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C. Could a Challenge be designed that 

would require participants to leverage 

software bill of materials design 

principles in the development of 

components for an open 5G stack? 

D. Many open 5G stack organizations 

have developed partial implementations 

for different aspects of an open 5G 

stack. What portions of the open 5G 

stack has your organization successfully 

developed with working code? What 

portions of the open 5G stack does your 

organization believe can be developed 

quickly (6 months or less)? What 

development support would best enable 

test and evaluation of the different 

elements of an open 5G stack? 

E. What 5G enabling features should be 

highlighted in the Challenge, such as 

software defined networking, network 

slicing, network function virtualization, 

radio access network intelligent 

controller, radio access network 

virtualization? 

III. Timeframe & Infrastructure 

A. What software and hardware 

infrastructure will be needed to 

successfully execute this Challenge? 

B. What is a reasonable timeframe to 

structure such a Challenge? Should 

there be different phases for such a 

Challenge? If so, what are appropriate 

timelines for each suggested phase? 

Dated: January 5, 2021. 

Kathy D. Smith, 

Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

[Docket No. PTO–T–2020–0035] 

Secondary Trademark Infringement 

Liability in the E-Commerce Setting 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Request for comments; 

reopening of comment period. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) 

published a request for comments in the 

Federal Register on November 13, 2020, 

seeking information from intellectual 

property rights holders, online thirdparty marketplaces and other third-party 

online intermediaries, and other private 

sector stakeholders on the application of 

the traditional doctrines of trademark 

infringement to the e-commerce setting. 

Through this notice, the USPTO is 

reopening the period for public 

comment until January 25, 2021. 

DATES: Comment date: Written 

comments must be received on or before 

January 25, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by one of the following methods: 

(a) Electronic Submissions: Submit all 

electronic comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov (at the homepage, 

enter PTO–T–2020–0035 in the 

‘‘Search’’ box, click the ‘‘Comment 

Now!’’ icon, complete the required 

fields, and enter or attach your 

comments). The materials in the docket 

will not be edited to remove identifying 

or contact information, and the USPTO 

cautions against including any 

information in an electronic submission 

that the submitter does not want 

publicly disclosed. Attachments to 

electronic comments will be accepted in 

Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF 

formats only. Comments containing 

references to studies, research, and 

other empirical data that are not widely 

published should include copies of the 

referenced materials. Please do not 

submit additional materials. If you want 

to submit a comment with confidential 

business information that you do not 

wish to be made public, submit the 

comment as a written/paper submission 

in the manner detailed below. 

(b) Written/Paper Submissions: Send 

all written/paper submissions to: United 

States Patent and Trademark Office, 

Mail Stop OPIA, P.O. Box 1450, 

Alexandria, VA 22314. Submission 

packaging should clearly indicate that 

materials are responsive to Docket No. 

PTO–T–2020–0035, Office of Policy and 

International Affairs, Comment Request; 

Secondary Trademark Infringement 

Liability in the E-Commerce Setting. 

Submissions of Confidential Business 

Information: Any submissions 

containing confidential business 

information must be delivered in a 

sealed envelope marked ‘‘confidential 

treatment requested’’ to the address 

listed above. Submitters should provide 

an index listing the document(s) or 

information they would like the USPTO 

to withhold. The index should include 

information such as numbers used to 

identify the relevant document(s) or 

information, document title and 

description, and relevant page numbers 

and/or section numbers within a 

document. Submitters should provide a 

statement explaining their grounds for 

objecting to the disclosure of the 

information to the public as well. The 

USPTO also requests that submitters of 

confidential business information 

include a non-confidential version 

(either redacted or summarized) of those 

confidential submissions that will be 

available for public viewing and posted 

on www.regulations.gov. In the event 

that the submitter cannot provide a nonconfidential version of its submission, 

the USPTO requests that the submitter 

post a notice in the docket stating that 

it has provided the USPTO with 

confidential business information. 

Should a submitter fail to either docket 

a non-confidential version of its 

submission or post a notice that 

confidential business information has 

been provided, the USPTO will note the 

receipt of the submission on the docket 

with the submitter’s organization or 

name (to the degree permitted by law) 

and the date of submission. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Holly Lance, USPTO, Office of Policy 

and International Affairs, at 

Holly.Lance@uspto.gov or 571–272– 

9300. Please direct media inquiries to 

the USPTO’s Office of the Chief 

Communications Officer at 571–272– 

8400. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

November 13, 2020, the USPTO 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register requesting public input on the 

application of contributory and/or 

vicarious trademark infringement 

liability (secondary infringement 

liability) to e-commerce. See Request for 

Comments on Secondary Trademark 

Infringement Liability in the ECommerce Setting, 85 FR 72635 (Nov. 

13, 2020). In that notice, the USPTO 

indicated that it is seeking input from 

the private sector and other stakeholders 

as to the application of the traditional 

doctrines of trademark infringement to 

the e-commerce setting, including 

whether to pursue changes in the 

application of the secondary 

infringement standards to e-commerce 

platforms, in accordance with the call to 

action in the Department of Homeland 

Security’s January 24, 2020, Report to 

the President of the United States titled 

‘‘Combating Trafficking in Counterfeit 

and Pirated Goods.’’ To assist in 

gathering public input, the USPTO 

published questions, and sought 

focused public comments, on the 

effectiveness of the traditional doctrines 

of secondary trademark infringement in 

the e-commerce setting, and also invited 

recommendations for resolving any 

shortcomings in the application of these 

doctrines. The notice requested public 

comments on or before December 28, 

2020. 

Through this notice, the USPTO is 

reopening the period for public 

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interested members of the public 

additional time to submit comments. All 

other information and instructions to 

commenters provided in the November 

13, 2020, notice remain unchanged. 

