82 FR 43226 - Notice of Roundtable on Intellectual Property and Trade Shows
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 177 (September 14, 2017)
Patent and Trademark Office
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 177 (September 14, 2017)
| Page Range | 43226-43226 | |
| FR Document | 2017-19488 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 177 (Thursday, September 14, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 43226] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-19488] [[Page 43226]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office [Docket No.: PTO-C-2017-0030] Notice of Roundtable on Intellectual Property and Trade Shows AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public roundtable. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host a roundtable discussion at its headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, on October 18, 2017, on addressing intellectual property infringements at trade shows. DATES: The public roundtable will be held on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ADDRESSES: The public roundtable will be held at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Global Intellectual Property Academy, Madison Building (East), Second Floor, 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 N. Fowler or Kortney Hammonds at the Office of Policy and International Affairs, by telephone at (571) 272-9300, by email at [email protected], or [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 or Kortney Hammonds. Please direct all media inquiries to the Office of the Chief Communications Officer, USPTO, at (571) 272-8400. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Trade shows can provide opportunities for both the willful and unintentional infringement of intellectual property rights. The transient nature of these events presents challenges for intellectual property rights holders to address an infringement, discover the infringement, take action against it, or, in some cases, even determine against whom to assert their legal rights. The USPTO is hosting a public roundtable to discuss approaches, strategies, and effective practices for addressing the kinds of infringement that most often occur at trade fairs and shows, including the infringement of copyright, design, patent, and trademark. Topics to be explored will include: How U.S. Government agencies and the courts can be used effectively when intellectual property rights are infringed at trade shows; legal measures and strategies available to rights holders before, during, and after a trade show; and recent and anticipated trends and challenges faced by rights holders and trade show operators. Speakers drawn from academia, civil and criminal litigation practice, rights holders and industry associations, and the U.S. Government will offer insights, observations, and experiences, on intellectual property infringements at trade shows. They will discuss how to deal with the challenges presented at trade shows, including legal strategies employed in removing allegedly infringing goods from a trade show venue. Instructions and Information on the Public Roundtable The public roundtable will be held at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Global Intellectual Property Academy, Madison Building (East), Second Floor, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, and will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. The event will also be webcast and offered via interactive viewing at USPTO satellite offices in Dallas, Denver, Detroit, and San Jose. 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/intellectual-property-and-trade-shows. Registration will be available at the same URL. Attendees may also register at the door thirty (30) minutes prior to the beginning of the meeting, however seating will be limited to no more than 90 persons, and priority will be given to those who preregister. Attendees at all locations, as well as those online, will have an opportunity to submit questions to the speakers, which will be addressed, time permitting, during the question and answer period of each panel session. The public roundtable 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 Kortney Hammonds in the Office of Policy and International Affairs, by telephone at (571) 272-1500, 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: Kortney Hammonds, at least seven (7) business days prior to the date of the public roundtable. Dated: September 8, 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. 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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE when intellectual property rights are Dated: September 8, 2017.
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[Docket No.: PTO–C–2017–0030] before, during, and after a trade show; Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
and recent and anticipated trends and Property and Director of the United States
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AGENCY: United States Patent and litigation practice, rights holders and
Trademark Office, Department of industry associations, and the U.S.
Commerce. Government will offer insights, COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL
ACTION: Notice of public roundtable. observations, and experiences, on QUALITY
intellectual property infringements at
SUMMARY: The United States Patent and trade shows. They will discuss how to Initial List of Actions To Enhance and
Trademark Office (USPTO) will host a deal with the challenges presented at Modernize the Federal Environmental
roundtable discussion at its trade shows, including legal strategies Review and Authorization Process
headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, on employed in removing allegedly
October 18, 2017, on addressing AGENCY: Council on Environmental
infringing goods from a trade show Quality.
intellectual property infringements at venue.
trade shows. ACTION: Notice.
