[Hague-jur-commercial-law] Hague roundtable Friday, March 5

[Miriam Nisbet]

Just a reminder (see below).  Call in number is 800-377-8846, password
33662591.  

>>> "Miriam Nisbet" <mnisbet@alawash.org> 02/12/04 05:10PM >>>
The  roundtable discussion on The Hague developments is being 
re-scheduled for Friday, March 5, 2004 (from Thursday March 4).  We
apologize for moving the meeting once again, but we encountered an
irreconcilable conflict!  
Time:  12-2pm
ALA Washington Office,
1301 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 403
Washington, DC

If coming by Metro, closest stop is Metro Center (building is at the
corner of 13th & E Sts).  Feel free to bring your brown-bag lunch.

Jeff Kovar of the U.S. State Department and other members of the U.S.
delegation will be present.

In addition to the issues related to the weakness of proposed "escape
clause" when facing a choice of forum in a non-negotiated contract,
there are issues about what is "excluded" from the scope (Article 1 (3
(k) & 1 (4) ie validity of patents, trademarks, protected industrial
designs, layout-designs of integrated circuits AND "other intellectual
property rights" and issues about the interim measures and enforcement
(article 6).

Negotiation will continue on the draft convention, with another
meeting
set for April 2004 in The Hague.   If that session goes well, there
may
be a
Diplomatic Conference to conclude the treaty in November or December
2004.

The draft on exclusive choice of court agreement is available on The
Hague Conference page under DOC. No 49E

Draft: ftp://ftp.hcch.net/doc/workdoc49e.pdf 

Open Letter to Delegates signed by the Computer and Communications
Industry Association (CCIA), NetCoalition, the Internet Commerce
Coalition (ICC) the U.S. Internet Industry Association (USIIA), and
the
U.S. InternetService Provider Association (USISPA)
http://lists.essential.org/pipermail/hague-jur-commercial-law/2003-December/000834.html



For Libraries see Miriam's post
http://lists.essential.org/pipermail/hague-jur-commercial-law/2004-January/000861.html



For more info contact:

Miriam M. Nisbet
Legislative Counsel
American Library Association
1301 Pennsylvania Ave. NW - #403
Washington, D.C. 20004-1701
Voice:  202-628-8410, x. 202,
        or 800-941-8478, x. 202
Fax:     202-628-8419
e-mail:  mnisbet@alawash.org 
http://www.ala.org/washoff 
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