82_FR_4323 82 FR 4314 - Reopening of the Period for Comments on a Preliminary Draft Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Currently Being Negotiated at The Hague Conference on Private International Law

82 FR 4314 - Reopening of the Period for Comments on a Preliminary Draft Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Currently Being Negotiated at The Hague Conference on Private International Law

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 9 (January 13, 2017)

Page Range4314-4315
FR Document2017-00671

The United States Patent and Trademark Office is publishing this notice to reopen the comment period provided in its notice of November 18, 2016, entitled Request for Comments and Notice of Public Meeting on a Preliminary Draft Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Currently Being Negotiated at the Hague Conference on Private International Law. The new deadline for public comments is January 18, 2017.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 9 (Friday, January 13, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4314-4315]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00671]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patent and Trademark Office

[Docket No. PTO-P-2016-0046]


Reopening of the Period for Comments on a Preliminary Draft 
Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments 
Currently Being Negotiated at The Hague Conference on Private 
International Law

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

ACTION: Reopening of the comment period.

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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office is publishing 
this notice to reopen the comment period provided in its notice of 
November 18, 2016, entitled Request for Comments and Notice of Public 
Meeting on a Preliminary Draft Convention on the Recognition and 
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Currently Being Negotiated at the 
Hague Conference on Private International Law. The new deadline for 
public comments is January 18, 2017.

DATES: Written Comments: Written comments must be received on or before 
January 18, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Written Comments: Interested parties are encouraged to file 
written comments electronically by email to [email protected]. 
Comments submitted by email should be machine-searchable and should not 
be copy-protected. Written comments also may be submitted by mail to 
the Office of Policy and International Affairs, United States Patent 
and Trademark Office, Mail Stop International Affairs, P.O. Box 1450, 
Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450. Responders should include the name of 
the person or organization filing the comment, as well as a page 
number, on each page of their submissions. Paper submissions should 
also include a CD or DVD containing the submission in MS Word[supreg], 
WordPerfect[supreg], or pdf format. CDs or DVDs should be labeled with 
the name and organizational affiliation of the filer, and the name of 
the word processing program used to create the document. All personally 
identifiable information (for example, name, address, etc.) voluntarily 
submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit 
confidential business information or otherwise sensitive or protected 
information. The USPTO will accept anonymous written comments (enter 
``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain anonymous).
    All comments received are part of the public record and will be 
available for public inspection without change via the USPTO's Web site 
at www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/ip-policy/hague-conference-private-international-law and at the Office of the Director, Policy and 
International Affairs, located in Madison West, Tenth Floor, 600 Dulany 
Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, upon request. Because comments will 
be available for public inspection, information that is not desired to 
be made public, such as name, an address or phone number, etc., should 
not be included in the written comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to the attention of Michael Shapiro, Senior Counsel, 
Office of Policy and International Affairs, USPTO, by telephone at 571-
272-9300, or by email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The Hague Conference on Private International Law (``The Hague 
Conference''), an international organization in the Netherlands, is 
sponsoring negotiations for a convention on the recognition and 
enforcement of foreign judgments in civil and commercial matters. In 
February 2016, the Council on General Affairs and Policy of The Hague 
Conference created a Special Commission on the Recognition and 
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments (``the Special Commission'') to 
prepare a preliminary draft text of the convention, which is subject to 
a formal diplomatic negotiation open to member States of The Hague 
Conference. At its first session in June 2016, the Special Commission 
produced a Preliminary Draft Convention that includes general and 
specific provisions that would apply to the recognition and enforcement 
of judgments arising from transnational intellectual property disputes.
    On November 18, 2016, the United States Patent and Trademark Office 
(USPTO) requested public comments on the June 2016 Preliminary Draft 
Convention (the ``Preliminary Draft'') as it relates to intellectual 
property matters (81 FR 81741 (Nov. 18, 2016)), with the comment period 
ending on January 9, 2017. The USPTO is now reopening the comment 
period to ensure that all stakeholders have sufficient opportunity to 
submit comments. The new deadline for submitting public comments is 
January 18, 2017. Any comments received between the close of the 
previous deadline of January 9, 2017, and January 13, 2017 will be 
treated as timely and given full consideration.
    Further information about the Preliminary Draft, as well as 
questions about the draft that the USPTO presented for consideration, 
are set forth in the earlier notice requesting comments (81 FR 81741 
(Nov, 18, 2016)).


