Update from NYSBA DRS Committee Meeting

To Dispute Resolution Section Members:

As discussed at last Thursday’s meeting of the DRS Executive Committee, below are links to the report and appendices of the IP Law Section's Proposal. The proposal, in sum, is to create legislation and rules providing parties seeking to prosecute a patent with the right to compel arbitration, in lieu of district court review, of a PTO adverse determination. You may read them at www.nysba.org/IPproposal and www.nysba.org/IPappendices

Many thanks and best regards.

Simeon

Simeon Baum, Chair

Dispute Resolution Section

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Upcoming ABA teleconference on Mediation

On October 14th, the ABA is sponsoring a teleconference and webcast on the findings of a task force on mediation. This will be an interesting and valuable presentation.
More information is available here.

Writing Competition: Conflict Prevention & Resolution Awards

Do you enjoy writing? Do you like solving problems, sometimes even before they start? If so, you should enter the 2008 International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution Writing Competition.

It features a category dedicated to law student entries and the law school's Writing Center is happy to assist you prepare your submission and make the deadline which is Oct. 31. You can get additional details about it here.