[Hague-jur-commercial-law] Agenda for March 29 IP issues & Hague

[Manon Ress]

SECRETARY OF STATE'S
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW

DRAFT HAGUE CONVENTION
ON EXCLUSIVE CHOICE OF COURT AGREEMENTS

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ISSUES

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Conference Center, Henry Remsen Building
400 Dulany Street
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

AGENDA

2:00 PM

Welcome and Introduction -- Jeffrey Kovar & Jennifer Ness

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Scope of exclusion of IP matters (Art. 2.2.k)

--	what types should be excluded?
--	what types of claims should be included in the convention?
-	validity?
-	infringement?

Scope of inclusion of IP matters (Art. 2.2.k & 2.3)

--	should license and other contract disputes be included?
--	other "incidental questions"?

Drafting

--	can the drafting of these provisions be improved?
--	see drafting suggestion para 45, page 14, of the December 2004 Report 
by Hartley and Dogauchi
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Stay of Proceedings (Art. 6)

--	should the convention permit a court to stay proceedings under the 
choice of court agreement so that a party can pursue a ruling on an 
incidental question?
--	should this provision apply to any matters excluded from scope under 
Article 2?


4:30 - 5:30 PM

Stay or Denial of Enforcement Based on Incidental Ruling (Art. 10)

--	is the effect of paragraph (1) clear; is it desirable?
--	should a court be permitted to deny enforcement of that part of a 
judgment that is inconsistent with a ruling on an incidental question? 
(para. 2)
--	should a court be permitted to stay enforcement proceedings to permit 
parties to litigate an incidental question elsewhere? (para 3)

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Other Issues

--	Validity of the Choice of Court Agreement:
-	should the convention cover click agreements?
-	are the validity rules in Articles 5, 7, and 9 adequate to protect 
vulnerable parties?
--	Other Issues








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