NTIA Releases Public Safety
Network NOI |
10/4. The National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA) published a
notice
in the Federal Register that requests comments regarding the creation of the
interoperable public safety broadband network by the First Responder Network
Authority, or FirstNet, as required by the spectrum bill enacted in February.
Comments are due by 5:00 PM on November 1, 2012. See, FR, Vol. 77, No. 193,
October 4, 2012, at Pages 60680-6068. The NTIA also published a draft of this
notice of inquiry (NOI) in its web site on October 1.
The Congress enacted HR 3630
[LOC |
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the "Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act" in February. This
bill, among other things, gives the FCC authority to conduct incentive auctions.
It provides for use of some of the auction proceeds to build a public safety
network. It also provided for the creation of the FirstNet at the NTIA.
See also, stories titled "House and Senate Negotiators Reach
Agreement on Spectrum Legislation", "Summary of Spectrum Bill",
and "Reaction to Spectrum Bill" in
TLJ Daily E-Mail
Alert No. 2,339, February 17, 2012, story titled "House and
Senate Pass Spectrum Bill" in
TLJ Daily E-Mail
Alert No. 2,340, February 18, 2012, and story titled "Obama
Signs Spectrum Bill into Law" in
TLJ Daily E-Mail
Alert No. 2,345, February 23, 2012.
This notice asks for comments regarding "network design
and business plan considerations".
It asks for comments regarding the network architecture presentation made at
the FirstNet Board of Directors' meeting on September 25, 2012, as well as other
options. See, September 25
presentation slides [23 pages in PDF] titled "First Responders Network
Authority Presentation to the Board FirstNet Nationwide Network (FNN) Proposal".
The NTIA notice asks for comments on "how it can deploy a reliable,
ubiquitous, redundant, and interoperable broadband network for public safety
users."
The NTIA requests "proposals that address the following criteria: 1. Meets
public safety's requirements for priority, quality of service, and preemption
features; 2. Uses, to the extent possible, existing radio access network
and core network infrastructure installed by commercial mobile operators in
order to maximize the coverage and performance delivered to public safety while
minimizing the capital expenditures; 3. Reaches operational capability as
quickly as possible; and 4. Enables voice services (cellular telephony and
push-to-talk (PTT)) both within the FirstNet network as well as to/from other
commercial networks, including the public switched telephone network (PSTN)."
(Parentheses in original.)
The FirstNet also adopted a
resolution [14 pages in PDF] containing the FirstNet's bylaws, and
other resolutions, at its September 25 meeting.
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Representatives Urge OUSTR to Take Action
Against India for Its Protectionist Tech Policies |
10/2. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX),
Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA), and 43 other
members of the House of Representatives sent a
letter to
the Ron Kirk, head of the Office of the U.S.
Trade Representative (OUSTR), regarding protectionist policies of India
directed at information and communications technology (ICT) companies outside of
India.
They asked the OUSTR to "take
urgent action on the recent Preferential Market Access (PMA) Policy issued by
the Government of India. The potential detrimental impact of this policy on U.S.
high-tech exports to India warrant USTR's consideration of all available tools
to ensure U.S. technology companies are able to compete fairly in this critical
market."
Rep.
McCaul and Rep. Matsui (at right) are the co-chairmen of the Congressional High
Tech Caucus, a bipartisan group.
The letter elaborates that "the PMA is designed to boost
domestic manufacturing of information and communications technology (ICT)
hardware through discriminatory, local content requirements, and more
specifically, is aimed at forcing foreign ICT companies to establish
manufacturing in India. Furthermore, it seems clear this policy will be applied
not only to public procurements but also to procurements by private-sector
entities."
They quoted from guidelines issued by the Indian government in September: "It
shall be mandatory for all organizations, public or private, procuring
electronic products notified under this clause to provide preference to
domestically manufactured electronic products in terms of this policy."
They concluded that the US should not allow "countries to violate fundamental
international trade obligations", and urged the OUSTR to use "all tools at your
disposal to remedy this situation".
However, they did not specifically request that the OUSTR file a complaint
with the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Also, on June 11, Rep. McCaul, Rep. Matsui, and 19 other Representatives sent a
letter to Indian Ambassador Nirupama regarding the PMA Policy.
