[Hague-jur-commercial-law] Info on Consultation re IP issues & the Draft Hague Convention

[Manon Ress]

March 29, 2005.  2-6pm at USPTO
You must notify Ms. Cherise Reid by email (reidcd@state.gov), fax 
(202-776-8482), or by telephone (202-776-8420) if you want to attend.


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

MEETING OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE 
INTERNATIONAL LAW
STUDY GROUP ON ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS

	There will be a public meeting of the Study Group on Enforcement of 
Judgments of the Secretary of State’s Advisory Committee on Private 
International Law, from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Tuesday March 29 at the 
new headquarters of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: Henry Remsen 
Building, 400 Dulany Street, Conference Center (Lobby Level), 
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.  The purpose of the meeting is to seek 
consultations on the proposed draft Hague Convention on Exclusive Choice 
of Court Agreements.  The draft Convention will be considered at the 
20th Diplomatic Session of the Hague Conference on Private International 
Law, June 14-30, 2005, and is expected to be adopted and opened for 
signature at that time.

The meeting of the Advisory Committee will bring experts from industry, 
trade associations, bar associations, non-governmental associations, and 
other interested parties to consider in more detail those aspects of the 
draft convention that bear on intellectual property rights and related 
litigation, in order to assist the U.S. delegation prepare for the 
Diplomatic Conference.  The current draft of the proposed convention may 
be found on the web site of the Hague Conference (www.hcch.net).

	The meeting will be held from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Tuesday March 29, 
at the new headquarters of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: Henry 
Remsen Building, 400 Dulany Street, Conference Center (Lobby Level), 
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.  The meeting is open to the public up to the 
capacity of the meeting room.  Interested persons are invited to attend 
and to express their views.  Persons who wish to have their views 
considered are encouraged, but not required, to submit written comments 
in advance of the meeting.  Written comments should be submitted by 
e-mail to Jeffrey Kovar at kovarjd@state.gov.  All comments will be made 
available to the public by request to Mr. Kovar via e-mail or by phone 
(202-776-8420).

	Persons wishing to attend must notify Ms. Cherise Reid by email 
(reidcd@state.gov), fax (202-776-8482), or by telephone (202-776-8420).

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Manon Anne Ress
manon.ress@cptech.org,
www.cptech.org

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