DATES: The public roundtable will be Instructions and Information on the
Public Roundtable SUMMARY: The Council on
held on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, Environmental Quality (CEQ) is
from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The public roundtable will be held at publishing its initial list of actions
ADDRESSES: The public roundtable will the United States Patent and Trademark pursuant to Executive Order 13807 of
be held at the United States Patent and Office, Global Intellectual Property August 15, 2017, titled ‘‘Establishing
Trademark Office, Global Intellectual Academy, Madison Building (East), Discipline and Accountability in the
Property Academy, Madison Building Second Floor, 600 Dulany Street, Environmental Review and Permitting
(East), Second Floor, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, and will Process for Infrastructure Projects,’’ and
Alexandria, Virginia 22314. All major begin at 9 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. The published on August 24, 2017.
entrances to the building are accessible event will also be webcast and offered ADDRESSES: This Initial List of Actions
to people with disabilities. via interactive viewing at USPTO will be available at https://
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For satellite offices in Dallas, Denver, www.whitehouse.gov/ceq and on the
further information regarding the public Detroit, and San Jose. The agenda will National Environmental Policy Act
meeting, please contact Peter N. Fowler be available a week before the meeting (NEPA) Web site at
or Kortney Hammonds at the Office of on the USPTO Web site, https:// https://ceq.doe.gov/.
Policy and International Affairs, by www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
telephone at (571) 272–9300, by email at ip-policy/enforcement/intellectual- Council on Environmental Quality
peter.fowler@uspto.gov, or property-and-trade-shows. Registration (Attn: Ted Boling, Associate Director for
kortney.hammonds@uspto.gov, or by will be available at the same URL. the National Environmental Policy Act),
postal mail addressed to: Mail Stop Attendees may also register at the door 730 Jackson Place NW., Washington, DC
OPIA, United States Patent and thirty (30) minutes prior to the 20503. Telephone: (202) 395–5750.
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, beginning of the meeting, however Email: NEPA@ceq.eop.gov.
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450, ATTN: seating will be limited to no more than SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August
Peter Fowler or Kortney Hammonds. 90 persons, and priority will be given to 15, 2017, the President signed Executive
Please direct all media inquiries to the those who preregister. Attendees at all Order 13807 titled ‘‘Establishing
Office of the Chief Communications locations, as well as those online, will Discipline and Accountability in the
Officer, USPTO, at (571) 272–8400. have an opportunity to submit questions Environmental Review and Permitting
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Trade to the speakers, which will be Process for Infrastructure Projects,’’
shows can provide opportunities for addressed, time permitting, during the which was published on August 24,
both the willful and unintentional question and answer period of each 2017. 82 FR 40463. The Executive Order
infringement of intellectual property panel session. directs the Council on Environmental
rights. The transient nature of these The public roundtable will be Quality (CEQ) to undertake a number of
events presents challenges for physically accessible to people with actions. In particular, Section 5(e)(i) of
intellectual property rights holders to disabilities. Individuals requiring Executive Order 13807 provides that
address an infringement, discover the accommodation, such as sign language ‘‘[w]ithin 30 days of the date of this
infringement, take action against it, or, interpretation or other ancillary aids, order, the CEQ shall develop an initial
in some cases, even determine against should communicate their needs to list of actions it will take to enhance and
whom to assert their legal rights. Kortney Hammonds in the Office of modernize the Federal environmental
The USPTO is hosting a public Policy and International Affairs, by review and authorization process. Such
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roundtable to discuss approaches, telephone at (571) 272–1500, by email at actions should include issuing such
strategies, and effective practices for kortney.hammonds@uspto.gov, or by regulations, guidance, and directives as
addressing the kinds of infringement postal mail addressed to: Mail Stop CEQ may deem necessary to:
that most often occur at trade fairs and OPIA, United States Patent and
(A) Ensure optimal interagency
shows, including the infringement of Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, coordination of environmental review and
copyright, design, patent, and Alexandria, VA 22313–1450, ATTN: authorization decisions, including by
trademark. Topics to be explored will Kortney Hammonds, at least seven (7) providing for an expanded role and
include: How U.S. Government agencies business days prior to the date of the authorities for lead agencies, more clearly
and the courts can be used effectively public roundtable. defined responsibilities for cooperating and
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of public roundtable. | |
| Dates | The public roundtable will be held on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. | |
| Contact | For further information regarding the public meeting, please contact Peter N. Fowler or Kortney Hammonds at the Office of Policy and International Affairs, by telephone at (571) 272-9300, by email at [email protected], or | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 43226 |
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