82_FR_28602 82 FR 28483 - Notice of Public Meeting on Voluntary Initiatives To Combat Infringement of Intellectual Property in the Online Environment

82 FR 28483 - Notice of Public Meeting on Voluntary Initiatives To Combat Infringement of Intellectual Property in the Online Environment

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 119 (June 22, 2017)

Page Range28483-28483
FR Document2017-12992

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host a public meeting at its headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, on July 17, 2017, on measuring the impact of voluntary initiatives undertaken to reduce intellectual property infringement, such as copyright piracy and trademark counterfeiting, that occurs online.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 119 (Thursday, June 22, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 119 (Thursday, June 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 28483]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12992]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

United States Patent and Trademark Office

[Docket No.: PTO-C-2017-0024]


Notice of Public Meeting on Voluntary Initiatives To Combat 
Infringement of Intellectual Property in the Online Environment

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will 
host a public meeting at its headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, on 
July 17, 2017, on measuring the impact of voluntary initiatives 
undertaken to reduce intellectual property infringement, such as 
copyright piracy and trademark counterfeiting, that occurs online.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on July 17, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 
4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the United States Patent 
and Trademark Office, Madison Building, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy, 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 
public meeting, please contact Peter Fowler, Charisma Hampton, or 
Nadine Herbert at the Office of Policy and International Affairs, by 
telephone at (571) 272-9300, by email at [email protected], 
[email protected], and [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: Peter Fowler, 
Charisma Hampton, or Nadine Herbert. Please direct all media inquiries 
to the Office of the Chief Communications Officer, USPTO, at (571) 272-
8400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The rapid growth of the online marketplace 
for goods and services has been accompanied by a rise in online 
infringement of intellectual property, including copyright piracy and 
trademark infringement. In response, the private sector has undertaken 
a range of voluntary initiatives to help reduce that infringement.
    The Executive Branch has supported these voluntary initiatives. The 
2013 Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement (JSP) 
encouraged their development, and the FY 2017-2019 JSP (available at 
https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/IPEC/2016jointstrategicplan.pdf) identified four research-related ``action 
items'' to be taken to enhance the initiatives, as well as broadly-
directed ``calls for research'' on their impact and effectiveness.'' 
(See Action Nos. 2.2., 2.3, 2.5, and 2.6, at pp. 63 and 65-66 of the FY 
2017-2019 JSP, and the ``calls for research'' on the initiatives, at 
pp. 145-146 of the FY 2017-2019 JSP).
    On June 20, 2013, the United States Patent and Trademark Office 
requested input from the public on the impact of the initiatives (78 FR 
37210, June 20, 2013). The USPTO has also convened meetings with 
content creators and Internet service providers, brand owners and 
payment processing companies, representatives of the advertising 
community and third-party content and brand owners, as well as with 
Internet service providers and technology companies to discuss existing 
voluntary efforts to reduce infringement on commercial platforms that 
facilitate illicit activities.
    To continue this outreach, and as part of the Executive Branch's 
implementation of the FY 2017-2019 JSP's action items and calls for 
research, the USPTO will conduct a public meeting on Voluntary 
Initiatives in the Digital Environment on July 17, 2017. Topics will 
include methods and metrics for conducting empirical research on the 
digital economy; evaluating the effectiveness of self-regulatory 
regimes; case studies of certain private sector initiatives; the role 
of voluntary undertakings in raising consumer awareness; stemming 
revenue flows to bad actors; and lessons learned and next steps.

Instructions and Information on the Public Meeting

    The public meeting will be held at the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office, Madison Building, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. The public 
meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. The agenda will be 
available a week before the meeting on the USPTO Web site, https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/ip-policy/enforcement/voluntary-initiatives-combat-infringement-intellectual. Registration is also 
available at the same URL. Attendees may also register at the door one 
half-hour prior to the beginning of the meeting.
    The public meeting 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 Nadine Herbert 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: Nadine Herbert, at least seven (7) 
business days prior to the symposium.

