted, with the motto (name) of the entry attached to each panel.
- A description of the reasoning behind the design, in a maximum of 1,000 words, written in English.
- A detailed description of the production process, colors and materials used, must be enclosed.
- A CD containing the complete presentation in the form of digital documents, suitable for reproduction, including high-resolution files of all the images or sketches used in the presentation.
- A statement of participation form, signed by the participant with the motto or name used for his/her entry, stating that he/she is participating in the Marksman Design Award, that the rules apply and that the submitted design is his/her intellectual property and has not been published, produced or exhibited prior to this competition. This statement must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked with the text 'NAME LETTER' and the motto or name used for the entry.
9. Entry procedure and deadline
All entries must be received before 17.00 hrs CET on March 7th, 2008. PF Concept International will not be responsible for entries that are lost or delayed for any reason. The entries must be sent to the notary associated with the Marksman Design Award:
Notariaat Thielen
Deken Dr. Dirckxweg 3a
4854 AA Bavel (Breda)
The NetherlandsThe notary will provide the jury with the complete entries, with the exception of the 'NAME LETTER'. Without exception, each part of an entry must carry the motto (the name of the entry). Furthermore, nothing may indicate the origin of the entry (this applies to all items stated in paragraphs 8 and 9). It must be possible to reproduce the motto using a PC and word processing software. The NAME LETTER must be fixed to the outside of the box and will be kept by the notary. The NAME LETTER will be handed over to the jury only after the jury has announced the mottos that will receive a prize.
10. Exhibition(s)
It is possible that all entries – or those that are deemed to qualify by the experts at the location where the exhibition takes place – will be exhibited at a location to be determined by PF Concept International.
11. Return of entries
After the contest PF Concept International will keep the presentations and other parts of the judged designs in its possession. Entries will therefore not be returned to the participants.
12. Questions
Questions from participants or from teachers about the briefing may be submitted in writing to the Marksman Design Award Office, PO Box 15, 4854 ZG Bavel (Breda), the Netherlands, until March 7th, 2008. Questions can also be sent to marksman@commond.nl
13. Liability
PF Concept International will not be liable for the loss, theft or misuse of any property, or for any damage, personal injury or other loss in any way attributable to this contest. PF Concept International will not be liable for any infringement of intellectual property rights of third parties by participants. Furthermore, PF Concept International will not be liable for any damage to the entries during the period that PF Concept International does not have them in its possession. PF Concept International will ensure that each entry is insured during the time that it has the entry in its possession. The sum for which the entry will be insured is limited to a maximum of US$ 150. The insurance will be arranged in the host organizing country.
14. Binding decision
The decision of the jury will be binding. No individual correspondence will be entered into about the jury's decision. PF Concept International will unconditionally comply with the jury's decision.
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