Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in State
Sovereign Immunity Case |
4/4. The Supreme Court granted
certiorari in Central Virginia Community College v. Katz. See,
Order
List [13 pages in PDF] at page 7.
The underlying dispute in this case does not involve technology. This is a
bankruptcy case. This case involves the authority of the Congress, under the bankruptcy
clause of the Constitution, to abrogate state sovereign immunity in the bankruptcy code. See,
11 U.S.C. § 106(a). Four state colleges run by the state of Virginia challenge the
constitutionality of § 106, asserting state sovereign immunity, 11th Amendment
immunity, and the 10th Amendment. The Bankruptcy Court and the Court of Appeals ruled
against the state colleges. Now, the Supreme Court will review this question.
The argument advanced by the state colleges is similar to those made by the
state of Florida when it successfully argued before the Supreme Court that the Patent and
Plant Variety Protection Remedy Clarification Act is an unconstitutional abrogation of
state's 11th Amendment immunity. Indeed, the state colleges cite the Florida cases in their
Petition for Writ of Certiorari [45 pages in PDF].
Hence, persons interested in state sovereign immunity and 11th Amendment
immunity in the context of intellectual property litigation, may wish to follow
developments in this case.
Wallace's Bookstores operated bookstores on the campuses of the four state
colleges. It declared bankruptcy in U.S.
Bankruptcy Court (E.D.Kent). Bernard Katz is the liquidating supervisor of the
bankrupt estate. He commenced an adversary proceeding, under the bankruptcy code, to
recover preferential transfers made by Wallace's Bookstores to the four state colleges,
and to collect accounts receivable owed by the four state colleges.
11 U.S.C. § 106(a) provides that "Notwithstanding an
assertion of sovereign immunity, sovereign immunity is abrogated as to a
governmental unit to the extent set forth in this section with respect to the
following: ..." It then lists numerous sections of the bankruptcy code, including
11 U.S.C. § 547, which pertains to preferential transfers.
The four state colleges filed motions to dismiss the
complaint, based upon sovereign immunity. They asserted that § 106(a) is
unconstitutional. The Bankruptcy Court denied these motions.
The four colleges appealed. The Court
of Appeals (6thCir) affirmed. The four colleges sought rehearing en banc.
Not one judge voted to rehear the case. The four colleges petitioned the Supreme
Court for writ of certiorari. The Supreme Court has granted certiorari.
The four colleges argue in their petition that there is
a split among the circuits on Congressional authority to abrogate state sovereign
immunity in the bankruptcy code. They assert that the 6th Circuit ruling is in
conflict with the rulings of five other circuits.
The four colleges also relied heavily in their petition on the Supreme
Court's opinions in Seminole
Tribe v. Florida, 517 U.S. 44 (1996), which held that the Congress lacks authority under
Article I of the Constitution to abrogate the States' 11th Amendment immunity from suit in
federal courts, and in Florida
Prepaid v. College Savings Bank, 527 U.S. 627 (1999), which extended the Seminole
Tribe holding to intellectual property suits.
The present case is Central Virginia Community College, et al. v. Bernard
Katz, Sup. Ct. No. 04-885, a petition for writ of certiorari to the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court's case number is
01-50545. The Appeals Court's case number is No. 03-6054.
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Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Copyright
Fair Use and Attorneys Fees Case |
4/4. The Supreme Court denied
certiorari Ergonome v. Compaq Computer, a copyright infringement
case involving the defense of fair use, and the recovery of attorneys fees. See,
Order
List [13 pages in PDF] at page 8.
Ergonome, a small company owned by a couple, held the copyright on a short
book on computer related hand injuries. Compaq, which sells personal computers,
acquired a copy of the booklet, and copied from it, without authorization, in
its own user guides.
Compaq filed a complaint against Ergonome in distant and inconvenient forum
seeking a declaratory judgment that its copying did not constitute infringement.
The jury found that Compaq's copying of seven phrases and four illustrations was
de minimis. The District Court also awarded Compaq $2,765,026.90 in attorneys
fees as the prevailing party.
