[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42300-42301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20674]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


APEC Intellectual Property Rights Contact Point List: Request for 
Applications for Inclusion on the List of Private-Sector Individuals 
Interested in Intellectual Property Rights in the Asia-Pacific Region

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice; request for submission of applications for inclusion on 
list of private-sector individuals working in the area of intellectual 
property rights protection in the Asia-Pacific region.

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SUMMARY: The ad hoc working group on intellectual property operating 
under the auspices of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 
forum is

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creating a contact point list of individuals from the public and 
private sectors who work in the area of intellectual property rights 
protection (the Contact Point List). The Office of the United States 
Trade Representative (USTR) is notifying persons of the Contact Point 
List, and invites interested individuals from the private sector to 
submit an application for inclusion on the List.

DATES: Applications for inclusion on the Contact Point List should be 
submitted on or before September 16, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be submitted in the form noted below to 
Sybia Harrison, Office of the General Counsel, Room 222, Attn: APEC IPR 
Contact Point List, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, 600 17th 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20508.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jo Ellen Urban, Director for Intellectual Property, (202) 395-6864, or 
Thomas Robertson, Associate General Counsel, Office of the General 
Counsel, (202) 395-6800, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, 600 
17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20508.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An ad hoc group of intellectual property 
authorities from the various economies participating in APEC has met on 
a number of occasions to discuss the protection of intellectual 
property in the Asia-Pacific region. This ad hoc group is moving 
forward on a number of collective actions, one of which is the creation 
of a contact point list of public and private sector individuals from 
APEC economies engaged in the area of intellectual property rights. 
This list will be placed on the Internet in early 1997, and is intended 
to allow persons working in this field to identify each other easily 
and, as appropriate, to contact each other. The list will be divided 
into public sector and private sector sections, and may be further 
divided into intellectual property subject matter areas.
    All interested persons, from academia to industry, are invited to 
submit written applications for inclusion on the Contact Point List. An 
original and three copies of the application should be sent to Sybia 
Harrison at the above-noted address on or before September 16, 1996. 
Applications must be in English and take the following form:

Name:
Title:
Area(s) of interest (e.g., patents, copyrights, trademarks, etc.):
Address:
Telephone/Fax numbers:

    When forwarding these applications to APEC for inclusion on the 
Contact Point List, the United States Government will clarify that it 
does not vouch for the accuracy of the information submitted or the 
qualifications of the individuals identified.
Irving Williamson,
Deputy General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 96-20674 Filed 8-13-96; 8:45 am]
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