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Jotwell Review of Frakes & Wasserman's Irrational Ignorance at the Patent Office

I've previously recommended subscribing to Jotwell to keep up with interesting recent IP scholarship, but for anyone who doesn't, my latest Jotwell post highlighted a terrific forthcoming article by Michael Frakes and Melissa Wasserman. Here are the first two paragraphs:How … Continue reading

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Arbitrator's award must be confirmed if not completely irrational

Arbitrator's award must be confirmed if not completely irrationalMatter of Rochester City School Dist. v Rochester Teachers Assn., 38 AD3d 1152 Supreme Court, Monroe County, Judge William P. Polito, confirmed an arbitration award in favor of the Rochester Teachers Association, … Continue reading

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Court holds arbitrator's misconstruing or disregarding the contract's plain meaning of no consequence as the determination was not irrational

Court holds arbitrator's misconstruing or disregarding the contract's plain meaning of no consequence as the determination was not irrational Matter of Buffalo Council of Supervisors v Board of Educ. of City School Dist. of Buffalo, 2010 NY Slip Op 05898, … Continue reading

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