| Split Federal Circuit
Allows Prosecution Laches Claim to Proceed |
1/24. The U.S.
Court of Appeals (FedCir) issued its opinion
in Symbol
Technologies v. Lemelson Medical, reversing a
District Court order dismissing a prosecution laches claim in
a patent declaratory judgment action. The Appeals Court held
that the equitable doctrine of laches may be applied to bar
enforcement of patent claims that issued after an unreasonable
and unexplained delay in prosecution even though the applicant
complied with pertinent statutes and rules. The ruling
provides technology companies that produce things a further
means for fighting submarine patents.
Background. This action pertains to numerous patents of
defendant Lemelson Medical involving machine vision and
automatic identification technology. Symbol Technologies and
other plaintiffs design, manufacture, and sell bar code
scanners and related products. In 1998, plaintiffs' customers
began to receive letters from Lemelson stating that the use of
the plaintiffs' products infringed various Lemelson patents.
Lemelson claims priority based upon specifications that were
originally filed as early as 1954. Plaintiffs assert
unreasonable and prejudicial delay by Lemelson.
District Court. Plaintiffs filed two complaints in U.S.
District Court (DNev) against Lemelson Medical and others
pursuant to 28
U.S.C. § 2201(a) seeking declaratory judgments that the
patents are invalid, unenforceable and not infringed by
plaintiffs or their customers. In particular, plaintiffs
asserted prosecution laches. The two suits were consolidated.
The District Court dismissed the prosecution laches claim.
This appeal followed.
Issue. The Appeals Court stated that "The sole
issue on appeal is whether, as a matter of law, the equitable
doctrine of laches may be applied to bar enforcement of patent
claims that issued after an unreasonable and unexplained delay
in prosecution even though the applicant complied with
pertinent statutes and rules." Alternatively, stated in
layman's terms, the question is whether the courts can, in the
absence of applicable language in the Patent Act, prevent
patentees from enforcing certain submarine patents.
Amici. The case attracted several amici curiae briefs,
in support of the plaintiffs, and the notion of prosecution
laches. For example, the Semiconductor
Industry Association submitted a brief
[PDF], along with the National
Association of Manufacturers. They argued that
"Unreasonable delay in the prosecution of a patent is
pernicious because it allows an applicant to lie in wait for
years, watching others invest in and develop a new technology,
while secretly amending claims to cover it. Because those
bringing the technology to market remain unaware of the
submerged threat, they cannot factor it into their investment
decisions or design around the still hidden claims. And once
the applicant surfaces to demand payment, the targets may have
little choice but to pay for a license rather than jeopardize
their entire investment or undergo the costs of retooling or
redesign."
The Intellectual Property Owners
Association (IPO) filed a brief in which
it argued that the courts have equitable power to deny
enforcement to patents based on unjustifiable and prejudicial
delay in prosecution. Likewise, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
filed a brief
[PDF] siding with the plaintiffs in arguing for reversal. It
argued that allowing enforcement of patents obtained by
unreasonable and inexcusable prosecution delay unjustly
penalizes users of matured technologies and unjustly rewards
the patentee for the delay.
Appeals Court Holding. Judge Robert
Mayer wrote the opinion of the three judge panel, in which
Judge
Raymond Clevenger joined. The Court wrote that the defense
of prosecution laches finds its origin in two Supreme Court
cases: Woodbridge
v. U.S., 263 U.S. 50 (1923) and Webster
Electric v. Splitdorf Electrical, 264 U.S. 463 (1924). The
Court rejected the argument of Lemelson that Webster Electric
and its progeny only apply to interference actins. The Court
also rejected Lemelson's argument that the language and
legislative history of the 1952 Patent Act preclude
application of prosecution laches. The Court reversed the
District Court and remanded.
Dissent. Judge
Pauline Newman dissented strenuously. She wrote that
"The Patent Act and implementing regulations authorize
the filing of continuing applications provided that certain
requirements are met. Heretofore, there has been no cause of
action whereby a patentee who fully complied with the statute
and rules must nonetheless defend the charge that he should
have done more than the statute and rules require." She
continued that "my colleagues on this panel have chosen
to intervene, creating a new equitable cause of action called
``prosecution laches.´´ This judicial creation of a
new ground on which to challenge patents that fully comply
with the statutory requirements is in direct contravention to
the rule that when statutory provisions exist they may be
relied on without equitable penalty." She concluded that
"It is inappropriate for this court, under the guise of
equity, to change the law and adopt the position that was
rejected by the Congress."
