Subject: USPTO Symposium: "Protecting Intellectual Property in the Digital Age" Sept 11-12, Crystal City, Arlington, VA
NINCH-ANNOUNCE (david@ninch.org)
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 10:52:47 -0400
Message-Id: <v04210116b590e18705ac@[192.100.21.22]> Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 10:52:47 -0400 To: ninch-announce@cni.org From: NINCH-ANNOUNCE <david@ninch.org> Subject: USPTO Symposium: "Protecting Intellectual Property in the Digital Age" Sept 11-12, Crystal City, Arlington, VA
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July 11, 2000
INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT SYMPOSIUM OF THE AMERICAS:
Protecting Intellectual Property in the Digital Age
September 11-12, 2000: Arlington, Virginia
July 31 Deadline for Registration Application
<http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/olia/ipsa2000/index.html>
The US Patent and Trademark Office is holding a symposium on issues
of enforcing intellectual property in the Western Hemisphere.
Attention will be paid to the Internet, Optical Media Piracy, and
Business Software and Business Methods Patent enforcement issues. One
of the chief goals of the meeting is to develop "a basis for closer
Hemispheric coordination in the enforcement of intellectual property
rights generally." Other goals of the meeting include:
* "To assist government officials from the Western Hemisphere in
developing effective enforcement systems based on an
interdisciplinary approach in which civil, criminal, administrative,
and border (customs) measures work together and separately to aid in
protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights in the Digital
Age.
* "To strengthen regional cooperation for the improvement of the
enforcement of intellectual property rights in order to meet
international treaty obligations, including those under TRIPS.
* "To provide Western Hemisphere countries with a detailed review of
the emerging intellectual property treaty regimes of the Digital Age.
Included among the topics would be the WIPO Copyright Treaty, the
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, and the enforcement
requirements of TRIPS and NAFTA.
* "To discuss ways to generally improve the enforcement of
intellectual property rights throughout the Hemisphere."
Further information is below and on the website cited above. Note the
limitation of numbers and the July 31 deadline for registartion
applications.
David Green
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>Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 10:31:45 -0400
>From: Skip Lockwood <dfc@dfc.org>
>Organization: dfc@dfc.org
>To: Digital Future Coalition Discussion List <dfclist@ala.org>
>Subject: [DFCLIST:12] [Fwd: Notice of Intellectual Property
>Symposium of the Americas (fwd)]
>
>
> > --------
> > > Protecting Intellectual Property in the Digital Age
> > >
> > > AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
> > >
> > > ACTION: Notice of meeting.
> > >
> > > -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is
> > > announcing that it will hold a two-day symposium on the enforcement
> > > of intellectual property in the Western Hemisphere. The symposium
> > > is expected to provide an opportunity for high-ranking government
> > > intellectual property officials and members of the business and
> > > intellectual property communities in the Western Hemisphere to
> > > discuss and formulate an agenda for cooperation in the critical
> > > area of intellectual property enforcement. Particular attention
> > > during the symposium will be paid to the Internet, Optical Media
> > > Piracy, and Business Software and Business Methods Patent
> > > enforcement issues, and to developing a basis for closer
> > > Hemispheric coordination in the enforcement of intellectual
> > > property rights generally.
> > >
> > > DATES: The symposium will be held on Monday, September 11, 2000,
> > > and Tuesday, September 12, 2000, beginning at 9:30 a.m. and ending
> > > at approximately 5:30 p.m. each day. Due to security concerns,
> > > attendance at the symposium will be limited to 150 people. Requests
> > > to attend the symposium must be made in writing no later than July
> > > 31, 2000, and must comply with the requirements set forth in this
> > > notice. Because seating is limited, only one request to participate
> > > per firm, agency or organization will be granted. For purposes of
> > > determining eligibility, affiliates and subsidiaries in different
> > > countries will be considered separate organizations.
> > >
> > > ADDRESSES: The symposium will be held at the Sheraton Crystal City
> > > Hotel, 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202.
> > > Directions to the symposium location will be available inside the
> > > lobby of the Sheraton Crystal City.