Ergonome appealed. The U.S. Court of
Appeals (5thCir), applying the four prong fair use test of
17 U.S.C. § 107, affirmed. It also affirmed the attorneys fees award. Judge Edith
Jones wrote the opinion.
See also, story titled "5th Circuit Rules on Copyright, Fair Use, Attorneys
Fees, and Alter Egos" in
TLJ Daily E-Mail
Alert No. 991, October 6, 2004.
This case is Ergonome, Inc. v. Compaq Computer Corporation, Sup. Ct.
No. 04-1105, a petition for writ of certiorari to the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the 5th Circuit. The Appeals Court case number is 01-20861. It was an appeal
from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
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8th Circuit Rules Against Crackpot Cybersquatter |
4/4. The U.S. Court of
Appeals (8thCir) issued its
opinion
[4 pages in PDF] in Faegre v. Purdy, a cybersquatting case. The
Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court order granting a preliminary
injunction to Faegre, the trademark holder.
William S. Purdy is an anti-abortion activist and serial cybersquatter who
registers domain names that often contain well known trademarks, and then causes web
surfers who enter these domains in their browsers to be redirected to an anti-abortion
web site.
Faegre & Benson is a large law firm
based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It has registered a trademark for its name. Purdy
registered domains such as www.faegre-benson.com. Purdy made no commercial use of this
domain.
Faegre & Benson, and two of its partners, filed a complaint in U.S. District
Court (DMinn) against Purdy alleging violation of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection
Act (ACPA), which is codified at
15
U.S.C. § 1125(d), violation of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C.
§§ 1114(a), 1125(a), violation of the Minnesota Deceptive Trade Practices Act,
Minn. Stat. Ann. §325D.44, and violation of tort law of the state of Minnesota.
The plaintiffs' complaint requested injunctive and declaratory relief, and
damages. The plaintiffs also filed a motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO)
and a preliminary injunction (PI).
The District Court issued an
order
[PDF] granting the TRO and PI.
The District Court enjoined Purdy from using domain names identical to or
confusingly similar to Faegre's marks unless the protest or critical commentary nature
of the attached website is apparent from the domain name itself, from using marks identical
to or confusingly similar to Faegre's marks, from displaying any website whose appearance
is identical or confusingly similar to the trade dress of Faegre's website, and from
illegally appropriating Faegre names.
Purdy appealed. The Court of Appeals affirmed. It wrote a brief opinion that
contains no application of the ACPA, Lanham Act, or other bodies of law to the
facts of this case.
This case is Faegre & Benson, et al. v. William S. Purdy, et al., U.S.
Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, App. Ct. No. 04-1189, an appeal from the
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, D.C. No. 03-6472, Judge
Michael Davis presiding.
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9th Circuit Rules in Favor of Crackpot
Cybersquatter |
4/4. The U.S. Court of Appeals
(9thCir) issued its
opinion
[18 pages in PDF] in Bosley Medical Institute v. Kremer, a
cybersquatting case. The Court of Appeals affirmed in part the District Court's judgment
for Kremer, the cybersquatter.
Michael Kremer received hair replacement services from Bosley
Medical Institute. He was displeased. He then registered the domain name
www.BosleyMedical.com and created a non-commercial web site that is critical
of Bosley. Bosley has registered the trademark "Bosley Medical".
Bosley filed complaints in
U.S. District Court (SDCal) against
Kremer alleging trademark infringement, dilution, violation of the Anticybersquatting
Consumer Protection Act (ACPA), unfair competition, various state law claims, and
libel. Bosley dismissed the libel claim.
This case did not go to trial. Also, the District Court allowed only limited
discovery. Rather, the District Court granted summary judgment to Kremer on the trademark
infringement, trademark dilution, and ACPA claims, all on the grounds that Kremer did not
make commercial use of the mark. The District Court also dismissed the state law
claims under California's anti-SLAPP statute.
This appeal followed.
The Court of Appeals affirmed the summary judgment on the
trademark infringement claim. It held that "the noncommercial use of a trademark
as the domain name of a website -- the subject of which is consumer commentary
about the products and services represented by the mark -- does not constitute
infringement under the Lanham Act."
