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TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 2,230, May 2, 2011.
May 2, 2011, Alert No. 2,230.
5/2. The Supreme Court issue an Orders List [9 pages in PDF] that discloses that it granted certiorari, vacated, and remanded in Cellco Partnership v. Litman and Litman v. Cellco Partnership, Sup. Ct. Nos. 10-398 and 10-551. The issue is arbitration clauses in consumer contracts that prohibit class action arbitration. The Supreme Court remanded to the U.S. Court of Appeals (3rdCir) for further consideration in light of its April 27, 2011, opinion [39 pages in PDF] in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion. See, story titled "Supreme Court Holds Class Action Waiver Clauses in Arbitration Contracts Are Enforceable " in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 2,228, April 28, 2011. See also, May 21, 2010, vacated opinion [8 pages in PDF] of the Court of Appeals.
5/2. Jim Harper, Director of Information Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, wrote in a short piece that "Now that bin Laden is gone, the public will be more willing to carefully balance security and privacy in our free country. By a small, but important margin, courts will be less willing to indulge extravagant government claims about threat and risk."
5/2. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released a paper [16 pages in PDF] titled "The Chain of Logic to Get to a Robust National Innovation and Competitiveness Policy". The author is the ITIF's Robert Atkinson. This paper urges the U.S. to develop a "comprehensive national innovation and competitiveness policy", and intervene in economic activity. It urges industry subsidies, more subsidization of university research, more spending on STEM education, tax incentives for corporations to invest in the U.S., and dealing with "the rampant innovation mercantilism practiced by some of our trading partners".
5/2. The Free Press (FP) released a paper regarding Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) regulation of news reporting via conditions imposed in antitrust merger reviews. This paper pertains to Comcast NBCU, and local news and information. It is titled "No News is Bad News: An Analysis of Comcast-NBCU Compliance with FCC Localism Conditions". The author is the FP's Corrie Wright.
The House will return from its April recess at 2:00 PM. It will consider non-technology related items. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 PM. See, Rep. Cantor's schedule for the week.
The Senate will return from its April recess at 2:00 PM. It will consider the nominations of Roy Dalton (to be a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida) and Kevin Sharp (USDC for the Middle District of Tennessee).
12:00 NOON - 1:30 PM. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) will host a panel discussion titled "China is not Simply the Latest Paper Tiger". The speakers will be Robert Atkinson (ITIF), Adam Segal (Council on Foreign Relations) and Bruce Stokes (German Marshall Fund). See, notice andregistration page. Location: ITIF/ITIC, Suite 610A, 1101 K St., NW.
The U.S. Court of Appeals (FedCir) will consider on the briefs Odom v. Microsoft Corporation, App. Ct. No. 2011-1160. Location: Courtroom 201, 717 Madison Place, NW.
Deadline for the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) to release its second report on intellectual property rights (IPR) infringement in the People's Republic of China (PRC). This second report will describe the size and scope of reported IPR violations and provide quantitative analysis of the effect of IPR infringement and indigenous innovation policies in the PRC on the U.S. economy and jobs. See, first report [196 pages in PDF] titled "China: Intellectual Property Infringement, Indigenous Innovation Policies, and Frameworks for Measuring the Effects on the U.S. Economy", released on December 13, 2010. See also, story titled "USITC Releases First Report on IPR Infringement in the PRC" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 2,178, December 14, 2010.
Deadline to submit comments to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) regarding its online employment application process for patent examiners. See, notice in the Federal Register, March 1, 2011, Vol. 76, No. 40, at Pages 11206-11208.
Deadline to submit comments to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) regarding substantive submissions made during prosecution of a trademark application. See, notice in the Federal Register, March 1, 2011, Vol. 76, No. 40, at Pages 11208-11210.
Deadline to submit reply comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the payment of filing fees by winning bidders in auctions of construction permits in the broadcast services. The FCC adopted this NPRM on February 28, 2011, and released the text on March 3, 2011. It is FCC 11-21 in GEN Docket No. 86-285. See, notice in the Federal Register, April 1, 2011, Vol. 76, No. 63, at Pages 18137-18138.
Deadline to submit comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding its Agreement Containing Consent Order [9 pages in PDF] with Google regarding Google Buzz. See, notice in the Federal Register, April 5, 2011, Vol. 76, No. 65, at Pages 18762-18765. See also, stories titled "FTC Issues and Settles Complaint Against Google" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 2,213, March 31, 2011, and "EPIC Launches Campaign Regarding FTC Settlement with Google on Buzz" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 2,218, April 6, 2011.
