[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12777-12778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5067]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5016]


Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Private International 
Law: Notice of Meeting

SUMMARY: There will be a public meeting of the Study Group on 
Enforcement of Judgments of the Secretary of State's Advisory Committee 
on Private International Law, from 2 pm to 6 pm on Tuesday March 29 at 
the new headquarters of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: Henry 
Remsen Building, 400 Dulany Street, Conference Center (Lobby Level), 
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
    Full Text: The Department of State, in conjunction with the U.S. 
Patent and Trademark Office and other Federal agencies, is convening a 
meeting of the Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Private 
International Law, Study Group on Enforcement of Judgments, in order to 
seek consultations on the proposed draft Hague Convention on Exclusive 
Choice of Court Agreements. The draft Convention will be considered at 
the 20th Diplomatic Session of the Hague Conference on Private 
International Law, June 14-30, 2005, and is expected to be adopted and 
opened for signature at that time.
    The meeting of the Advisory Committee will bring experts from 
industry, trade associations, bar associations, non-governmental 
associations, and other interested parties to consider in more detail 
those aspects of the draft convention that bear on intellectual 
property rights and related litigation, in order to assist the U.S. 
delegation prepare for the Diplomatic Conference. The current draft of 
the proposed convention may be found on the Web site of the Hague 
Conference (http://www.hcch.net).
    The meeting will be held from 2 pm to 6 pm on Tuesday March 29, at 
the new headquarters of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: Henry 
Remsen Building, 400 Dulany Street, Conference Center (Lobby Level), 
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. The meeting is open to the public up to the 
capacity of the meeting room. Interested persons are invited to attend 
and to express their views. Persons who wish to have their views 
considered are encouraged, but not required, to submit written comments 
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advance of the meeting. Written comments should be submitted by e-mail 
to Jeffrey Kovar at [email protected]. All comments will be made 
available to the public by request to Mr. Kovar via e-mail or by phone 
(202-776-8420).
    Persons wishing to attend must notify Ms. Cherise Reid by e-mail 
([email protected]), fax (202-776-8482), or by telephone (202-776-8420).

    Dated: March 8, 2005.
Jeffrey D. Kovar,
Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International Law, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 05-5067 Filed 3-14-05; 8:45 am]
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