The Court of Appeals reasoned that no one will buy hair
replacement services from Kremer thinking that he is Bosley. It concluded that
"Neither is Kremer capitalizing on the good will Bosley has created in its mark.
Any harm to Bosley arises not from a competitor's sale of a similar product
under Bosley's mark, but from Kremer’s criticism of their services. Bosley
cannot use the Lanham Act either as a shield from Kremer’s criticism, or as a
sword to shut Kremer up."
However, the Court of Appeals vacated and remanded the summary judgment
for Kremer on the ACPA claim. It held that the District Court erred in applying
the commercial use requirement to Bosley's ACPA claim. It should have confined
its inquiry to the elements of the ACPA claim listed in the statute, at
15 U.S.C. § 1125(d)(1)(B). The Court of Appeals held that the District Court
should have inquired whether Kremer had a bad faith intent to profit from his
use of Bosley's mark in his web site's domain name. This claim goes back to the
District Court for discovery and further proceedings. Kremer may yet prevail on
this issue too.
Finally, the Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of the state law claims
under the California anti-SLAPP statute. These claims are remanded to the
District Court, for discovery, and further proceedings.
This case is Bosley Medical Institute v. Kremer, Inc., et al. v. Michael
Steven Kremer, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, App. Ct. No. 04-55962, an
appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, D.C. No.
CV-01-01752-WQH, Judge William Hayes presiding. Judge Barry Silverman wrote the opinion
of the Court of Appeals, in which Judges Thomas Nelson and Richard Tallman joined.
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More Supreme Court News |
4/4. The Supreme Court
issued an order in Merck v. Integra LifeSciences I, a drug patent
case involving a research exemption to patent infringement. The Supreme Court
wrote that "The motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate
in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument is granted." See,
Order
List [13 pages in PDF] at page 6. This is Sup. Ct. No. 03-1237. See also,
story
titled "Supreme Court Takes Case Involving Research Exemption to Patent
Infringement" in
TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No.
1,053, January 11, 2005.
4/4. The Supreme Court
denied certiorari in Focus Media, Inc. v. NBC, Inc., No. 04-1107.
See,
Order List [13 pages in PDF] at page 12. This lets stand the August 2, 2004
opinion [23 pages in PDF] of the U.S.
Court of Appeals (9thCir). This is an involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy case
involving a company that booked and paid for commercial spots from television
and radio stations on behalf of advertising clients. The Appeals Court affirmed
the District Court. The Court of Appeals case number is 03-55808. This was an
appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, D.C.
No. CV-01-01146-AHS.
4/4. The Supreme Court denied
certiorari in Tony Colida v. Sanyo North America Corporation, No. 04-8644.
This is a petition for writ of certiorari to the U.S.
Court of Appeals (FedCir) in a patent case. See,
Order
List [13 pages in PDF] at page 10.
4/4. The Supreme Court
issued two opinions, neither of which are technology related, and an
Order
List [13 pages in PDF]. It then began a two week recess. It will return on
Monday, April 18.
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Tuesday, April 5 |
The House will return from its Spring Recess. It
will meet at 2:00 PM for legislative business. It will consider several
non-technology related items under suspension of the rules. Votes will be
postponed until 6:30 PM. See,
Republican Whip
Notice.
The Senate will meet at 9:45 AM.
8:00 AM. Sen. Charles Grassley
(R-IA), the Chairman of the Senate Finance
Committee, will speak at the Tax Executives Institute's 55th Midyear
Conference. Location: Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel, 1000 H Street NW.
LOCATION CHANGE. 9:30 AM. The
Senate Judiciary Committee will
hold a hearing titled "Oversight of the USA PATRIOT Act". The witnesses
will be Attorney General Alberto
Gonzales and FBI Director
Robert Mueller.
Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) will
preside. See, notice. Press
contact: Blain Rethmeier (Specter) at 202 224-5225, David Carle (Leahy) at 202
224-4242 or Tracy Schmaler (Leahy) at 202 224-2154. Location: Room 216, Hart
Building.
10:00 AM. The
Senate Finance Committee will hold
a hearing titled "Charities and Charitable Giving: Proposals for Reform".