Deadline to submit comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in advance of its event on May 11, 2011 titled "Examining Phone Bill Cramming: A Discussion". See, notice and agenda.
The House will meet at 10:00 AM for morning hour, and at 12:00 NOON for legislative business. It will consider non-technology related items. See, Rep. Cantor's schedule for the week.
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will host an event titled "Earthquake Communications Preparedness Forum". The speakers will include Masaru Fujino (Counselor, Embassy of Japan), Craig Fugate (Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator), and James Barnett (Chief of the FCC's Bureau of Public Safety and Homeland Security). See, FCC release. Location: FCC, Commission Meeting Room.
10:00 AM. The House Commerce Committee's (HCC) Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will hold a hearing titled "FCC Process Reform". The witnesses will be the five members of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). See, notice. Location: Room 2123, Rayburn Building.
10:00 AM. The House Appropriations Committee's (HAC) Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies will hold a hearing on the FY 2012 budget request for the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Location: Room H-309, Capitol Building.
10:00 AM - 12:00 NOON. The House Intelligence Committee (HIC) will hold a closed hearing titled "Consolidated Cryptologic Program FY 20012 Budget Overview". See, notice. Location: Room HVC-304, Capitol Visitor Center.
10:00 AM - 12:00 NOON. The Senate Banking Committee (SBC) will hold a hearing on several pending nominations, including that of David Cohen to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes at the Department of the Treasury. See, notice. Location: Room 538, Dirksen Building.
10:00 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals (FedCir) will hear oral argument in Cybersource Corp. v. Retail Decisions, Inc., App. Ct. No. 2009-1358, an appeal from the U.S. District Court (NDCal) in a business method patent case involving a method and system for detecting fraud in a credit card transaction between a consumer and a merchant over the internet. Location: Courtroom 402, 717 Madison Place, NW.
10:15 AM. The House Judiciary Committee (HJC) will hold a hearing titled "Oversight Hearing on the United States Department of Justice". See, notice. Location: Room 2141, Rayburn Building.
10:30 AM. The House Commerce Committee's (HCC) Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a hearing titled "White House Transparency, Visitor Logs and Lobbyists". See, notice. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is also investigating this issue, and in particular, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's frequent White House visits. Location: Room 2322, Rayburn Building.
12:15 - 1:30 PM. The DC Bar Association and the Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA) will host a brown bag lunch titled "Consumer Privacy -- Is there an App for That?". The speakers will be Jennifer Archie (Latham & Watkins), Angela Giancarlo (Chief of Staff to FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell), Karen Neuman (Roty Neuman & Olsen), Patricia Poss (FTC), Jenell Trigg (Lerman Senter), and Andrea Williams (CTIA). See, DC Bar notice. Free. No CLE credits. The DC Bar has a history of barring reporters from its events. Location: Latham & Watkins, Suite 1000, 555 11th St., NW.
2:00 - 3:00 PM. The Department of Commerce's (DOC) National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE) will hold a teleconferenced meeting regarding access to capital. For listening, the call in number is 888-942-9574, and the passcode is 6315042. See, notice in the Federal Register, April 20, 2011, Vol. 76, No. 76, at Page 22078.
3:00 - 4:30 PM. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) will host a panel discussion titled "Medical Data Innovation: Building the Foundations of a Health Information Economy". The speakers will be Cathy Betz (Wolters Kluwer Pharma Solutions), Marc Rodwin (Suffolk University law school), Ann Waldo (Wittie Letsche & Waldo), and Daniel Castro (ITIF). See, notice and registration page. Location: ITIF/ITIC, Suite 610A, 1101 K St., NW.
Deadline to submit reply comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding implementation of S 30 [LOC | WW], the "Truth in Caller ID Act. This statute prohibits caller ID spoofing, but only if the purpose is to defraud or cause harm. See, stories titled "Obama Signs Truth in Caller ID Act" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 2,187, December 23, 2010, and "House Passes Truth in Caller ID Act" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 2,180, December 16, 2010. The FCC adopted and released this NPRM on March 9, 2011. It is FCC 11-41 in WC Docket No. 11-39. See, notice in the Federal Register, March 23, 2011, Vol. 76, No. 56, at Pages 16367-16375.
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. The Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) will host an event titled "Washington Caucus". The speakers will include Sen. Ron Wyden (D-CA), Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA), Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA), Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA). The speakers will also include Larry Strickling (head of the NTIA) and Julie Brill (FTC Commissioner). See, notice. Members can register by contacting mclark at ccianet dot org. Reporters can register by contacting hgreenfield at ccianet dot org. Location: Newseum, 7th floor, 555 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.
