| Title: | NEW COPYRIGHT REGULATION |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1993-11-26 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : LOUIS ALFANO
SUBJECT : IPR - NEW COPYRIGHT REGULATION
DATE : 11/24/93
DATE: NOVEMBER 24, 1994
FILE: CO:R:IT:I A
TO : ALL REGIONAL COMMISSIONERS, ASSISTANT REGIONAL
COMMISISONERS COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS, DISTRICT DIRECTORS,
AREA DIRECTORS, PORT DIRECTORS, AND DIRECTOR CUSTOMS
INFORMATION EXCHANGE
FROM : CHIEF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS BRANCH
/S/ JOHN F. ATWOOD
SUBJECT: COPYRIGHT - EXCHANGE OF BRIEFS IN INFRINGEMENT ACTIONS
(19 CFR 133.43), T.D. 93-87
A FINAL RULE PUBLISHED AS T.D. 93-87 IN THE NOVEMBER 10, 1993
CUSTOMS BULLETIN (VOL. 27, NO. 45), PROVIDES THAT EFFECTIVE
NOVEMBER 26, 1993, A COPY OF ALL BRIEFS AND RELATED MATERIALS WILL
BE EXCHANGED BETWEEN ADVERSARY IMPORTERS AND COPYRIGHT OWNERS
BEFORE SUBMITTING THOSE DOCUMENTS TO CUSTOMS. ON THE EFFECTIVE
DATE, THAT EXCHANGE SHOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THE PROCEDURES OF
19 CFR 133.43. AS SPELLED OUT IN T.D. 93-87, STEPS (A), (B) AND
(C) WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOLLOWED SEQUENTIALLY, BUT AFTER THE FILING
OF THE COPYRIGHT OWNER'S BOND UNDER (C)(1), BOTH THE IMPORTER AND
COPYRIGHT OWNER SHALL BE REQUIRED UNDER (C)(1)(I) TO SUBMIT A COPY
OF THEIR ARGUMENTS TO THE OPPOSING PARTY. UPON THEN SUBMITTING
THEIR INFORMATION TO CUSTOMS WITH A STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH
133.43(C)(1)(I), THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR SHALL NOTIFY THE PARTIES
THAT THEY SHALL HAVE ADDITIONAL TIME, NOT TO EXCEED 30 DAYS,IN
WHICH TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE TO THE OTHER SIDE'S ARGUMENTS.