> > >
> > > Requests to attend the symposium should be made to Doris Long by
> > > electronic mail to soa2k@uspto.gov, by facsimile transmission marked
> > > to the attention of Doris Long at (877) 786-4220, or by mail marked
> > > to the attention of Doris Long and addressed to the Office of
> > > Legislative and International Affairs, United States Patent and
> > > Trademark Office, Box 4, Washington, DC 20231. Symposium attendees
> > > will be accepted as their requests are received on a first-come,
> > > first-serve basis according to the time and date of receipt of each
> > > request, and subject to the restrictions that: (1) Only written
> > > requests will be accepted; (2) only one request (one person) per
> > > company, firm, agency or organization will be accepted (for purposes
> > > of determining eligibility, affiliates and subsidiaries in different
> > > countries will be considered separate organizations); (3) only
> > > requests which contain the information set forth below under
> > > ``Further Registration Information'' will be accepted; and (4) only
> > > requests received on or before July 31, 2000, will be considered.
> > >
> > > FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Long by telephone at
> > > (877) 786-4220; by electronic mail to soa2k@uspto.gov; by fax at
> > > (877) 786-4220; or by mail marked to her attention and addressed
> > > to the Office of Legislative and International Affairs, United
> > > States Patent and Trademark Office, Box 4, Washington, DC 20231.
> > >
> > > SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
> > >
> > > 1. Background
> > >
> > > Over the past several decades, the global economy has undergone a
> > > fundamental change, where the principal engine of economic growth
> > > and job creation is not based on raw natural resources, but on the
> > > use of knowledge, ideas and innovation. From the Internet and
> > > E-commerce, to computer software and technology, countries
> > > increasingly rely on knowledge-based products and services to fuel
> > > their economic and technological growth. Intellectual property
> > > protection forms an integral part of any knowledge-based economy,
> > > since intellectual property laws traditionally serve as a source of
> > > protection for knowledge, ideas and innovation. At the same time,
> > > the rights of intellectual property owners are being increasingly
> > > threatened by the widespread use of the Internet and other digital
> > > technologies in facilitating global piracy.
> > >
> > > As of January 1, 2000, most countries in the Western Hemisphere
> > > are obligated to have domestic laws and enforcement mechanisms that
> > > comply with the international standards set forth under the Agreement
> > > on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). In
> > > order to assure continuing growth for the countries of the Western
> > > Hemisphere, enforcement mechanisms must be designed to take into
> > > account the needs and issues of a knowledge-based economy and be
> > > built on traditional methodologies for enforcement of intellectual
> > > property rights against infringing physical goods and services.
> > > At the same time such mechanisms must be designed to combat the
> > > increasing use of the Internet and other digital technologies in
> > > the development and distribution of pirated and counterfeit goods.
> > >
> > > In light of the Hemispheric importance of effective intellectual
> > > property enforcement programs capable of dealing with the challenges
> > > posed by digital piracy, this symposium will feature structured
> > > dialogues and round-table discussions regarding cutting edge
> > > intellectual property enforcement policy issues. These discussions
> > > will occur between high-level government officials from every country
> > > in the Western Hemisphere with which the United States maintains
> > > diplomatic relations.
> > >
> > > The goals of the symposium are:
> > >
> > > A. To assist government officials from the Western Hemisphere
> > > in developing effective enforcement systems based on an
> > > interdisciplinary approach in which civil, criminal,
> > > administrative, and border (customs) measures work together
> > > and separately to aid in protecting and enforcing intellectual
> > > property rights in the Digital Age.
> > >
> > > B. To strengthen regional cooperation for the improvement of the
> > > enforcement of intellectual property rights in order to meet
> > > international treaty obligations, including those under TRIPS.
> > >
> > > C. To provide Western Hemisphere countries with a detailed review
> > > of the emerging intellectual property treaty regimes of the
> > > Digital Age. Included among the topics would be the WIPO
> > > Copyright Treaty, the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty,
> > > and the enforcement requirements of TRIPS and NAFTA.
> > >
> > > D. To discuss ways to generally improve the enforcement of
> > > intellectual property rights throughout the Hemisphere.
> > >
> > > 2. Draft Agenda
> > >
> > > A draft agenda for the symposium is set forth below:
> > >
> > > Intellectual Property Symposium of The Americas: Protecting
> > > Intellectual Property in The Digital Age
> > >
> > > Monday, September 11
> > >
> > > Plenary Round Table I
> > > E-Commerce and Other Strategies For Turning Intellectual Property
> > > Protection into Investment Opportunities.
