[Ecommerce] Earlier FR notice on IPR and Hague Treaty

[James Love]

FEDERAL REGISTER
Vol. 65, No. 34

Notices

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 3220]

Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Private International Law: Study
Group on Jurisdiction and Judgments; Meeting Notice

65 FR 8468


DATE: Friday, February 18, 2000

There will be a public meeting of a study group of the Secretary of State's
Advisory Committee on Private International Law on Friday, March 10, 2000,
to discuss intellectual property issues related to the draft Hague
convention on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of foreign
civil judgments. The meeting will be held from 9:30 am to 3: pm in room 1107
of the Department of State building, 2201 C St., NW, Washington DC 20520.

The purpose of the Study Group meeting is to assist the Department of State
consider the position of the United States in negotiations at the Hague
Conference on Private International Law for the development of a convention
that would regulate jurisdiction in international cases and provide for the
recognition and enforcement of certain resulting judgments. The meeting will
consider the preliminary draft text of the convention, completed at the last
round of intergovernmental negotiations in October 1999. The Department
expects the Hague Conference to convene an international experts meeting to
consider intellectual property aspects of the text possibly by mid-summer
2000.

Persons interested in the work of the study group or in attending the March
10 meeting in Washington may find a copy of the preliminary draft convention
on the Department of State website: www.state.gov >. The text may be found
by clicking on "index," "legal," "private international law," then "what's
new." Copies may also be requested from Ms. Rosie Gonzales by fax at
202-776-8482, by telephone at 202-776-8420 (you may leave your request,
name, telephone number and mailing address on the answering machine), or by
email at pildb@his.com.

The study group meeting is open to the public up to the capacity of the
meeting room. As entry to the Department of State is controlled for security
reasons, persons who wish to attend the meeting must notify Ms. Gonzales no
later than Wednesday March 8 with their name, date of birth, and social
security number. They should also provide their company or organization
affiliation, mailing and email addresses, and fax and telephone numbers.
Persons registered to attend must arrive by 9:30 am at the main entrance to
the Department of State at 2201 C St., NW, unless they have made separate
arrangements with Ms. Gonzales.

Any person who is unable to attend, but wishes to have his or her views
considered, may send comments to Ms. Gonzales at the above fax number or
email address, or may address them to the Assistant Legal Adviser for
Private International Law (L/PIL), Suite 203, South Building, 2430 E Street,
NW Washington, DC, 20037-2851.

Dated: February 14, 2000.


Jeffrey D. Kovar,


Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International Law.


[FR Doc. 00-3984 Filed 2-17-00; 8:45 am]