In April, a large number of ICT trade groups based in the US, Japan, Taiwan,
Korea, Hong Kong, Canada, Australia and Europe sent a
letter to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to "to express
our serious concerns with new" PMA rules.
The ICT groups wrote that "If the PMA applies to private entities, this would
represent an unprecedented interference in the procurements of commercial
entities and would be inconsistent with India's WTO obligations. We urge the
Government of India to rescind this PMA entirely and initiate a consultation
process with the private sector and other stakeholders to more effectively
address India’s security and economic concerns."
The PMA Policy will harm ICT companies outside of India. Hence, most of the
major ICT groups from around the world have joined in criticizing it. However,
this letter focuses on arguments regarding how the PMA Policy with harm the
Indian ICT sector and the Indian economy. This letter states that the PMA
Policy will "unnecessarily restrict competition at home which could also
spark reciprocation by other countries".
The parties to the April letter, in alphabetical order, are as follows:
AMCHAM India, Australian Services Roundtable, Australian Services Roundtable,
Business Software Alliance, Business Europe,
Canada-India Business Council, Canadian Services Coalition,
Consumer Electronics Association,
Communications and Information Network Association of Japan, Computing
Technology Industry Association, Coalition of Service Industries, Digital
Europe, European-American Business Council, Emergency Committee for American
Trade, European Services Forum, Federation of Korean Information Industries,
Global VSAT Forum, Hong Kong Coalition of Service Industries, Information
Technology Association of Canada, Information
Technology Industry Council, Korea Information Technology Service Industry
Association, Korea Software Enterprise Association, Japan Business Machine and
Information System Industries Association, Japan Electronics and Information
Technology Industries Association, Japan Information Technology Service Industry
Association, Korean Software Industry Association, National Foreign Trade
Council, Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International,
Semiconductor Industry Association,
Software and Information Industry Association,
Taipei Computer Association, TechAmerica,
Telecommunications Industry Association,
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, United States
Council for International Business, and U.S.-India Business Council.
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OUSTR and EC Seek Comments on US EC
Regulatory Compatibility |
9/28. The Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative (OUSTR) published a
notice
in the Federal Register (FR) that requests comments regarding "how to promote
greater transatlantic regulatory compatibility". See, FR, Vol. 77, No. 189,
September 28, 2012, at Pages 59702-59703.
See also,
joint letter of the European Commission (EC) and the OUSTR.
The deadline to submit comments to the OUSTR or EC is October 31, 2012.
This is the second request for comments by both the US and EC. See,
notice
in the Federal Register, Vol. 77, No. 7 January 11, 2012, at Pages 1778-1779.
The comment deadline was February 3, 2012.
US tech companies and groups did not submit many comments. However, the
Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI)
submitted
comments condemning the availability of government antitrust processes as a
competitive weapon, which occurs in various tech sectors. The
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
(NEMA) submitted
comments regarding obtaining greater market access for US electronics
makers. And, the Coalition of Service Industries
(CSI) submitted
comments addressing international data flows, privacy, and the EU data
protection directive.
The present OUSTR notice states that US and EC "share the goal of reducing
excessive regulatory costs, unjustified regulatory differences, and unnecessary
red tape while respecting each other's right to protect public health, safety,
welfare, and the environment. Promoting this goal will help businesses to grow,
create jobs, and compete globally."
The OUSTR notice does not disclose that governmental entities of the US, EC
and other nations sometimes pursue protectionist policies, which they then
attempt to pass off as public health, safety, welfare, and the environment
protection policies.
The OUSTR notice states that "the U.S. Government and EC invite your views on
how to promote greater transatlantic regulatory compatibility generally. We also
invite you to share your concrete ideas on how greater
compatibility could be achieved in a particular economic sector by providing
detailed information for that sector".
For industry sector comments, the OUSTR seeks the names of the relevant
regulatory agencies in the US and EU, citations to the relevant statutes and
regulations, descriptions of the differences, "possible solutions for bridging
these differences", any steps that the US and/or EU "should consider to address
horizontal and/or sectoral differences between the two jurisdictions that may be
impeding deeper regulatory compatibility in the sector", and an "assessment of
the effects of enhanced regulatory compatibility (quantified benefits and costs,
if possible, or else qualitative descriptions), the likelihood of these effects
occurring, and the time period over which they would occur." (Parentheses in
original.)