URAA. The problems associated with delay in patent
prosecution have been reduced by the passage of the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act (URAA). This statute, which was
signed by former President Clinton on December 8, 1994, limits
the duration of patents until 20 years after the filing of the
initial application. However, there are still applications
that have been pending since before passage of the URAA. |
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| AAI Files Tunney Act Claim
Against DOJ and Microsoft |
1/24. The American
Antitrust Institute (AAI) filed a complaint
[PDF] in U.S. District
Court (DC) against Microsoft
and the Department of Justice
(DOJ) seeking declaratory relief pursuant to 15 U.S.C.
§ 16(b), which is also known as the Tunney Act. The AAI
seeks to compel Microsoft and the DOJ to disclose further
information about their Proposed
Final Judgment (PFJ). The AAI opposes the proposed
settlement.
The Tunney Act provides, in part, that "Any proposal for
a consent judgment submitted by the United States for entry in
any civil proceeding brought by or on behalf of the United
States under the antitrust laws shall be filed with the
district court before which such proceeding is pending and
published by the United States in the Federal Register at
least 60 days prior to the effective date of such
judgment."
The Act further provides that "the United States shall
file with the district court ... a competitive impact
statement which shall recite (1) the nature and purpose of the
proceeding; (2) a description of the practices or events
giving rise to the alleged violation of the antitrust laws;
(3) an explanation of the proposal for a consent judgment,
including an explanation of any unusual circumstances giving
rise to such proposal or any provision contained therein,
relief to be obtained thereby, and the anticipated effects on
competition of such relief; (4) the remedies available to
potential private plaintiffs damaged by the alleged violation
in the event that such proposal for the consent judgment is
entered in such proceeding; (5) a description of the
procedures available for modification of such proposal; and
(6) a description and evaluation of alternatives to such
proposal actually considered by the United States."
The AAI complaint asserts that the DOJ's competitive impact
statement must be amended "(1) to include an explanation
of why certain remedies previously pursued by the Justice
Department were abandoned; (2) to include an explanation of
the Justice Department’s evaluation and comparison of
the remedies that are being pursued in the PFJ and the various
alternative remedies that are not; and (3) to include an
explanation of how the PFJ will affect private
litigation".
Count I of the 16 page complaint seeks a declaratory judgment
that the DOJ has made insufficient disclosures under the
Tunney Act. Count II seeks a declaratory judgment that
Microsoft has made insufficient disclosures. Count III seeks
an injunction against the DOJ and Microsoft against proceeding
with their proposed settlement. |
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| FCC Official Addresses
Broadband Policy |
1/23. Kenneth Ferree, Chief of the FCC's Cable Services Bureau, gave
a speech
titled "How Do You Build The Information
Superhighway?" at the Broadband Outlook 2002 Conference
in Washington DC.
He addressed several issues, including open access. He stated
that "it’s not entirely clear what the advantage of
building a network is if it always is possible to use someone
else’s. And, in a reverse chicken and egg problem, the
``someone else´´ that you are expecting to build the network
might never come along because of the lack of an economic
return on the investment in new facilities. ... So we have to
be wary of accepting, without due and thorough consideration,
apparently attractive propositions like ``open access.´´
"
Ferree also stated that "Another theory is that
infrastructure deployment must first be ubiquitous, or nearly
so, before we fret too much over adoption rates. This is the
``build it and they will come´´ approach to the broadband
revolution. It also is a favorite among those who favor
government subsidies for broadband deployment. The problem
with this one is that it just does not appear to be so as a
factual matter. By all accounts, a large majority of homes
passed by cable, something like 70%, now have cable modem
service available and almost half of qualified DSL homes have
DSL service available. Nonetheless, few Americans are making
the economic choice to subscribe to broadband services."
He concluded, "And I don’t think it is any mystery as
to why. The fact is that there are very few true broadband
applications that would generate consumer demand today." |
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| DAAG Kolasky Addresses IPR,
Mergers and Antitrust |
1/25. William Kolasky, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for
the Antitrust Division
of the Department of Justice, gave a speech
titled "U.S. and EU Competition Policy: Cartels, Mergers,
and Beyond" to the Council for the United States and
Italy Bi-Annual Conference in New York, New York.
