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October 5, 2004 - Oversight hearing on
Peer-to-Peer Piracy (P2P) on University Campuses: An Update.
Witness List,
Graham Spanier,
Cary Sherman,
Dr. Jim Davis, Alan McGlade
September 13, 2004 -
Legislative
hearing on
H.R. 3799,
the “Constitution Restoration Act of 2004.”
Witness List,
Roy Moore,
William Dannemeyer, Arthur Hellman,
Michael Gerhardt,
Final Print (Serial #105),
Hearing Transcript
July 15, 2004 -
Oversight hearing
on: “Internet Streaming of Radio Broadcast: Balancing the Interests of
Sound Recording Copyright Owners With Those of Broadcasters.”
Witness List,
Jonathan Potter,
Steven Marks, Dan Halyburton,
David Carson, Final
Print (Serial #99),
Hearing Transcript
June 24, 2004 - Oversight hearing
on “Patent Quality Improvement: Post-Grant Opposition”.
Witness List,
James Toupin, Jeffrey Kushan, Esq.,
Michael Kirk,
Karl Sun, Final Print (Serial #91),
Hearing Transcript
June 17, 2004 - Legislative
hearing on
H.R. 4586, the “Family Movie Act”.
Witness List, Marybeth Peters, Dr. Amitai Etzioni,
Jack Valenti, Penny Nance,
Final Print (Serial #94),
Hearing Transcript
June 3, 2004 -
Oversight hearing
on “Oversight of the Operations of the U.S. Copyright Office.”
Witness List, Mary Beth
Peters, Final Print (Serial #80),
Hearing Transcript
May 20, 2004 -
Oversight hearing
on “Derivative Rights, Moral Rights, and Movie Filtering Technology.”
Witness List,
Chairman Lamar Smith,
Howard L. Berman,
Joanne Cantor,
Jeff McIntyre, Bill Aho,
Majorie Heins, Final
Print (Serial #93),
Hearing Transcript
May 6, 2004 -
Markup of Committee Print on the “Satellite Home Viewer Extension and
Reauthorization Act of 2004.”
April 22, 2004 - Oversight Hearing
on “Committee Print to Amend the Federal Trademark Dilution Act”
Witness List,
Jacqueline Leimer, Robert Sacoff,
Marvin Johnson,
David Stimson,
Hearing Transcript, Final
Print (Serial #72)
March 31, 2004 -
Markup of
H.R. 4077, the “Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2004";
H.R. 3632,
the “Anticounterfeiting Amendments of 2003";
H.R. 3754,
the “Fraudulent Online Indentity Sanctions Act”.
March 11, 2004 - Oversight hearing on “Section 115 of the
Copyright Act: In Need of Update?”
Witness List, Chairman Lamar Smith,
Howard L. Berman,
Marybeth Peters,
Jonathan Potter, Carey Ramos,
Cary Sherman,
Hearing Transcript, Final
Print (Serial # 75)
February 24, 2004 -
Oversight Hearing on “Reauthorization of the
Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act.”
Witness List,
Marybeth Peters,
Fritz Attaway,
David Moskowitz,
Robert Lee, Final Print (Serial #69),
Hearing Transcript
February 12, 2004 - Legislative hearing
H.R. 3632
on the “Anticounterfeiting Amendments of 2003.”
Witness List,
Chairman Lamar Smith,
Representative John Conyers,
Richard LaMagna,
Emery Simon, Brad Buckles,
David Green, Final Print
(Serial #61),
Hearing Transcript
February 4, 2004 - Legislative hearing on
H.R. 3754,
the "Fraudulent Online Identity Sanctions Act"
Witness List,
Congressman Bob Goodlatte
Timothy Trainer,
J. Scott Evans,
Rick Wesson,
Fraudit Info Sheet submitted by Mr. Wesson,
Mark Bohannon, Final
Print (Serial #63),
Hearing Transcript
October 21, 2003 - Legislative hearing on
H.R. 2723, the “Ninth Circuit
Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2003"
Witness List,
Mary Schroeder,
Diarmuid O'Scannlain,
Alex Kozinski,
Arthur Hellman, Final
Print (Serial #54),
Hearing Transcript
October 16, 2003 -
Markup of
H.R. 3261, the “Database and
Collections of Information Misappropriation Act of 2003.”
October 2, 2003 - Markup of
H.R. 2517,
the “Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2003"; and
H.R. 2824,
the “Internet Tobacco Sales Enforcement Act.”
September 23, 2003 -
Joint Legislative hearing on
H.R. ____, the “Database and Collections
of Information Misappropriation Act of 2003.”
Witness List,
David Carson,
Thomas Donohue, Keith Kupferschmid,
William Wulf, Final Print
(Serial #51),
Hearing Transcript
September 4, 2003 - Oversight Hearing on “Internet Domain Name Fraud - the U.S. Government’s Role in
Ensuring Public Access to Accurate Whois Data”
Witness List,
Steven Metalitz,
Benjamin Edelman,
James Farnan,
Theodore Kassinger, Final Print (Serial #50),
Hearing Transcript
July 24, 2003 -
Oversight hearing
on “Patent Quality Improvement.”
Witness List,
Charles Van Horn,
Mark Kesslen,
David Simon, John Thomas,
Final Print (Serial #38),
Hearing Transcript
July 22, 2003 -
Markup of:
H.R. 2391,
the “Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act of
2003";
H.R. 2714, the “State Justice Institute Reauthorization Act of
2003"; and
H.R. 1768,
the “Multidistrict Litigation Restoration Act of 2003".