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USPTO to Take Up to 64 Law School Clinic
Patent Applications Out of Order |
10/1. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO) published a
notice
in the Federal Register (FR) that announces and describes its pilot patent
examination acceleration program for law school clinics.
Under this program "a law school clinic participating in the USPTO Law School
Clinic Certification Pilot Program may file an application for a pro bono client
of the law school clinic and that applicant's application may be advanced out of
turn".
Each law school participating in the patent pilot program is allowed only
two applications to be examined out of turn per semester. And, the entire
program is limited to 64 per year.
Ordinarily, and subject to certain exceptions, patents are examined in the
order in which they are filed. By taking law school clinic applications out of
order, students will be more likely to obtain practical experience since "they
will be more likely to receive substantive examination of applications within
the school year that the application is filed".
See, FR, Vol. 77, No. 190, Monday, October 1, 2012, Pages 59911-59913.
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Holder and Cole Address IP
Theft |
10/3. Attorney General Eric Holder,
Deputy Attorney General James
Cole, and U.S. Attorney for Maryland Rod Rosenstein spoke at an event at
Towson University, in Maryland, at which they announced the award of $2.4
Million in grants to 13 state and local jurisdictions to assist with the
enforcement of criminal laws related to intellectual property theft.
$2.4
Million is not much. Moreover, it is spread across numerous agencies.
Nevertheless, AG Holder (at right) stated in his
speech that these grants "will help to achieve our common goals: to
advance prosecutions -- as well as prevention and education activities --
related to IP theft."
He continued that "These resources will be used to fund new police department
positions specifically tasked with investigating IP crime; to create
Spanish-speaking radio messages about the dangers of IP theft; to purchase
cutting-edge surveillance, evidence collection, and storage equipment; to
develop and implement more law enforcement and prosecutor training programs; and
to improve coordination, information sharing, and data collection."
He also described the Department of Justice's
(DOJ) operations. He said that "we now have 40
prosecutors and four computer forensics experts serving in the Computer Crime
and Intellectual Property Section; 25 Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property
-- or, ``CHIP´´ units --- in our U.S. Attorney’s offices; more than 260
specially-trained CHIP prosecutors; more than 50 FBI IP Special Agents; a
robust international IP program; and strong partnerships with a broad range of
IP rights holders."
Cole said in his
speech that "Rather than take the time to develop their own ideas, all too
often competitors try to steal proprietary designs, systems, processes, and
formulas from American manufacturers who invest years of hard work and millions
of dollars in the research and development necessary to create smarter cars,
better computer technologies and more sophisticated military equipment.
Ironically, new technology itself has made it easier than ever to steal our
intellectual property. Just one thumb drive can capture years of work and
millions of dollars in research, and enable instant transmission to a foreign
competitor."
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More IP
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10/4. The
Council of the European Union adopted the European Commission's (EC)
Directive on Orphan Works [15 pages in PDF]. EC Internal Market and
Services Commissioner
Michel
Barnier stated in a
release that "It will enable easy online access for all citizens to our
cultural heritage." On the other hand, this Directive will reduce creators'
ability to enforce their copyrights. It will particularly harm individuals and
small businesses and creators of certain visual works, and decrease incentives to
create.
10/3. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO) announced in a
release that it
launched s Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program with the patent office
of the Czech Republic on October 1, and that it will launch PPH programs with
the patent offices of the Philippines and Portugal in January of 2013.
10/3. The Copyright Office (CO) again
extended the deadline to submit reply comments in response to its notice in the
Federal Register (FR) that announces, describes, recites and requests comments
on its proposed rules regarding the verification of Statements of Account
and royalty payments that are deposited with the CO by cable operators and
satellite carriers. See, original
notice
in the FR, Vol. 77, No. 115, June 14, 2012, at Pages 35643-35652, first extension
notice in the FR, Vol. 77, No. 176, September 11, 2012, at Page 55783, and
second extension
notice
in the FR, Vol. 77, No. 192, October 3, 2012, at Pages 60333-60334. The new
deadline is 5:00 PM on October 24, 2012.