Intellectual Property. Kolasky addressed the
relationship between intellectual property rights (IPR) and
antitrust law. He stated that "intellectual property and
antitrust laws share the common purpose of promoting
innovation and enhancing consumer welfare." Also,
"intellectual property should generally be treated just
as any other property for purposes of the antitrust laws. A
patent or a copyright gives the patent holder or copyright
holder the right to exclude others from using its property
just as a deed to land gives the landowner the right to keep
trespassers off. In both cases, what antitrust cares about is
the structure, conduct, and performance of the markets in
which the property is used, not the existence of the property
itself."
He stated that the Antitrust
Division and the Federal
Trade Commission (FTC) would hold hearings on IPR issues
later this year. He said that the hearings would cover
"the importance of intellectual property to businesses
and innovation; competitive issues raised by the type and
scope of patents issued, as well as by the procedures and
criteria used during the patent examination process; the
licensing of intellectual property; standard setting;
competitive concerns raised by the settlement of patent
disputes; comparative international treatment
of many of these issues; and the role of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Federal Circuit in developing antitrust law."
He also touched on differences between Europe and the U.S. on
the essential facilities doctrine. He stated that "the
European Commission appears to be taking a more expansive view
than we do of the essential facilities doctrine, especially as
it applies to intellectual property. In the United States, we
have generally applied the essential facilities doctrine much
more narrowly, believing that its overuse might reduce
incentives to innovate and invest."
Merger Reviews. He asserted that Europe and the U.S.
have an "excellent working relationship in reviewing the
growing number of mergers that are notified in both
jurisdictions." As for the dispute over the GE Honeywell
merger, he said we "are eager to put that case behind us
and move on, hoping it will prove to be an aberration."
He also discussed plans by the Antitrust Division and FTC to
allocate industries. He said that "we are endeavoring to
improve the functioning of the clearance process by which the
FTC and we decide which agency will conduct particular
investigations. Although the clearance process has generally
functioned smoothly, the allocation of industries between the
two agencies developed over the years in a somewhat ad hoc
fashion along lines that in some cases no longer make sense
given how those industries have evolved. This has resulted in
too many instances of investigations being delayed by
clearance disputes between the two agencies."
He did not list industries that would be allocated to each
agency. He did state that "The proposed changes are
currently being reviewed with the congressional committees
that have oversight over our two agencies and will, hopefully,
be completed soon." |
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| Groups Oppose FTC and
Antitrust Division Industry Allocation Plan |
1/22. The Consumers
Union and the Consumer
Federation of America wrote a letter
to Sen. Ernest Hollings
(D-SC), the Chairman of the Senate Commerce
Committee, regarding "the Bush administration's plans
to transfer the oversight of media industry mergers from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
to the Department of
Justice (DOJ)".
These groups stated that "this jurisdictional
gerrymandering seems to have been motivated more by politics
and ideology than a desire to better serve the public. Such a
move would be extremely detrimental to the public interest and
to media consumers. We urge you to continue to do your utmost
to persuade the administration to abandon its plans." |
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| Bills Introduced |
1/23. Rep. Tom
Davis (R-VA), Rep.
James Moran (D-VA), Rep. Jo Ann Davis
(R-VA), and Rep. Frank
Wolf (R-VA) introduced HR 3611, a bill to permit the closed
circuit televising of the criminal trial of Zacarias Moussaoui
for the victims of September 11th. It was referred to the House Judiciary
Committee.
1/24. Sen. Jean Carnahan
(D-MO) and Sen. Mark
Dayton (D-MN) introduced S 1897, a bill to require prompt disclosure
in electronic form of certain sales of securities. Sen.
Carnahan explained her bill. "One warning sign that a
company may be in trouble is when its executives are selling
large amounts of company stock, as occurred at Enron. I have
learned, however, that information about insider sales of
stock is not easily accessible. Under our current system, a
company's officers are required to file a disclosure form with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, (SEC), any time they
sell securities issued by their company. ... The paper
disclosure forms are not easily accessible to the public. ...
This is unacceptable in the electronic age. So today I am
introducing legislation that requires information about
insider sales of publicly traded companies to be filed
electronically on the day of the sale." See,
Congressional Record, January 24, 2002, at page S101.