Location: Room 628, Dirksen Building.
10:00 AM. The U.S. Court of
Appeals (FedCir) will hear oral argument in VM Tech v. Compaq Computer,
No. 04-1436. Location: Courtroom 402, 717 Madison Place, NW.
10:00 AM - 12:00 NOON. The Department of State's
International
Telecommunication Advisory Committee (ITAC) will meet to prepare for the
Organization of American States' (OAS)
Inter-American
Telecommunication Commission's (CITEL) Permanent Consultative Committee II
meeting in Guatemala to be held in April 2005. See,
notice in the Federal Register, December 30, 2004, Vol. 69, No. 250, at
Pages 78515-78516. For more information, including the location, contact
Cecily Holiday at
holidaycc@state.gov or Anne Jillson
at jillsonad@state.gov. Location:
undisclosed.
12:30 - 2:00 PM. The DC
Bar Association will host a panel discussion titled "Regulating Computer and
Telecommunications Exports to China". The scheduled speakers are Matthew Borman
(Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration), James Lewis (Center for
Strategic and International Studies), Vera Murray (Director of Export Regulation at IBM),
Maggie Hershey (Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International), and
Barry Hurewitz (Wilmer Cutler). See,
notice.
Prices vary from $10 to $30. For more information, call 202 626-3463. Location: D.C.
Bar Conference Center, B-1 Level, 1250 H St., NW.
6:00 - 8:15 PM. The DC Bar Association
will host a continuing legal education (CLE) program titled "Legal Beat:
How to Use Music Legally in a Business". The scheduled speaker is Joy
Butler (Sashay Communications). See,
notice. Prices vary from $70 to $124. For more information, call 202
626-3488. Location: D.C. Bar Conference Center, B-1 Level, 1250 H St., NW.
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Wednesday, April 6 |
The House will meet at 10:00 AM for legislative
business. See,
Republican Whip
Notice.
The Department of Homeland
Security's (DHS) Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee will hold
a day long meeting. Nuala Kelly (DHS Chief Privacy Officer ) will speak at 8:30 AM.
The other speakers include Assistant Secretary Parney Albright, Acting Under Secretary
Randy Beardsworth, Acting Under Secretary Matthew Broderick, Under Secretary Michael
Brown, and Under Secretary Janet Hale. Location: Colonial Room, Mayflower Hotel, 1127
Connecticut Ave., NW.
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM. The Department of
Commerce (DOC) will host a half day workshop on radio frequency identification
(RFID) technology. See, DOC
notice
[PDF]. Location: DOC, 1401 Constitution Ave., NW.
10:00 AM. The
House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on
Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property will hold a hearing titled "Digital
Music Interoperability and Availability". The witnesses will be Mark Cooper (CFA),
Ray Gifford (PFF), William Pence (Napster), and Michael
Bracy (Future of Music Coalition). Press
contact: Jeff Lungren or Terry Shawn at 202 225-2492. See,
notice. Location: Room
2141, Rayburn Building.
RESCHEDULED FOR APRIL 13.
10:00 AM. The Senate Finance Committee
will hold a hearing on the U.S. Dominican Republic Central America Free Trade
Agreement (CAFTA). Location: Room 628, Dirksen Building.
10:00 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals
(FedCir) will hear oral argument in Network Commerce v. Microsoft,
No. 04-1445. Location: Courtroom 402, 717 Madison Place, NW.
10:00 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals
(FedCir) will hear oral argument in Hynix Semiconductor v. U.S.,
No. 04-1417. Location: Courtroom 402, 717 Madison Place, NW.
10:00 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals
(FedCir) will hear oral argument in In Re Steelbuilding.com, No.
04-1447. This is an appeal from the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office's (USPTO) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board 's (TTAB)
disposition [28 pages in PDF] affirming the denial of an application to register the
mark Steelbuilders.com. The TTAB held that it "is merely descriptive and generic for
the services recited in the application and that applicant has not demonstrated that it
has acquired distinctiveness". Location: Courtroom 203, 717 Madison
Place, NW.