> > >
> > > Break Out Round Table A
> > > Intellectual Property Rights and the Internet: Digital Distribution
> > > and the Technological Threat to Intellectual Property.
> > >
> > > Break Out Round Table B
> > > Establishing a Workable Enforcement System under TRIPS: Practical
> > > Problems and Potential Solutions.
> > >
> > > Break Out Round Table C
> > > Adapting ``Hard'' Goods Enforcement Techniques to Cyberspace.
> > >
> > > Break Out Round Table D
> > > Legal and Technological Obstacles to Protecting Intellectual
> > > Property in the Digital Age: Practical Problems and Realistic
> > > Solution.
> > >
> > > Break Out Round Table E
> > > Prevention v. Cure: Creating Effective Educational and Public
> > > Awareness Enforcement Campaigns.
> > >
> > > Break Out Round Table F
> > > Creating an Effective Enforcement Program With Limited Resources:
> > > Some Models for Facilitating Information and Resource Sharing.
> > >
> > > Break Out Round Table G
> > > Resolving Domain Name Problems in Cyberspace.
> > >
> > > Break Out Round Table H
> > > Copyright and the WIPO Treaties: Protecting Content on the
> > > Internet.
> > >
> > > Tuesday, September 12
> > >
> > > Plenary Round Table II
> > > Technology Transfers, Business Method Patents and the Pitfalls of
> > > Licensing.
> > >
> > > Break Out Round Table J
> > > Creating an Effective Enforcement Program for New Technologies:
> > > Protecting Trade Secrets and Technology Patents.
> > >
> > > Break Out Round Table K
> > > Trademark Counterfeiting and the Net: Enforcing Rights on the
> > > Internet Frontier.
> > >
> > > Plenary Round Table III
> > > Future Issues in Intellectual Property Enforcement: Technology
> > > Patents and Confidential Information.
> > >
> > > Plenary Round Table IV
> > > An Action Plan for the Future: A Dialogue Among the Participants
> > > on Future Problems and Solutions.
> > >
> > > 3. Further Registration Information
> > >
> > > This symposium, and all program-related materials, are offered free
> > > of charge. As noted above, due to security concerns, admission to the
> > > symposium will be limited to 150 participants who are pre-registered
> > > and whose registration has been accepted in accordance with the
> > > following guidelines:
> > >
> > > 1. Requests to attend the symposium should be made to Doris Long
> > > by electronic mail to soa2k@uspto.gov, by facsimile transmission
> > > marked to the attention of Doris Long at (877) 786-4220, or by
> > > mail marked to the attention of Doris Long and addressed to the
> > > Office of Legislative and International Affairs, United States
> > > Patent and Trademark Office, Box 4, Washington, DC 20231.
> > >
> > > 2. All requests to attend must be in writing and must contain the
> > > following information:
> > >
> > > A. Name;
> > > B. Company/ Firm/Agency or Organization Affiliation (if any);
> > > C. Mailing Address;
> > > D. Facsimile, or Email Address where notification of acceptance
> > > of registration can be sent.
> > >
> > > 3. Symposium attendees will be accepted as their requests are
> > > received on a first-come, first-serve basis according to the
> > > time and date of receipt of each request. To be considered
> > > ``received,'' a request to attend must contain all of the
> > > information required in this section; and must be received
> > > on or before the July 3, 2000, application deadline.
> > >
> > > 4. Only one request (one person) per company, firm, agency or
> > > organization will be accepted. For purposes of determining
> > > eligibility, affiliates and subsidiaries in different countries
> > > will be considered separate organizations.
> > >
> > > 5. It would be helpful for purposes of determining space needs,
> > > but is not required, if the applicant would also indicate
> > > which Break Out sessions he or she intends to attend. For
> > > convenience, a registration form has been placed on the USPTO
> > > web-site at <http://www.uspto.gov/>.
> > >
> > >
> > > Dated: June 29, 2000.
> > >
> > > Q. Todd Dickinson,
> > > Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director
> > > of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
> > > [FR Doc. 00-17030 Filed 7-5-00; 8:45 am]
> > > BILLING CODE 3510-16-P
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________________________________
>
>--
>Skip Lockwood
>8th floor
>21 Dupont Circle
>Washington, DC 20036
>202-533-2004
>202-872-0884 (fax)
>dfc@dfc.org
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