1/23. Rep. Ed Markey
(D-MA) introduced HR 3617, titled the
"Accountability for Accountants Act of 2002", a bill
to withdraw certain benefits of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act (PSLRA) from auditors that perform
non-audit functions. It was referred to the House Committee
on Financial Services. See, Markey
release. |
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| People and Appointments |
1/25. Maureen McLaughlin has been named Senior
Counsel in the FCC's Office
of Legal Counsel. She was previously Counsel and later
Senior Counsel to the Senate Commerce
Committee's Communications Subcommittee, where she worked
on communications issues, e-commerce issues, and FCC
oversight. Before that, she worked it the FCC's International
and Wireless Telecommunications Bureaus. And before that, she
worked for the law firm of Sheppard Mullin.
See, FCC
release [PDF].
1/25. Harry Wingo has been named Special Counsel in the
FCC's Office of General
Counsel. He previously worked for the law firm of Skadden Arps.
He worked in the communications group, and focused on
broadcast and satellite matters. Before law school, he
graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy, and served for six
years as a U.S.
Navy SEAL officer. See, FCC
release [PDF].
1/22. Sen. George Allen
(R-VA) announced several changes to his legislative and
communications staff, effective February 1. Paul Unger
has been named Counsel and Legislative Director. Matt
Raymond will be Communications Director and Senior Policy
Advisor. Carrie Cantrell will be Press Secretary. All
are current members of Sen. Allen's staff. Sen. Allen is a
member of the Senate
Commerce Committee, and its Communications Subcommittee.
See, Allen
release.
1/25. The Senate confirmed John Williams to be Chief
Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service and an Assistant
General Counsel in the Department of the Treasury.
1/25. The Senate confirmed Marcia Krieger to be a U.S.
District Judge for the District of Colorado.
1/25. The Senate confirmed James Mahan to be a U.S.
District Judge for the District of Nevada.
1/17. The Securities Industry
Association (SIA) announced changes to its Board of
Directors. Stephen Lessing, who is currently a board
member, will replace Stanley O'Neal as Vice Chairman. Three
new members of the board are David Denison, James
Gorman and Seth Waugh. Lessing is Managing Director
of Lehman Brothers Holding. Denison is President of the
Institutional Brokerage Group at Fidelity Investments. Gorman
is EVP of the U.S. Private Client Group at Merrill Lynch. Seth
Waugh is CEO of Corporate and Investment Banking - Americas at
Deutsche Bank Securities. See, SIA
release.
1/23. Nacer Benjelloun Touimi, of Morocco, was named
Senior Advisor to World Trade
Organization (WTO) Director General Mike Moore. His
function will include coordination within the Secretariat for
promoting coherence. Moore stated in a release
that "Coherence is about making sure technical assistance
is delivered in the most effective way to those who need it
most".
1/18. David Dorman resigned from the Board of Directors
of the 3Com Corporation,
effective immediately. He is President of AT&T
Corporation. See, 3Com
release.
1/24. Joe Ford will resign as CEO of Alltel, effective July 1.
However, he will remain as Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Scott Ford, who is currently Alltel's President and
Chief Operating Officer, will become President and CEO,
effective July 1. See, Alltel
release.
1/25. Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) Chairman Michael
Powell left the hospital after a two night stay. |
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| More News |
1/25. Beyond.com filed
a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition. Beyond.com is a Santa Clara,
California, based company that builds, manages and markets
online stores for businesses. It also announced that "it
has agreed to sell substantially all of its assets to Digital
River, Inc." See, Beyond.com
release.
1/25. The National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
released a report
regarding alternative frequencies for use by state and local
public safety agencies.
1/25. The Antitrust
Division released a notice regarding
its rules regarding delivery of Hart Scott Rodino
premerger filings. It states that "Law firms or corporate
counsel offices may now send these filings via express mail
(i.e., FedEx, UPS, etc.) or 3rd party couriers to the
following address: Premerger Unit, Antitrust Division, Patrick
Henry Building, 601 D Street, N.W., Room 10-013, Washington,
D.C. 20530". See, ATR release.