1:00 PM. The House Judiciary
Committee will hold a hearing on the USA PATRIOT Act. The witness will be
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
Press contact: Jeff Lungren or Terry Shawn at 202 225-2492. Location: Room 2141, Rayburn
Building.
1:30 PM. The
House International
Relations Committee' Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere will hold a hearing
titled "China's Influence in the Western Hemisphere". See,
notice.
Location: Room 2172, Rayburn Building.
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Thursday, April 7 |
The House will meet at 10:00 AM for legislative business. See,
Republican Whip Notice.
9:30 AM. The
House
International Relations Committee will hold a hearing titled "Defense
Trade: Arms Export Controls in the Post- 9/11 Security Environment".
Location: Room 2172, Rayburn Building.
9:30 AM. The Senate Judiciary
Committee will hold an executive business meeting. The agenda includes consideration
of several non-technology related bills, and consideration of several judicial nominees,
including Terrence Boyle (to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the 4th Circuit), Priscilla Owen (5th Circuit), Robert Conrad
(Western District of North Carolina), James Dever (Eastern District of North
Carolina), and Thomas Griffith (District of Columbia Circuit). All of these
nominees have been listed on past agendas. See,
notice. Press
contact: Blain Rethmeier (Specter) at 202 224-5225, David Carle (Leahy) at 202
224-4242 or Tracy Schmaler (Leahy) at 202 224-2154. Location: Room 226,
Dirksen Building.
10:00 AM. The
House Government Reform Committee will hold a hearing on the Federal
Information Security Management Act. Location: Room 2154, Rayburn Building.
10:00 AM. The
U.S. Court of Appeals (FedCir) will hear oral argument in AT&T v.
Microsoft, No. 04-1285. This is an appeal from the
U.S. District Court
(SDNY) in a patent infringement case. Location: Courtroom 203, 717 Madison
Place, NW.
12:00 NOON - 1:30 PM. The
DC Bar Association will host a panel discussion
titled "Current Topics in Patent Law: The CREATE ACT and the Impact on the
Patent Practice". The scheduled speakers are Stephen Maebius (Foley &
Lardner), Jeffrey Kushan (Sidley Austin), and Stephen Belisle (Fitzpatrick Cella Harper
& Scinto). See,
notice. Prices vary from $10 to $30. For more information, call
202 626-3463. Location: D.C. Bar Conference Center, B-1 Level, 1250 H
St., NW.
12:15 - 2:00 PM. The Forum on
Technology and Innovation will host a panel discussion titled "The Future
of U.S. Manufacturing - Does Making Anything Matter in the 21st Century". See,
notice
and registration
pages. Lunch will be served. Location: Reserve Officers Association, 5th
floor, One Constitution Ave., NE.
2:30 PM. The
Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Intellectual Property will
hold a hearing titled "The Patent System Today and Tomorrow".
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) will preside.
See, notice. Press
contact: Blain Rethmeier (Specter) at 202 224-5225, David Carle (Leahy) at 202
224-4242 or Tracy Schmaler (Leahy) at 202 224-2154. Location: Room 226,
Dirksen Building.
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Friday, April 8 |
9:30 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals
(DCCir) will hear oral argument in Program Suppliers v. Librarian of
Congress, No. 04-1070. Judges Sentelle, Randolph and Tatel will preside.
Location: Prettyman Courthouse, 333 Constitution Ave., NW.
10:00 AM. The U.S. Court of
Appeals (FedCir) will hear oral argument in Korszun v. Public Technologies
Multimedia, No. 04-1504. This is an appeal from the U.S. District Court (DConn)
in a software patent case. Location: Courtroom 402, 717 Madison Place, NW.
12:00 NOON - 2:00 PM. The
Progress and Freedom Foundation (PFF) will
host a panel discussion titled "The Indecency Debate: Should Congress
Extend Broadcast Rules to Other Media?". The speakers will include
Adam Thierer (PFF), Marsha
MacBride (National Association of Broadcasters), Jill
Luckett (National Cable Telecommunications
Association), and Jerald Fritz (Allbritton Communications). Press contact,
Patrick Ross at 202 289-8928. See,
notice
and
registration pages. Location: Room B389, Rayburn Building, Capitol Hill.