9/28. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
and European Patent Office (EPO) released, as
part of their joint Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) effort, the
CPC scheme and CPC definitions. See also, USPTO
release and EPO
release. EPO President Benoît Battistelli stated that "In less than two
years, we have finalized and published a joint scheme incorporating the best
classification practices of both offices, which will align our patent procedures
more closely and deliver major efficiency gains. In the process, the CPC will be
a stepping stone towards a more general harmonization of the world's patent
systems."
9/20. The House Judiciary Committee's
(HJC) Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet held a
hearing titled "International IP Enforcement: Opening Markets Abroad and
Protecting Innovation". Victoria Espinel (U.S. Intellectual Property
Enforcement Coordinator) was the witness. See, her
prepared testimony. She addressed the drafting of the next version of the
"Joint Strategic Plan"; cooperation between US and foreign law
enforcement agencies; US personnel in foreign countries; the Special 301
process, watch lists, and notorious markets reports; the negotiation of the
Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA); the use of U.S. personnel stationed
overseas; US efforts to obtain better IP enforcement in the People's Republic of
China; and the "threat posed to U.S. innovation from economic espionage and trade
secret theft by persons on behalf of Chinese companies".
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In This
Issue |
This issue contains the following items:
• NTIA Releases Public Safety Network NOI
• Representatives Urge OUSTR to Take Action Against India for Its Protectionist Tech Policies
• OUSTR and EC Seek Comments on US EC Regulatory Compatibility
• USPTO to Take Up to 64 Law School Clinic Patent Applications Out of Order
• Holder and Cole Address IP Theft
• More IP News
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Thursday, October 4 |
The House will not meet. It is in recess, except for
pro forma sessions, until after the November elections.
The Senate will not meet. It is in recess, except
for pro forma sessions, until November 13, 2012.
Day two of a three day conference titled "8th Annual IT Security
Automation Conference". See,
conference web site and
agenda.
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 1 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD.
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM. The U.S. Chamber of
Commerce will host an event titled "U.S. Chamber of Commerce Cybersecurity
Summit". The speakers will include Rep.
Mike Rogers (R-MI), sponsor of HR 3523
[LOC |
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"Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011" or "CISPA". See,
notice. Location: 1615 H St., NW.
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM. The Department of Commerce's (DOC)
National Telecommunications and Information
Administration's (NTIA) Commerce
Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (CSMAC) will meet. See,
notice in the
Federal Register, Vol. 77, No. 158, August 15, 2012, at Pages 48968-48969. See also, story
titled "Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee to Meet" in
TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No.
2,431, August 17, 2012. Location: DOC, Room 4830, 1401 Constitution Ave., NW.
10:00 AM. The U.S. Court
of Appeals (FedCir) will hear oral argument in Comint Systems Corporation and EyeIT.com,
Inc. v. USA , App. Ct. No. 2012-5039. This is an appeal from the U.S. Court of Federal
Claims. Panel D. This is the second of four cases on the agenda. Location: Courtroom 201,
National Courts Building, 717 Madison Place, NW.
5:00 PM. Extended deadline to submit reply comments to the
Copyright Office (CO) in response to its
notice in the
Federal Register (FR) in which it proposes rules changes regarding the definition of a
claimant for purposes of copyright registration. The CO proposes to eliminate the footnote
to the definition of a claimant codified at 37 CFR § 202.3(a)(3)(ii), which provides that a
claimant includes individuals or entities that have obtained the contractual right to claim
legal title to copyright in an application for copyright registration. See, original notice,
FR, Vol. 77, No. 96, Thursday, May 17, 2012, at Pages 29257-29259, and
extension notice,
FR, Vol. 77, No. 171, September 4, 2012, at Page 53829. See also, story titled "Copyright
Office Proposes to Change Definition of Claimant" in
TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No.
2,386, May 30, 2012.
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Friday, October 5 |
The House will meet at 10:00 AM in pro forma session.
The Senate will meet at 1:00 PM in pro forma session.
The Department of Labor's (DOL) Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS) is scheduled to release its September 2012 unemployment data.
Day three of a three day conference titled "8th Annual IT Security
Automation Conference". See,
conference web site and
agenda.
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 1 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD.
8:30 - 10:00 AM. The
New America Foundation (NAF) will host a book
presentation. Robert Atkinson (head
of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation)
will discuss his just published
book
[Amazon] titled "Innovation Economics: The Race for Global Advantage". See, ITIF
notice. Location: NAF, Suite 400, 1899 L St., NW.