Previously submitted comments do not 

need to be resubmitted. 

Andrei Iancu, 

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 

Property and Director of the United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL 

PROTECTION 

Advisory Committees Solicitation of 

Applications for Membership 

AGENCY: Consumer Financial Protection 

Bureau. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities 

given to the Director of the Bureau of 

Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) 

under the Wall Street Reform and 

Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank 

Act) Director Kraninger invites the 

public to apply for membership for 

appointment to its Consumer Advisory 

Board (CAB), Community Bank 

Advisory Council (CBAC), Credit Union 

Advisory Council (CUAC), and 

Academic Research Council (ARC), 

(collectively, advisory committees). 

Membership of the advisory committees 

includes representatives of consumers, 

diverse communities, the financial 

services industry, academics, and 

economists. Appointments to the 

committees are generally for two years. 

However, the Director may amend the 

respective committee charters from time 

to time during the charter terms, as the 

Director deems necessary to accomplish 

the purpose of the committees. The 

Bureau expects to announce the 

selection of new members in latesummer 2021. 

DATES: The application will be available 

on January 11, 2021, here: https://

www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/ 

advisory-committees/apply/. Complete 

application packets received on or 

before 11:59 p.m. EST on February 24, 

2021, will be given consideration for 

membership on the committees. 

ADDRESSES: If an applicant requires a 

reasonable accommodation to complete 

the application, please contact 

Kimberley Medrano, Program Manager, 

CFPB_BoardandCouncilApps@cfpb.gov. 

All applications for membership on 

the advisory committees should be sent: 

• Electronically: https://

www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/ 

advisory-committees/apply/. 

• Mail: Kimberley Medrano, Program 

Manager, Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection, 1700 G Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20552. Submissions 

must be postmarked on or before 

February 27, 2021. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: 

Kimberley Medrano, Program Manager, 

Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection, 1700 G Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20552. Submissions 

must be received on or before 5:00 p.m. 

eastern standard time on February 25, 

2021. Please note that due to 

circumstances associated with the 

COVID–19 pandemic, the Bureau 

discourages the submission of 

comments by mail, hand delivery, or 

courier. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kimberley Medrano, Program Manager, 

202–435–9623, CFPB_

BoardandCouncilApps@cfpb.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Bureau is charged with regulating 

‘‘the offering and provision of consumer 

financial products or services under the 

Federal consumer financial laws,’’ so as 

to ensure that ‘‘all consumers have 

access to markets for consumer financial 

products and services and that markets 

for consumer financial products and 

services are fair, transparent, and 

competitive.’’ Pursuant to section 

1021(c) of the Wall Street Reform and 

Consumer Protection Act, Public Law 

111–203, Dodd-Frank Act, the Bureau’s 

primary functions are: 

1. Conducting financial education 

programs; 

2. Collecting, investigating, and 

responding to consumer complaints; 

3. Collecting, researching, monitoring, 

and publishing information relevant to 

the function of markets for consumer 

financial products and services to 

identify risks to consumers and the 

proper functioning of such markets; 

4. Supervising persons covered under 

the Dodd-Frank Act for compliance with 

Federal consumer financial law, and 

taking appropriate enforcement action 

to address violations of Federal 

consumer financial law; 

5. Issuing rules, orders, and guidance 

implementing Federal consumer 

financial law; and 

6. Performing such support activities 

as may be needed or useful to facilitate 

the other functions of the Bureau. 

As described in more detail below, 

section 1014 of the Dodd-Frank Act 

calls for the Director of the Bureau to 

establish a Consumer Advisory Board to 

advise and consult with the Bureau 

regarding its functions, and to provide 

information on emerging trends and 

practices in the consumer financial 

markets. 

Pursuant to the executive and 

administrative powers conferred on the 

Bureau by section 1012 of the DoddFrank Act, the Director of the Bureau of 

Consumer Financial Protection 

established the discretionary 

committees, CBAC, CUAC, and ARC, 

under agency authority in accordance 

with the provisions of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 

U.S.C., App. 2. 

III. Qualifications 

Pursuant to section 1014(b) of the 

Dodd-Frank Act, in appointing members 

to the Consumer Advisory Board, ‘‘the 

Director shall seek to assemble experts 

in consumer protection, financial 

services, community development, fair 

lending and civil rights, and consumer 

financial products or services and 

representatives of depository 

institutions that primarily serve 

underserved communities, and 

representatives of communities that 

have been significantly impacted by 

higher-priced mortgage loans, and seek 

representation of the interests of 

covered persons and consumers, 

without regard to party affiliation.’’ The 

determinants of ‘‘expertise’’ shall 

depend, in part, on the constituency, 

interests, or industry sector the nominee 

seeks to represent, and where 

appropriate, shall include significant 

experience as a direct service provider 

to consumers. 

Pursuant to section 12 of the 

Community Bank Advisory Council 

Charter, in appointing members to the 

committee the Director shall seek to 

assemble members with diverse points 

of view, institution asset sizes, and 

geographical backgrounds. Only bank or 

thrift employees (CEOs, compliance 

officers, government relations officials, 

etc.) will be considered for membership. 

Membership is limited to employees of 

banks and thrifts with total assets of $10 

billion or less that are not affiliates of 

depository institutions or community 

banks with total assets of more than $10 

billion. 

Pursuant to section 12 of the Credit 

Union Advisory Council Charter, in 

appointing members to the committee 

the Director shall seek to assemble 

members with diverse points of view, 

institution asset sizes, and geographical 

backgrounds. Only credit union 

employees (CEOs, compliance officers, 

government relations officials, etc.) will 

be considered for membership. 


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