82_FR_17481 82 FR 17413 - Notice of Public Meeting on Developments in Trade Secret Protection

82 FR 17413 - Notice of Public Meeting on Developments in Trade Secret Protection

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 68 (April 11, 2017)

Page Range17413-17413
FR Document2017-07254

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will be holding a public symposium on issues relevant to the protection of trade secrets. Since our last symposium on these issues in January 2015, the area of trade secret protection has continued to develop, most notably with the May 11, 2016, enactment of the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA). Given this legislation and the continuing domestic and international attention to trade secrets, the USPTO will be holding another public symposium to address recent developments.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 68 (Tuesday, April 11, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 11, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 17413]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07254]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 Patent and Trademark Office

[Docket No.: PTO-C-2017-0006]


Notice of Public Meeting on Developments in Trade Secret 
Protection

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of symposium.

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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will be 
holding a public symposium on issues relevant to the protection of 
trade secrets. Since our last symposium on these issues in January 
2015, the area of trade secret protection has continued to develop, 
most notably with the May 11, 2016, enactment of the Defend Trade 
Secrets Act (DTSA). Given this legislation and the continuing domestic 
and international attention to trade secrets, the USPTO will be holding 
another public symposium to address recent developments.

DATES:  The symposium will be held on May 8, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 4 
p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The symposium will be held at the auditorium of the United 
States Patent and Trademark Office, Madison Building, 600 Dulany 
Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. All major entrances to the building 
are accessible to people with disabilities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding the 
symposium, please contact Michael Smith, Jenny Blank, or Hollis 
Robinson at the Office of Policy and International Affairs, by 
telephone at (571) 272-9300, by email at [email protected], or by 
postal mail addressed to: Mail Stop OPIA, United States Patent and 
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450, ATTN: 
Michael Smith, Jenny Blank, or Hollis Robinson. Please direct all media 
inquiries to the Office of the Chief Communications Officer, USPTO, at 
(571) 272-8400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Trade Secret Symposium

    Under U.S. law, trade secrets comprise commercially valuable 
information not generally known or readily ascertainable to the public, 
that are subject to reasonable measures to maintain confidentiality. In 
May 2016, the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) established a 
federal private civil cause of action for the misappropriation of a 
trade secret, with the aim to provide businesses with a uniform, 
reliable and predictable way to protect their valuable trade secrets 
anywhere in the country. Given this legislation and the continuing 
domestic and international attention to trade secrets, the USPTO will 
hold a public symposium on recent developments in the protection of 
trade secrets. Topics to be discussed include: (1) Measuring the Value 
of Secrecy; (2) Use of the DTSA in Practice; (3) Differences in Trade 
Secret Protection in Foreign Jurisdictions; and (4) Considerations of 
Business Owners in International Cases. Experts from academia, private 
legal practice, international organizations, and industry will serve as 
panelists.

Instructions and Information on the Public Symposium

    The symposium will be held on May 8, 2017, at the auditorium of the 
United States Patent and Trademark Office, Madison Building, 600 Dulany 
Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. The symposium will begin at 9 a.m. 
and end at 4 p.m. EDT. The agenda will be available a week in advance 
on the USPTO Web site, https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/ip-policy/enforcement/trade-secret-symposium. Pre-registration is 
available at http://www.cvent.com/d/45q976. Attendees may also register 
at the door one half-hour prior to the beginning of the symposium.
    The symposium will be physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Individuals requiring accommodation, such as sign 
language interpretation or other ancillary aids, should communicate 
their needs to Hollis Robinson at the Office of Policy and 
International Affairs, by telephone at (571) 272-9300, by email at 
[email protected], or by postal mail addressed to: Mail Stop 
OPIA, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450, ATTN: Hollis Robinson, at least seven (7) 
business days prior to the symposium.

