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10 PTC Newsl. 1 (1991-1992)

handle is hein.journals/iprolane10 and id is 1 raw text is: NOWSLOTT8R Published by the Section of Patent, Trademap an Copyright Law of the American Bar AssociatiCo Volume 10, Number 1, FaT 19- CHaiR'S LOTT8R I am writing this to you im- mediately following the Sec- tion Officers' Conference, which was held in Chicago, September 11-13, 1991. The Section Officers' Conference was well attended by the Of- ficers of our PTC Section. 1 have attended that conference for the two previous years as well, and I found that this par- ticular conference was more Bill Pravel informative and helpful from the standpoint of Section activities than any of the prior ones. In addition to the program of the Section Officers' Conference itself, our Section had a meeting of the Officers to discuss which of the Resolutions that were approved at the Annual Meeting in Atlanta should be considered for blanket authority or ABA approval by the House of Delegates. We agreed that we would submit for blanket authority, Resolutions 101-3 and 4; 202-1; 405-1, 2 and 4; and 1001-1. After further investigation, Resolutions 101- 1 and 1002-3 may also be considered for blanket au- thority (See the Resolutions article on page 3.) Also, as I will discuss more in detail below, a report from our Section to the PTO Advisory Commission was prepared and submitted, setting forth our Sec- tion's position on the issues raised by the Commis- sion, based upon the authority we had through the Resolutions passed at our 1991 Annual Meeting, as well as past Resolutions relating to the issues. To do that, it was necessary to get blanket authority on an expedited basis. As a result, we obtained the blanket authority for the pertinent past and 1991 Resolutions. When blanket authority is obtained by the expedited procedure, the authority lasts for only ninety days. Therefore, to have the blanket authority in effect for the full two-year period, it is necessary to resubmit those 1991 Resolutions, and it was agreed to do that for the following Resolutions: 102-1; 108-2, 3, and 4; 403-7, 8, and 9; 651-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9; and 655-1. In behalf of the Section Officers, I would also note with thanks that Committee 607, chaired by Sam Helfgott, provided us with the initial recommenda- tions with respect to which of the 1991 Resolutions should be considered for blanket authopit-y or Hpuse of Delegates' approval. After obtaining blanket authority, the Section is au- thorized by the ABA to present its views to Congress, the USPTO, the Copyright Office, and other govern- mental bodies. The Section, of course, must make it clear that the position stated is not that of the ABA, but is strictly a Section position. If full ABA authority is thought to be necessary or desirable for any partic- ular Resolution, the Resolution must be submitted so that it is specifically authorized by the House of Del- egates or the Board of Governors. It was decided by the Section Officers that none of the Resolutions ap- proved at our 1991 Annual Meeting required full ABA approval at this time. Some of the other 1991 Reso- lutions that have not been submitted for blanket au- thority at this time may later be submitted if legislative action occurs, or if there is reason to need blanket authority to speak in behalf of the Section. 1991-92 Goals One of the salutary benefits of the Section Officers Conference, from my standpoint, was the request that each Section Chair express his or her goals for the Section during the 1991-92 year. After giving the matter considerable thought last August, when that request was made, I submitted the following items as my goals as your Section Chair for 1991-92: 1. To the extent permitted by the new Amicus Brief Guidelines, to encourage amicus briefs before the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals with respect to important patent issues before the court so that the American Bar Association will have some im- pact in the patent law area. 2. To the extent the Section authorizes and ABA approval permits, to present to the international harmonization efforts the American Bar Associa- tion's positions in the field of intellectual property law. 3. To have the PTC Section consider whether the time has come for the name of the Section to be changed to Intellectual Property Law Section. 4. To the extent permitted by the votes of the Section and ABA approval, to have our ABA view- point presented to the United States Trade Repre- Copyright © 1991 American Bar Association Produced by the ABA Press Copyright @ 1991 American Bar Association Produced by the ABA Press

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