10:00 AM. The U.S. Court
of Appeals (FedCir) will hear oral argument in Ritz Camera & Image v.
SanDisk, App. Ct. No. 2012-1183. This is an appeal from the
U.S. District Court (NDCal), D.C. No. 10-CV-2787.
At issue is whether direct purchasers have standing under the antitrust laws to recover damages
for overcharges resulting from a monopoly obtained or maintained through the enforcement of
patents procured by fraud. See, District Court opinion at 772 F. Supp. 2d 1100 (2011). See
also, FTC/DOJ amicus curiae
brief. And see,
story titled
"FTC/DOJ File Amicus Brief on Antitrust Standing of Direct Purchasers Who Allege Fraud
Upon USPTO" in TLJ Daily
E-Mail Alert No. 2,386, May 30, 2012. Panel E. This is the fourth case on the agenda.
Location: Courtroom 201, National Courts Building, 717 Madison Place, NW.
12:00 NOON - 1:30 PM. The DC Bar
Association will host a class titled "iPad for Lawyers".
The speaker will be Tasha Coleman. Free. No CLE credits. See,
notice. For more information, contact Daniel Mills at 202-626-1312. The
DC Bar has a history of barring reporters from its events.
Location: DC Bar Conference Center, 1101 K St., NW.
Deadline to submit comments to the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in response to its
notice in Federal
Register (FR) requesting comments regarding its proposed changes to its rules of practice in
patent cases to implement the changes to the conditions of patentability, to implement the
first inventor to file system provisions of the Leahy Smith America Invents Act, and
to eliminate the provisions pertaining to statutory invention registrations. See, FR, Vol.
77, No. 144, July 26, 2012, at Pages 43742-43759. See also, story titled "USPTO Announces
First Inventor to File NPRM and Roundtable" in
TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No.
2,430, August 16, 2012.
Deadline to submit comments to the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in response to its
notice in
Federal Register (FR) requesting comments regarding its proposed changes to its examination
guidelines to implement the first inventor to file system provisions of the Leahy
Smith America Invents Act. See, FR, Vol. 77, No. 144, July 26, 2012, at Pages 43759-43773.
Deadline to submit comments to the
National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST)
Computer Security Division (CSD) regarding its draft
SP 800-40
Rev. 3 [26 pages in PDF] titled "Guide to Enterprise Patch Management
Technologies".
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Sunday, October 7 |
Day one of a four day event hosted by George Mason
University School of Law and the American Bar
Association's (ABA) Section of Antitrust titled "Antitrust Law and Economics
Institute for Judges". See,
notice and
agenda. Location: GMU law school, 3301 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA.
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Monday, October 8 |
Columbus Day. This is a federal holiday. See, OPM
list
of 2012 federal holidays.
Day two of a four day event hosted by George Mason
University School of Law and the American Bar
Association's (ABA) Section of Antitrust titled "Antitrust Law and Economics
Institute for Judges". See,
notice and
agenda. Location: GMU law school, 3301 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA.
Deadline for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to submit
its biennial report to Congress on the "Twenty-First Century Communications and
Video Accessibility Act of 2010", which is also known as the CVAA.
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Tuesday, October 9 |
The Senate will meet at 11:00 AM in pro forma session.
Day three of a four day event hosted by George Mason
University School of Law and the American Bar
Association's (ABA) Section of Antitrust titled "Antitrust Law and Economics
Institute for Judges". See,
notice and
agenda. Location: GMU law school, 3301 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA.
1:00 - 2:00 PM. The American
Bar Association (ABA) will host a webcast and teleconferenced panel discussion titled
"Privacy and Information Security Update". The speakers will be Alysa Hutnik,
Christopher Loeffler, Sharon Schiavetti and Kristin McPartland (all of Kelley Drye). Free.
No CLE credits. See,
notice.