1/25. Randolph May, of the Progress
and Freedom Foundation (PFF), released a paper
[PDF] titled "A Scorecard for Evaluating Whether State
Telecommunications Policies are Deregulatory and
Pro-competitive". This paper provides "basis for
scoring whether a state’s telecommunications policies are,
in fact, "deregulatory" and
"pro-competitive", or, whether, instead, they tilt
too far in a "regulatory" and
"anti-competitive" direction." However, it does
not actually score the states. May is a Senior Fellow and the
Director of Communications Policy at the PFF. |
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| Monday, Jan 28 |
The House will not be in session.
The Senate will convene at 3:00 PM to resume consideration of HR
662.
Day one of the COMNET Conference & Expo. Location:
Convention Center.
8:30 - 10:00 AM. The American
Enterprise Institute (AEI) will host a press breakfast.
AEI scholars will provide a retrospective on the first six
years under the Telecom Act of 1996. RSVP to Veronique Rodman,
Director of Public Affairs, at 202 862-4871 or vrodman@aei.org. Location:
AEI, 1150 17th Street, NW, 11th Floor, Conference Room.
11:00 AM. The Congress
Online Project will hold a media briefing to release a
report titled "Congress Online: Assessing and Improving
Capitol Hill Web Sites". Location: Room 2318, Rayburn
House Office Building.
11:00 AM. The Information
Technology Association of America (ITAA) Tax Committee
will hold its monthly meeting. RSVP as admission to the
building is controlled. Contact Amy Zemp at (703) 284-5304 or
Bartlett Cleland at bcleland@itaa.org.
See also, online
registration page. Location: AOL Time Warner, 2nd floor,
800 Connecticut Ave., NW.
12:00 NOON. Deadline to submit comments to the Office of the United States Trade Representative
(USTR) regarding the operation and effectiveness of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
Basic Telecommunications Agreement, the telecommunications
provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA),
and other telecommunications trade agreements. This request
for comments is pursuant to an annual review of telecom
agreements required by Section 1377. See, notice
in the Federal Register, December 27, 2001, Vol. 66, No. 248,
at Pages 66963 - 66964.
3:00 PM. The Embassy of Ireland will host a press conference
titled "Ireland's 3G". There will be a reception at
5:00 PM. For more information, contact Deirdre Fannin at 202
265-6497. Location: First Amendment room, National Press Club, 529 14th
St. NW, 13th Floor.
3:00 PM. Procomp
will hold a press conference. For more information, contact
Paul Skowronek at 973-2913. Location: Murrow Room, National Press Club, 529 14th
St. NW, 13th Floor. |
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| Tuesday, Jan 29 |
The House will meet at 12:30 PM for morning hour and 2:00 PM
for legislative business.
The House and Senate will meet in joint session at 9:00 PM to
hear President Bush deliver the State of the Union Address.
Day two of the COMNET Conference & Expo. Location:
Convention Center. |
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| Wednesday, Jan 30 |
The House will not be in session. (The Republican retreat is
being held on January 30 and 31.)
Day three of the COMNET Conference & Expo. Location:
Convention Center, Washington DC.
Day one of the 2nd Annual Privacy & Data Security Summit,
sponsored by the International
Association of Privacy Officers. See, online
brochure [PDF]. Location: Hyatt Regency Washington, 400
New Jersey Ave., NW.
8:45 AM - 3:45 PM. The National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Advanced
Technology Program Advisory Committee will hold a partially
closed meeting. See, notice
in Federal Register. Location: NIST, Administration Building,
Employees' Lounge, Gaithersburg, MD.
9:00 AM. The Global Business Dialogue will host a press
conference on the Foreign Sales Corporation (FSC) tax regime.
For more information, contact Judge Morris at 202 463-5075.
Location: First Amendment Room, National Press Club, 529 14th
St. NW, 13th Floor.
POSTPONED TO FEB 6. 10:00
AM - 12:00 NOON. The FCC's Advisory Committee for the 2003
World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-03) will meet.
Location: FCC, 445 12th Street, SW, Room TWC305 (Commission
Meeting Room). See, FCC
notice of postponement [PDF].
12:15 PM. The Federal
Communications Bar Association's Cable Practice Committee
will host a luncheon. The speaker will be Stacy Robinson,
Mass Media Legal Advisor to FCC Commissioner Kathleen
Abernathy. The price to attend is $15. RSVP to Wendy
Parish at wendy@fcba.org.