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    Dated: January 9, 2017.
Michelle K. Lee,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of 
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2017-00671 Filed 1-12-17; 8:45 am]
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4314 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 9 / Friday, January 13, 2017 / Notices Request for Comment SUMMARY: The United States Patent and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Instructions for Commenters: The Trademark Office is publishing this Requests for additional information Department invites comment on the full notice to reopen the comment period should be directed to the attention of range of issues that may be presented by provided in its notice of November 18, Michael Shapiro, Senior Counsel, Office this inquiry, including issues that are 2016, entitled Request for Comments of Policy and International Affairs, not specifically raised in the following and Notice of Public Meeting on a USPTO, by telephone at 571–272–9300, questions. Commenters are encouraged Preliminary Draft Convention on the or by email to judgmentsproject@ to address any or all of the following Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign uspto.gov. questions. Comments that contain Judgments Currently Being Negotiated references to studies, research, and at the Hague Conference on Private SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: other empirical data that are not widely International Law. The new deadline for public comments is January 18, 2017. Background published should include copies of the referenced materials with the submitted DATES: Written Comments: Written The Hague Conference on Private comments. comments must be received on or before International Law (‘‘The Hague (1) Is our discussion of IoT presented January 18, 2017. Conference’’), an international in the green paper regarding the organization in the Netherlands, is ADDRESSES: Written Comments: challenges, benefits, and potential role sponsoring negotiations for a Interested parties are encouraged to file of government accurate and/or convention on the recognition and written comments electronically by complete? Are there issues that we enforcement of foreign judgments in email to judgmentsproject@uspto.gov. missed, or that we need to reconsider? civil and commercial matters. In Comments submitted by email should (2) Is the approach for Departmental February 2016, the Council on General be machine-searchable and should not action to advance the Internet of Things Affairs and Policy of The Hague be copy-protected. Written comments comprehensive in the areas of Conference created a Special also may be submitted by mail to the engagement? Where does the approach Commission on the Recognition and Office of Policy and International need improvement? Enforcement of Foreign Judgments (‘‘the Affairs, United States Patent and (3) Are there specific tasks that the Special Commission’’) to prepare a Trademark Office, Mail Stop Department should engage in that are International Affairs, P.O. Box 1450, preliminary draft text of the convention, not covered by the approach? Alexandria, Virginia 22313–1450. which is subject to a formal diplomatic (4) What should the next steps be for Responders should include the name of negotiation open to member States of the Department in fostering the the person or organization filing the The Hague Conference. At its first advancement of IoT? comment, as well as a page number, on session in June 2016, the Special For any response, commenters may each page of their submissions. Paper Commission produced a Preliminary wish to consider describing specific submissions should also include a CD or Draft Convention that includes general goals or actions that the Department, or DVD containing the submission in MS and specific provisions that would the U.S. Government in general, might Word®, WordPerfect®, or pdf format. apply to the recognition and take (on its own or in conjunction with CDs or DVDs should be labeled with the enforcement of judgments arising from the private sector) to achieve those name and organizational affiliation of transnational intellectual property goals; the benefits and costs associated the filer, and the name of the word disputes. with the action; whether the proposal is processing program used to create the agency-specific or interagency; the On November 18, 2016, the United document. All personally identifiable rationale and evidence to support it; and States Patent and Trademark Office information (for example, name, the roles of other stakeholders. (USPTO) requested public comments on address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by Dated: January 10, 2017. the commenter may be publicly the June 2016 Preliminary Draft Kathy D. Smith, accessible. Do not submit confidential Convention (the ‘‘Preliminary Draft’’) as Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications business information or otherwise it relates to intellectual property matters and Information Administration. sensitive or protected information. The (81 FR 81741 (Nov. 18, 2016)), with the [FR Doc. 2017–00720 Filed 1–12–17; 8:45 am] USPTO will accept anonymous written comment period ending on January 9, BILLING CODE 3510–60–P comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in the required 2017. The USPTO is now reopening the fields if you wish to remain comment period to ensure that all anonymous). stakeholders have sufficient opportunity DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE All comments received are part of the to submit comments. The new deadline public record and will be available for for submitting public comments is Patent and Trademark Office public inspection without change via January 18, 2017. Any comments [Docket No. PTO–P–2016–0046] the USPTO’s Web site at received between the close of the www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/ previous deadline of January 9, 2017, Reopening of the Period for Comments ip-policy/hague-conference-private- and January 13, 2017 will be treated as on a Preliminary Draft Convention on international-law and at the Office of timely and given full consideration. the Recognition and Enforcement of the Director, Policy and International Foreign Judgments Currently Being Further information about the Affairs, located in Madison West, Tenth asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Negotiated at The Hague Conference Preliminary Draft, as well as questions Floor, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, on Private International Law about the draft that the USPTO Virginia 22314, upon request. Because comments will be available for public presented for consideration, are set forth AGENCY: United States Patent and in the earlier notice requesting Trademark Office, Department of inspection, information that is not desired to be made public, such as comments (81 FR 81741 (Nov, 18, Commerce. 2016)). name, an address or phone number, etc., ACTION: Reopening of the comment should not be included in the written period. comments. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:06 Jan 12, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13JAN1.SGM 13JAN1

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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionReopening of the comment period.
DatesWritten Comments: Written comments must be received on or before January 18, 2017.
ContactRequests for additional information should be directed to the attention of Michael Shapiro, Senior Counsel, Office of Policy and International Affairs, USPTO, by telephone at 571- 272-9300, or by email to [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 4314 
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