[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 21684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-8690]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6180]


Advisory Committee on Private International Law Study Group 
Public Meeting

    U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private 
International Law Study Group will be holding a public meeting on the 
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Draft 
Legislative Guide on Secured Transactions and its treatment of security 
rights in intellectual property (IP).
    The Department of State Advisory Committee on Private International 
Law (ACPIL) Study Group will be holding a public meeting to discuss the 
treatment of IP-secured financing practices in the UNCITRAL Draft 
Legislative Guide on Secured Transactions (Guide). At the 40th Session 
of the UNCITRAL (held June 25 through July 12, 2007), the Commission 
adopted a portion of the draft Guide, and scheduled adoption of the 
remaining portion for a second meeting of the Commission to take place 
in Vienna, Austria, December 10-14, 2007. The Commission at its July 
2007 session adopted recommendations dealing with the scope of the 
draft Guide as it relates to IP law and secured financing, as well as 
the inclusion in the commentary to the Guide of explanatory statements 
on the treatment of IP as secured financing. The Commission also 
tentatively approved a new work project on IP law matters as they 
relate to secured financing law, which would be initiated after 
conclusion of the Guide in its present scope. The first meeting on the 
new IP-related project may occur in the spring of 2008. A top priority 
for the resumed Session is final adoption of the revised commentary and 
draft Guide. The ACPIL will use this public meeting to exchange 
thoughts on the draft Guide as it relates to IP-secured financing 
matters with a view to determining what areas would need to be 
addressed in UNCITRAL's second phase of work. The draft UNCITRAL 
Legislative Guide on Secured Transactions and relevant information can 
be obtained at http://www.uncitral.org/english/commission/sessions.
    Time: The public meeting will take place at the Department of 
State, Office of Private International Law, 2430 E Street, NW., 
Washington, DC on Wednesday May 7, 2008 from 10 a.m. EST to 2 p.m. EST. 
Public Participation: Advisory Committee Study Group meetings are open 
to the public, subject to the capacity of the meeting room. Access to 
the meeting building is controlled; persons wishing to attend should 
contact Tricia Smeltzer or Niesha Toms of the Department of State's 
Legal Adviser's Office at [email protected] or [email protected] and 
provide your name, e-mail address and mailing address to get admission 
into the meeting or to get directions to the office. Additional meeting 
information can also be obtained from Rachel Wallace at 
[email protected] or telephone (202) 647-2324. Persons who cannot 
attend but who wish to comment on any of the proposals are welcome to 
do so by e-mail to Michael Dennis at [email protected]. If you are 
unable to attend the public meeting and you would like to participate 
by teleconferencing, please contact Tricia Smeltzer or Maya Garrett at 
202-776-8420 to receive the conference call-in number and the relevant 
information.

    Dated: April 17, 2008.
Rachel Wallace,
Attorney-Adviser, Office of IP Enforcement, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E8-8690 Filed 4-21-08; 8:45 am]
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