Deadline to submit initial comments to the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response
to its notice
of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) [460 pages in PDF] in its proceeding titled "In the
Matter of: Implementation of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act
of 2004 Implementation of Section 340 of the Communications Act". See also, FCC
release
[PDF]. This NPRM is FCC 05-24 in MB Docket No. 05-49. The FCC adopted this NPRM on
February 4, 2005, and released it on February 7, 2005. See, story titled "FCC
Releases SHVERA NPRM Regarding Significantly Viewed Signals" in TLJ Daily E-Mail
Alert No. 1,073, February 9, 2005.
Deadline to submit initial comments to the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to
assist it in preparing its annual report to the Congress regarding
progress made to achieve the objectives and carry out the purposes and
provisions of Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International
Telecommunications Act (ORBIT Act). See, FCC
notice [PDF]. This proceeding is IB Docket No. 04-158.
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Monday, April 11 |
9:30 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals
(DCCir) will hear oral argument in Northpoint Technologies v. FCC, No.
02-1194. Judges Sentelle, Rogers and Tatel will preside. Location: Prettyman Courthouse,
333 Constitution Ave., NW.
2:00 PM. The
Senate Commerce Committee will hold
a hearing S 241, a bill to exempt the
Universal Service support taxes and subsidies from
the Anti-deficiency Act. See,
notice. Press contact: Melanie Alvord or Aaron Saunders (Stevens) at
202 224-8456 or 202 224-3991, or Andy Davis (Inouye) at 202 224-4546. Location: Room
385, Russell Building. (This is not the Committee's hearing room.)
6:00 - 8:15 PM. The Federal
Communications Bar Association (FCBA) will host a continuing legal education (CLE)
seminar titled "Must Carry/Retrans Consent". Location:
Dow Lohnes & Albertson, 1200 New Hampshire
Ave., NW.
Deadline to submit to the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) oppositions to petitions to deny
Nextel's and
Sprint's joint applications for FCC approval of
the transfer of control to Sprint of the licenses and authorizations held both by Nextel.
That is, this is a merger review proceeding. See, FCC
Public
Notice [7 pages in PDF], No. DA 05-502, in WT Docket No. 05-63. On December 15, 2004,
the two companies announced a "definitive agreement for a merger of equals".
See, Nextel release and
release.
Deadline to submit reply comments to the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response
to BellSouth's petition for pricing flexibility for switched access services. See, FCC
Public
Notice DA 05-740 in WC Docket No. 05-148.
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Tuesday, April 12 |
9:30 AM. The
House Appropriation's Committee's
Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, The
Judiciary, District of Columbia will hold a hearing on the federal judiciary. See,
notice. Location: Room 2358, Rayburn Building.
12:00 NOON. The Federal
Communications Bar Association (FCBA) will host a luncheon. The speaker
will be Rep. Joe Barton
(R-TX), the Chairman of the House
Commerce Committee. Prices vary from $35 to $65. See,
registration form
[PDF]. Registrations and cancellations are due by 5:00 PM on April 7. Location:
Mayflower Hotel,
1127 Connecticut Ave., NW.
1:00 PM. The
House Appropriation's Committee's
Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development,
The Judiciary, District of Columbia will hold a hearing on the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas will testify. See,
notice. Location: Room 2358, Rayburn Building.
6:00 - 8:30 PM. The Federal
Communications Bar Association's (FCBA) Young Lawyers Committee will host an
event titled "Happy Hour". For more information, contact Pam Slipakoff at
202 418-7705 or pam.slipakoff@fcc.gov.
Location: Andale, 401 7th Street, NW.
6:00 - 8:15 PM. The DC
Bar Association will host a continuing legal education (CLE) seminar titled
"What You Need to Know About the DMCA and Its Application". The
scheduled speakers are Peter Jaszi (American University Law School), Robert Kasunic
(U.S. Copyright Office), Stacey King (Finnegan Henderson), and Alan Lewine (Litman Law
Offices). See,
notice.
Prices vary from $70 to $115. For more information, call 202 626-3488. Location: D.C.
Bar Conference Center, B-1 Level, 1250 H St., NW.
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