Location: National Cable & Internet Association, 1724
Massachusetts Ave., NW. |
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| Thursday, Jan 31 |
The House will not be in session. (The Republican retreat is
being held on January 30 and 31.)
Day two of the 2nd Annual Privacy & Data Security Summit,
sponsored by the International
Association of Privacy Officers. See, online
brochure [PDF]. Location: Hyatt Regency Washington, 400
New Jersey Ave., NW. Highlights include:
• 8:15 AM. Howard Beales (Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer
Protection) will speak on "Privacy Regulation and the
Federal Trade Commission".
• 8:45 AM. Phillip Bond (Undersecretary for
Technology, Department of
Commerce) will speak on "Privacy and Commerce".
• 9:15 AM. Amy Friend (Office of the Comptroller of
the Currency) will speak on "Privacy and Financial
Affairs".
• 9:45 AM. Kathleen Fyffe (Department of Health and Human
Services) will speak on "Healthcare Privacy, Security
and HIPAA Compliance".
• 10:15 AM. Daniel Collins (Chief Privacy Officer of
the Department of Justice)
will speak on "Prosecuting Privacy Violations".
• 12:30 PM. Keynote Panel titled "Privacy in
America Following the Terrorist Attacks on the World Trade
Center and the Pentagon". The participants will be Agnes
Scanlan (CPO of FleetBoston Financial), Gary Clayton (Chairman
of the Privacy Council), James Harper (Privacilla.org), John
Kamp (Wiley Rein & Fielding),
Mark Rotenberg (EPIC),
David Stampley (AAG, Internet Bureau, Office of the NY
Attorney General), Zoe Strickland (CPO of the USPS), Bruce Johnson
(Davis Wright Tremaine).
10:00 AM - 12:00 NOON. The Information
Technology Association of America (ITAA)
Telecommunications Committee will meet. For more information,
contact Thomas Vincent at tvincent@itaa.org.
Location: ITAA, 1401 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100, Arlington, VA.
12:30 PM. John Browne, the Director of the Los Alamos National Laboratories,
will speak at a luncheon. Location, Ballroom, National Press Club, 529 14th
St. NW, 13th Floor.
12:30 - 2:00 PM. The Federal
Communications Bar Association's International Practice
Committee will host a brown bag lunch with FCC Commissioner Kathleen
Abernathy. Location: FCC, 445 12th St, SW, 8th Floor,
Conference Room 1.
1:00 - 3:30 PM. The FCC's WRC-03 Advisory Committee, Informal
Working Group 7: Regulatory Issues and Future Agendas, will
meet. Location: The Boeing Company, 1200 Wilson Boulevard,
Arlington, VA. (This is near the Rosslyn Metro station.)
7:00 - 8:00 PM. There will be a panel discussion titled
"The State of Online Journalism" featuring Rich
Jaroslovsky (Wall Street Journal) and Doug Feaver (Washington
Post). Location: National
Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor. |
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| Friday, Feb 1 |
The House will meet at 10:00 AM in pro forma session only.
Day three of the 2nd Annual Privacy & Data Security
Summit, sponsored by the International
Association of Privacy Officers. See, online
brochure [PDF]. Location: Hyatt Regency Washington, 400
New Jersey Ave., NW.
12:30 PM. The Federal
Communications Bar Association will host a luncheon. The
speaker will be FCC Commissioner Kevin Martin.
There will be a reception at 12:00 NOON. The price to attend
is $45 for FCBA members, $35 for government and law student
members, and $55 for non-members. Registrations and
cancellations due by 5:00 PM on Tuesday, January 29. To
register, contact Wendy Parish at wendy@fcba.org. Location:
Capital Hilton Hotel, 16th & K Streets NW.
12:30 - 2:00 PM. Harold
Furchtgott-Roth will give a speech titled "A
Tough Act to Follow: The Telecommunications Act of 1996".
To register, contact Linzey Powers at lpowers@aei.org. Location:
American Enterprise Institute, Twelfth floor, 1150 Seventeenth
St., NW.
Deadline to submit comments to the Federal Election Commission
(FEC) in response to its requests comments on the second draft
of the revisions to the 1990 national voluntary performance
standards for computerized voting systems and the first draft
of the revisions to the 1990 national test standards. See, notice
in Federal Register. |
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