    Dated: April 5, 2017.
Michelle K. Lee,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of 
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 68 / Tuesday, April 11, 2017 / Notices 17413 Dated: April 6, 2017. maintain confidentiality. In May 2016, COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING Sarah Brabson, the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 COMMISSION NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. (DTSA) established a federal private [FR Doc. 2017–07268 Filed 4–10–17; 8:45 am] civil cause of action for the Agency Information Collection BILLING CODE 3510–NK–P misappropriation of a trade secret, with Activities Under OMB Review the aim to provide businesses with a AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading uniform, reliable and predictable way to Commission. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE protect their valuable trade secrets ACTION: Notice. anywhere in the country. Given this Patent and Trademark Office legislation and the continuing domestic SUMMARY: In compliance with the [Docket No.: PTO–C–2017–0006] and international attention to trade Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 secrets, the USPTO will hold a public (‘‘PRA’’), this notice announces that the Notice of Public Meeting on symposium on recent developments in Information Collection Request (‘‘ICR’’) Developments in Trade Secret the protection of trade secrets. Topics to abstracted below has been forwarded to Protection be discussed include: (1) Measuring the the Office of Management and Budget AGENCY: United States Patent and Value of Secrecy; (2) Use of the DTSA (‘‘OMB’’) for review and comment. The Trademark Office, Commerce. in Practice; (3) Differences in Trade ICR describes the nature of the Secret Protection in Foreign information collection and its expected ACTION: Notice of symposium. Jurisdictions; and (4) Considerations of costs and burden. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Business Owners in International Cases. DATES: Comments must be submitted on Trademark Office (USPTO) will be Experts from academia, private legal or before May 11, 2017. holding a public symposium on issues practice, international organizations, ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the relevant to the protection of trade and industry will serve as panelists. burden estimated or any other aspect of secrets. Since our last symposium on the information collection, including these issues in January 2015, the area of Instructions and Information on the suggestions for reducing the burden, trade secret protection has continued to Public Symposium may be submitted directly to the Office develop, most notably with the May 11, of Information and Regulatory Affairs The symposium will be held on May 2016, enactment of the Defend Trade (‘‘OIRA’’) in OMB, within 30 days of the 8, 2017, at the auditorium of the United Secrets Act (DTSA). Given this notice’s publication, by email at States Patent and Trademark Office, legislation and the continuing domestic OIRAsubmissions@omb.eop.gov. Please and international attention to trade Madison Building, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. The identify the comments by OMB Control secrets, the USPTO will be holding No. 3038–0090. Please provide the another public symposium to address symposium will begin at 9 a.m. and end Commodity Futures Trading recent developments. at 4 p.m. EDT. The agenda will be Commission (‘‘CFTC’’ or available a week in advance on the DATES: The symposium will be held on ‘‘Commission’’) with a copy of all May 8, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT. USPTO Web site, https:// submitted comments at the address www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/ listed below. Please refer to OMB ADDRESSES: The symposium will be ip-policy/enforcement/trade-secret- Reference No. 3038–0090, found on held at the auditorium of the United symposium. Pre-registration is available http://reginfo.gov. Comments may also States Patent and Trademark Office, at http://www.cvent.com/d/45q976. be mailed to the Office of Information Madison Building, 600 Dulany Street, Attendees may also register at the door and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Alexandria, Virginia 22314. All major entrances to the building are accessible one half-hour prior to the beginning of Management and Budget, Attention: to people with disabilities. the symposium. Desk Officer for the Commodity Futures FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For The symposium will be physically Trading Commission, 725 17th Street further information regarding the accessible to people with disabilities. NW., Washington, DC 20503, and to: symposium, please contact Michael Individuals requiring accommodation, Christopher J. Kirkpatrick, Secretary of Smith, Jenny Blank, or Hollis Robinson such as sign language interpretation or the Commission, Commodity Futures at the Office of Policy and International other ancillary aids, should Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street Affairs, by telephone at (571) 272–9300, communicate their needs to Hollis NW., Washington, DC 20581 or by Hand by email at tradesecrets@uspto.gov, or Robinson at the Office of Policy and Deliver/Courier at the same address; or by postal mail addressed to: Mail Stop International Affairs, by telephone at through the Agency’s Web site at http:// OPIA, United States Patent and (571) 272–9300, by email at comments.cftc.gov. Follow the Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, hollis.robinson@uspto.gov, or by postal instructions for submitting comments Alexandria, VA 22313–1450, ATTN: mail addressed to: Mail Stop OPIA, through the Web site. Michael Smith, Jenny Blank, or Hollis United States Patent and Trademark A copy of the supporting statements Robinson. Please direct all media Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA for the collection of information inquiries to the Office of the Chief discussed above may be obtained by 22313–1450, ATTN: Hollis Robinson, at Communications Officer, USPTO, at visiting http://RegInfo.gov. All least seven (7) business days prior to the (571) 272–8400. comments must be submitted in symposium. English, or if not, accompanied by an srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: April 5, 2017. English translation. Comments will be Trade Secret Symposium Michelle K. Lee, posted as received to http:// Under U.S. law, trade secrets Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual www.cftc.gov. comprise commercially valuable Property and Director of the United States FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information not generally known or Patent and Trademark Office. August A. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of symposium.
DatesThe symposium will be held on May 8, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT.
ContactFor further information regarding the symposium, please contact Michael Smith, Jenny Blank, or Hollis Robinson at the Office of Policy and International Affairs, by telephone at (571) 272-9300, by email at [email protected], or by
FR Citation82 FR 17413 
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