8:30 AM - 4:15 PM. The U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commission will host a hearing titled "China's Intellectual Property Rights and Indigenous Innovation Policy". See, notice in the Federal Register, April 25, 2011, Vol. 76, No. 79, at Page 22945. Location: Room 485, Russell Building, Capitol Hill.
9:00 - 10:30 AM. There will be an event titled "Nanotechnology: The Huge Challenge of Regulating Tiny Technologies". See, notice. For more information, contact Lisa Wolfe at 919-316-3596 or lbistreich at rti dot org. Location: Ballroom, National Press Club.
9:30 AM. The House Commerce Committee's (HCC) Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold a hearing titled "The Threat of Data Theft to American Consumers". See, notice. Location: Room 2322, Rayburn Building.
10:00 AM. The Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) will hold a hearing titled "Oversight of the Department of Justice". The witness will be Attorney General Eric Holder. See, notice. The SJC will webcast this event. Location: Room 226, Dirksen Building.
10:00 AM. The House Judiciary Committee's (HJC) Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet will hold a hearing titled "ICANN Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) Oversight Hearing". See, notice. Location: Room 2141, Rayburn Building.
10:00 AM. The Senate Appropriations Committee's (SAC) Subcommittee on Financial Services will hold a hearing on the FY 2012 budget requests of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). See, notice. Location: Room 138, Dirksen Building.
POSTPONED. 10:00 AM. The Senate Finance Committee (SFC) will hold a hearing titled "The U.S. -- China Relationship: Charting a New Course Forward". The witness will be Henry Kissinger. See, notice. Location: Room 215, Dirksen Building.
10:00 AM - 12:00 NOON. The House Science Committee (HSC) will meet to mark up HR 1425 [LOC | WW], the "Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation Act of 2011". The HSC will webcast this event. See, notice. Location: Room 2318, Rayburn Building.
10:00 AM. The U.S. Court of Appeals (FedCir) will hear oral argument in Powertech Technology, Inc. v. Tessera, Inc., App. Ct. No. 2010-1489, a patent case involving semiconductor chip technology. Location: Courtroom 201, 717 Madison Place, NW.
12:15 - 1:30 PM. The DC Bar Association will host a panel discussion titled "Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation Reform: Addressing the Elephant in the Room". The speakers will be Rebekah Goodheart (FCC), Carol Mattey (FCC), Rick Brecher (Greenberg Traurig), Eric Einhorn (Windstream), Chris Miller (Verizon), Glenn Richards (Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman). Prices vary. No CLE credits. The DC Bar has a history of barring reporters from its events. See, notice. Location: Pillsbury, 2300 N St., NW.
1:00 PM. The US Telecom will host a webcast presentation titled "The FCC Pole Attachment Order: New Rules and Opportunities". This speakers will be Kevin Rupy (USTelecom) and Robert Primosch (Wilkinson Barker Knauer). This event is free and open to the public. See, notice. See also, the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) April 7, 2011, Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration [144 pages in PDF]. It is FCC 11-50 in WC Docket No. 07-245 and GN Docket No. 09-51.
2:30 PM. The Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) will hold a hearing on the nominations of William Kuntz (to be a Judge of the U.S. District Court or the Eastern District of New York), John Ross (USDC/EDMo), Timothy Cain (USDC/DSCar), Nannette Brown (USDC/EDLa), and Nancy Torresen (USDC/DMaine). See, notice. The SJC will webcast this hearing. Location: Room 226, Dirksen Building.
Deadline to submit comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to its Public Notice (PN) regarding the Universal Service Fund (USF) Mobility Fund and tribal issues. The FCC released this PN on April 18, 2011. It is DA 11-702 in WT Docket No. 10-208. See, notice in the Federal Register, April 21, 2011, Vol. 76, No. 77, at Pages 22340-22342.
The House will meet at 9:00 AM for legislative business. It will consider non-technology related items. See, Rep. Cantor's schedule for the week.
10:00 AM. The House Judiciary Committee's (HJC) Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet will hold a hearing titled "Ensuring Competition on the Internet: Net Neutrality and Antitrust". See, notice. Location: Room 2141, Rayburn Building.
10:00 AM. The Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) will hold an executive business meeting. The agenda includes consideration of the nominations of Virginia Seitz to be Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel, and Bernice Donald to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals (6thCir). The agenda also again includes consideration of S 623 [LOC | WW], the "Sunshine in Litigation Act". The SJC rarely follows its published agendas. The SJC will webcast this event. See, notice. Location: Room 226, Dirksen Building.

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