[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 134 (Thursday, July 14, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-17119]
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[Federal Register: July 14, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Request for Comments on Preliminary Draft of the Report of the
Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights
AGENCY: Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of draft report and request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights of the White
House Information Infrastructure Task Force has issued a preliminary
draft of its report, ``Intellectual Property and the National
Information Infrastructure,'' and is soliciting public comment. Copies
of the preliminary report may be obtained by calling the U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office at (703) 305-9300 or by sending a written request
to the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office, Box 4, Washington, DC 20231, marked to the attention
of Terri A. Southwick, Office of Legislative and International Affairs.
Public hearings will be announced at a later date.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before September 7,
1994. Comments in reply to initial written comments may be submitted no
later than September 28, 1994.
ADDRESSES: An original and four copies of comments should be submitted
to the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office, Box 4, Washington, DC 20231, marked to the attention
of Terri A. Southwick, Attorney-Advisor, Office of Legislative and
International Affairs. Alternatively, comments may be submitted
electronically to the following Internet address: [email protected].
Comments received will be available for public inspection at the
Scientific and Technical Information Center of the Patent and Trademark
Office, Room 2CO1, Crystal Plaza 3/4, 2021 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, Virginia, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Terri A. Southwick, Attorney-Advisor, Office of Legislative and
International Affairs, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Box 4,
Washington, DC 20231. Telephone (703) 305-9300 / Fax: (703) 305-8885.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Working Group on Intellectual Property
Rights, chaired by Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of
Patents and Trademarks Bruce A. Lehman, was established as part of the
White House Information Infrastructure Task Force. The Task Force,
chaired by Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown, was created to work
with Congress and the private sector to develop comprehensive
telecommunications and information policies aimed at articulating and
implementing the Administration's vision for the National Information
Infrastructure (NII).
The Preliminary Draft of the Report of the Working Group on
Intellectual Property Rights represents the Working Group's examination
and analysis to date of the intellectual property implications of the
NII, and includes the Group's draft findings and recommendations. While
it addresses each of the major areas of intellectual property law,
including patent, trademark and trade secret, the preliminary draft
focuses primarily on copyright law and its application and
effectiveness in the context of the NII.
Dated: July 8, 1994.
Bruce A. Lehman,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of Patents and
Trademarks.
[FR Doc. 94-17119 Filed 7-13-94; 8:45 am]
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