    Dated: June 16, 2017.
Joseph Matal,
Performing the Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2017-12992 Filed 6-21-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 119 / Thursday, June 22, 2017 / Notices 28483 comments has been extended until July DATES: The public meeting will be held efforts to reduce infringement on 28, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. EDT. on July 17, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. commercial platforms that facilitate Instructions for Commenters: NTIA ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be illicit activities. invites comment on the full range of held at the United States Patent and To continue this outreach, and as part issues that may be presented by this Trademark Office, Madison Building, inquiry, including issues that are not of the Executive Branch’s Global Intellectual Property Academy, implementation of the FY 2017–2019 specifically raised in the above 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia questions. Commenters are encouraged JSP’s action items and calls for research, 22314. All major entrances to the to address any or all of the above the USPTO will conduct a public building are accessible to people with questions. Comments that contain disabilities. meeting on Voluntary Initiatives in the references to studies, research, and Digital Environment on July 17, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Topics will include methods and other empirical data that are not widely further information regarding the public metrics for conducting empirical published should include copies of the meeting, please contact Peter Fowler, research on the digital economy; referenced materials with the submitted Charisma Hampton, or Nadine Herbert comments. evaluating the effectiveness of self- Comments submitted by email should at the Office of Policy and International regulatory regimes; case studies of be machine-readable and should not be Affairs, by telephone at (571) 272–9300, by email at peter.fowler@uspto.gov, certain private sector initiatives; the role copy-protected. Comments submitted by of voluntary undertakings in raising mail may be in hard copy (paper) or charisma.hampton@uspto.gov, and nadine.herbert@uspto.gov, or by postal consumer awareness; stemming revenue electronic (on CD–ROM or disk). flows to bad actors; and lessons learned Responders should include the name of mail addressed to: Mail Stop OPIA, United States Patent and Trademark and next steps. the person or organization filing the comment, as well as a page number on Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA Instructions and Information on the each page of their submissions. All 22313–1450, ATTN: Peter Fowler, Public Meeting comments received are a part of the Charisma Hampton, or Nadine Herbert. public record and will generally be Please direct all media inquiries to the The public meeting will be held at the posted on the NTIA Web site, https:// Office of the Chief Communications United States Patent and Trademark www.ntia.doc.gov, without change. All Officer, USPTO, at (571) 272–8400. Office, Madison Building, Global personal identifying information (for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The rapid Intellectual Property Academy, 600 example, name, address) voluntarily growth of the online marketplace for Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia submitted by the commenter may be goods and services has been 22314. The public meeting will begin at publicly accessible. Do not submit accompanied by a rise in online 9 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. The agenda confidential business information or infringement of intellectual property, will be available a week before the otherwise sensitive or protected including copyright piracy and meeting on the USPTO Web site, information. NTIA will accept trademark infringement. In response, https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and- anonymous comments. the private sector has undertaken a resources/ip-policy/enforcement/ range of voluntary initiatives to help Dated: June 19, 2017. voluntary-initiatives-combat- reduce that infringement. Kathy Smith, The Executive Branch has supported infringement-intellectual. Registration is Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications these voluntary initiatives. The 2013 also available at the same URL. and Information Administration. Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Attendees may also register at the door [FR Doc. 2017–13034 Filed 6–21–17; 8:45 am] Property Enforcement (JSP) encouraged one half-hour prior to the beginning of BILLING CODE 3510–60–P their development, and the FY 2017– the meeting. 2019 JSP (available at https:// The public meeting will be physically www.whitehouse.gov/sites/ accessible to people with disabilities. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE whitehouse.gov/files/omb/IPEC/ Individuals requiring accommodation, United States Patent and Trademark 2016jointstrategicplan.pdf) identified such as sign language interpretation or Office four research-related ‘‘action items’’ to other ancillary aids, should be taken to enhance the initiatives, as communicate their needs to Nadine [Docket No.: PTO–C–2017–0024] well as broadly-directed ‘‘calls for Herbert at the Office of Policy and research’’ on their impact and International Affairs, by telephone at Notice of Public Meeting on Voluntary effectiveness.’’ (See Action Nos. 2.2., Initiatives To Combat Infringement of (571) 272–9300, by email at 2.3, 2.5, and 2.6, at pp. 63 and 65–66 of nadine.herbert@uspto.gov, or by postal Intellectual Property in the Online the FY 2017–2019 JSP, and the ‘‘calls for Environment mail addressed to: Mail Stop OPIA, research’’ on the initiatives, at pp. 145– United States Patent and Trademark AGENCY: United States Patent and 146 of the FY 2017–2019 JSP). On June 20, 2013, the United States Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA Trademark Office, Department of 22313–1450, ATTN: Nadine Herbert, at Commerce. Patent and Trademark Office requested input from the public on the impact of least seven (7) business days prior to the ACTION: Notice of public meeting. the initiatives (78 FR 37210, June 20, symposium. SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 2013). The USPTO has also convened Dated: June 16, 2017. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public meeting.
DatesThe public meeting will be held on July 17, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ContactFor further information regarding the public meeting, please contact Peter Fowler, Charisma Hampton, or Nadine Herbert at the Office of Policy and International Affairs, by telephone at (571) 272-9300, by email at [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected], or by postal
FR Citation82 FR 28483 
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