[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 150 (Monday, August 5, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50633-50634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19612]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No. 2002-C-003]
Request for Comments on Agenda for the National Intellectual
Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council
AGENCIES: Department of Justice and United States Patent and Trademark
Office, Department of Commerce, as Co-Chairs, National Intellectual
Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council.
ACTION: Notice and request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement
Coordination Council (the Council) seeks public comments relating to
the agenda and mission of the Council. Interested members of the public
are invited to present written comments on how to improve overall
coordination and the topics outlined in the Supplementary Information
section of this Notice.
DATES: All comments are due by September 4, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to offer written comments should address
comments to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property
and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Box 4,
Washington, DC 20231, marked for the attention of Elizabeth Shaw.
Comments may also be submitted by facsimile transmission to (703) 305-
7575, or by electronic mail through the internet to
[email protected]. All comments will be maintained for public
inspection in Room 902, Crystal Park II, 2121 Crystal Drive, Arlington,
Virginia.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Shaw by telephone at (703)
305-1033, by fax at (703) 305-7575, or by mail marked to her attention
and addressed to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office,
Box 4, Washington, DC 20231.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination
Council (the Council) was created pursuant to 15
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USC 1128. The Council's mission is ``to coordinate domestic and
international intellectual property law enforcement among federal and
foreign entities.'' The Council consists of the Under Secretary of
Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States
Patent and Trademark Office, co-chair of the Council (The Honorable
James E. Rogan); the Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, co-
chair of the Council (The Honorable Michael Chertoff ); the Under
Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs
(The Honorable Alan P. Larson); the Deputy United States Trade
Representative (Ambassador Peter Allgeier); the Commissioner of Customs
(The Honorable Robert C. Bonner); and the Under Secretary of Commerce
for International Trade (The Honorable Grant Aldonas). By statute, the
Council shall also consult with the Register of Copyrights (The
Honorable Marybeth Peters).
The work of the Council is a United States Government effort aimed
at coordinating domestic and international intellectual property law
enforcement among Federal and foreign entities. This coordinating role
may be divided into two parts. The first is to provide a vehicle for
agencies to share information on their activities relating to
enforcement of intellectual property rights and related training
activities. The second role involves projects that the Council itself
may undertake.
The Council has identified the following areas of focus in
fulfilling its mission: law enforcement liaison, training coordination,
industry and other outreach, and increasing public awareness .
On June 5, 2000, the Council published a notice in the Federal
Register seeking public comment on issues associated with the Council's
mission (65 FR 35611 (2000)). A summary of comments previously received
is published in the Council's 2000 Annual Report, available on the
internet at http://www.uspto.gov.
Issues for Public Comment
How the Council may best address the areas of focus listed above;
Activities the private sector is engaged in relating to public
awareness campaigns involving intellectual property rights protection;
How the Council may be effective in coordinating a public awareness
campaign.
Guidelines for Written Comments
Written comments should include the following information: the
name, affiliation, and title of the individual providing the written
comment; and if applicable, an indication of whether the comments
offered represent the views of the respondent's organization or
personal views.
Parties offering written comments should also provide comments in
an electronic format. Such submissions may be provided via internet
electronic mail or on a 3.5'' floppy disk formatted for use in either a
Macintosh or MS-DOS based computer. Electronic submissions should be
provided as unformatted text (e.g. ASCII or plain text) or as formatted
text in one of the following formats: Microsoft Word (Macintosh, DOS or
Windows versions); or WordPerfect (Macintosh, DOS or Windows versions).
Information provided pursuant to this notice will be made part of
the public record and may be made available via the internet. In view
of this, parties should not submit information that they do not wish to
be publicly disclosed or made electronically accessible. Parties who
rely on confidential information to illustrate a point are requested to
summarize, or otherwise submit, the information in a way that permits
its public disclosure.
Dated: July 19, 2002.
James E. Rogan,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Dated: July 25, 2002.
Michael Chertoff,
Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, United States
Department of Justice.
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