[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 63951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22139]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5967]


U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private 
International Law: 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) will hold 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 November 28, 2007 from 1 p.m. EDT to 5:30 
p.m. EDT. 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 Maya Garrett of the Department of 
State's Legal Adviser's Office at [email protected] or 
[email protected] and provide your name, e-mail address, mailing 
address, and affiliation(s) to get admission to the meeting and 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: November 6, 2007.
Michael Dennis,
Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, Office of Private 
International Law, Department of State.
 [FR Doc. E7-22139 Filed 11-9-07; 8:45 am]
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