2:00 - 3:30 PM. The Department of Justice's (DOJ)
Antitrust Division's (AD) Economic Analysis Group
(EAG) will host a presentation titled "vGUPPI: Scoring Unilateral Pricing Incentives
in Vertical Mergers". The speaker will be
Steve Salop (Georgetown
University Law Center). See,
paper with the same
title by Salop and Serge
Moresi (Charles River Associates). For more information, contact Gloria Sheu at gloria dot
sheu at usdoj dot gov or 202-532-4932 or Nathan Miller at nathan dot miller at usdoj dot gov or
202-307-3773. Location: Liberty Square Building, EAG conference room, LSB 9429, 450 5th
St., NW.
Deadline to submit initial comments to the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) regarding the
Government Accountability Office's (GAO)
report [51 pages in
PDF] titled "Federal Communications Commission: Regulatory Fee Process
Needs To Be Updated", and released on September 10, 2012. See,
notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 77, No. 193, October 4, 2012, at
Pages 60666-60667.
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Wednesday, October 10 |
Day four of a four day event hosted by George Mason
University School of Law and the American Bar
Association's (ABA) Section of Antitrust titled "Antitrust Law and Economics
Institute for Judges". See,
notice and
agenda. Location: GMU law school, 3301 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA.
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM. The Department of Commerce's (DOC)
National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) will hold one in a series of meetings regarding consumer data
privacy in the context of mobile applications. See,
notice in the
Federal Register, Vol. 77, No. 149, Thursday, August 2, 2012, Pages 46067-46068. Location:
Auditorium, DOC, Hoover Building, 14th Street and Constitution Ave., NW.
12:00 NOON. The World Wide Web Consortium's
(W3C) Tracking Protection Working
Group will meet by teleconference. The call in number is 1-617-761-6200. The passcode
is TRACK (87225).
12:15 - 1:30 PM. The Federal
Communications Bar Association's (FCBA) Transactional Practice Committee will host a
brown bag lunch titled "Issues in the Negotiating and Drafting of Media Transaction
Contracts". The speakers will be
Howard Weiss (Fletcher Heald & Hildreth),
Michael Basile (Dow Lohnes), Steve
Lovelady (Fletcher Heald & Hildreth). Location:
Drinker Biddle & Reath, Conference Room 11-C.,
1500 K St., NW.
6:00 - 8:00 PM. The Federal
Communications Bar Association's (FCBA) Legislative and Young Lawyers Committee will host
an event titled "Happy Hour". For more information, contact
Justin
Faulb at JFaulb at eckertseamans dot com or Marc Paul at Marc dot Paul at fcclaw dot
com. Location: Johnny's Half Shell, 400 North
Capitol St., NW.
Deadline to submit reply comments to the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) in response to its
Notice of
Inquiry [29 pages in PDF] that requests information to assist it in preparing its next
video competition report. This NOI is FCC 12-80 in MB Docket No. 12-203. See, story
titled "FCC Releases Video Competition Report" in
TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No.
2,411, July 25, 2012. See also,
notice in the
Federal Register, Vol. 77, No. 153, August 8, 2012, at Pages 47383-47392.
Deadline to submit comments to the
National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST)
Computer Security Division (CSD) regarding its draft
SP 800-152
[26 pages in PDF] titled "A Profile for U. S. Federal Cryptographic Key Management
Systems (CKMS)".
Deadline to submit initial comments to the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) in response to its
Public Notice (DA 12-1411) regarding the auction of certain FM broadcast
construction permits scheduled to commence on March 26, 2013, and the
competitive bidding procedures for
Auction 94. See,
notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 77, No. 193, October 4, 2012, at
Pages 60690-60695.
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Thursday, October 11 |
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. The U.S. China
Economic and Security Review Commission will meet to consider drafts
of material for its 2012 annual report to Congress. See, original
notice in the
Federal Register (FR), Vol. 77, No. 143, July 25, 2012, at Pages 43662-43663, and second
notice in the
FR, Vol. 77, No. 171, September 4, 2012, at Pages 53965-53966. Location: Hall of the States,
Conference Room 231, 444 North Capitol St., NW.
1:00 - 2:00 PM. The American
Bar Association (ABA) will host a teleconferenced panel discussion titled
"Social Media Series: Latest Developments in Cause Marketing".
The speakers will be Kristalyn
Loson (Venable), Edward
Chansky (Greenberg Traurig), Chris Curry (Gage Marketing), and Lakshmi Ramani
(Nature Conservancy). Free. No CLE credits. See,
notice.
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