July 17, 2003 - Legislative hearing on
H.R. 2517, the “Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2003.”
Witness List,
Honorable Zoe Lofgren,
Jana Monroe,
David Trust, Linn Skinner,
Maren Christensen, Final
Print (Serial #37),
Hearing Transcript
June 24, 2003 - Oversight hearing
on “The Federal Judiciary: Is There a Need for Additional Federal Judges?”
Witness List,
Chairman Lamar Smith, Honorable Howard
Berman, Dennis Jacobs, William Jenkins, Jr.,
Arthur Hellman, Final
Print (Serial #30),
Hearing Transcript
June 17, 2003 - Legislative
hearing on
H.R. 2344,
the “Intellectual Property Protection Restoration Act of 2003.”
Witness List,
Marybeth Peters, Leslie Winner,
Mark Bohannon,
Paul Bender,
Final Print (Serial #32),
Hearing Transcript
June 10, 2003 -
Legislative hearing on
H.R. 2391, the
“Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act of 2003.”
Witness List,
Chairman Lamar Smith,
Jon Soderstrom,
Eric Steffe,
Jeffrey Kushan, John Thomas,
Final Print (Serial #33),
Hearing Transcript
May 22, 2003 - Markup of
H.R. 1561,
United States Patent and Trademark Fee
Modernization Act of 2003
Chairman Lamar
Smith
May 20, 2003 - Markup of
H.R.
1417, the “Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2003.”
Chairman Lamar Smith
May 1, 2003 - Legislative
hearing on
H.R.1839, the “Youth Smoking Prevention and State Revenue
Enforcement Act.”
Witness List, Chairman Lamar Smith,
Paul Jones, Henry
Armour, Matthew Myers,
Patrick Fleenor, Final
Print (Serial #19),
Hearing Transcript
April 3, 2003 - Legislative hearing on
H.R.1561, the “United States Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act of
2003.”
Witness List,
Chairman Lamar Smith, John Conyers, Jr., James Rogan,
Michael Kirk,
John Williamson, Ronald Stern,
Final Print (Serial #12),
Hearing Transcript
April 1, 2003 - Legislative
hearing on
H.R. 1417,
the “Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act.”
Witness List,
Howard Berman,
Marybeth Peters, Robert Garrett,
R. Bruce Rich,
Michael Remington, Final Print (Serial #7),
Hearing Transcript
March 20, 2003 -
Markup of
H.R. 1302, the “Federal Courts
Improvement Act of 2003,” and
H.R. 1303,
a bill to amend the E-Government Act of 2002 with respect to
rulemaking authority of the Judicial Conference.
March 13, 2003 - Oversight Hearing on "International Copyright
Piracy: Links to Organized Crime and Terrorism"
Witness List,
Chairman Lamar Smith,
Bob Goodlatte,
John Conyers, Jr.,
John Malcolm,
Rich LaMagna,
Joan Borsten Vidov,
Jack Valenti,
Final Print (Serial # 9),
Hearing Transcript
March 6, 2003 - Oversight hearing on “Copyright Piracy
Prevention and the Broadcast Flag.”
Witness List,
Chairman Lamar Smith,
John Conyers, Jr.,
Marybeth Peters,
W. Kenneth Ferree,
Fritz Attaway,
Edward Black,
Hearing Transcript
February 26, 2003 - Oversight hearing on “Peer-to-Peer Piracy
On University
Campuses.”
Witness List,
Chairman Lamar Smith,
Molly Broad,
Hilary Rosen,
Graham Spanier,
Dr. John Hale,
Hearing Transcript
September 26, 2002 - Oversight hearing on “Piracy Of
Intellectual Property On Peer-to-Peer Networks.” Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble,
Honorable Howard Berman,
Hilary Rosen,
Gigi Sohn,
Phil Galdston,
Randy Saaf, Final
Print (Serial #103),
Hearing Transcript
September 19, 2002 - Legislative
hearing on
H.R. 5119,
the “Plant Breeders Equity Act of 2002.”
Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble,
Rep. Darrell Issa,
James Toupin,
Vincent Garlock,
Craig Regelbrugge,
Peter DiMauro,
Hearing Transcript, Final Print (Serial
#104)
July 23, 2002 - Legislative
hearing on
H.R. 1203,
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 2001.”
Witness List,
Mary Schroeder, Alan Lance,
Diarmuid O'Scannlain,
Sidney Thomas, Final
Print (Serial #95),
Hearing Transcript
July 18, 2002 - Oversight hearing on “The U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office: Fee Schedule Adjustment and Agency Reform.”
Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble,
Honorable John Conyers,
James Rogan,
Kathryn Park,
Michael Kirk,
Charles Baker,
Ronald Stern,
Final Print (Serial #92),
Hearing Transcript
June 27, 2002 - Oversight hearing on “Unpublished Judicial
Opinions."
Witness List,
Honorable Howard Berman,
Arthur Hellman,
Kenneth Schmier,
Alex Kozinski,
Samuel Alito,
Final Print (Serial #82),
Hearing Transcript
June 20, 2002 - Oversight hearing on “Patent Reexamination and
Small Business Innovation.” Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble,
Honorable John Conyers,
Peter Theis,
Paul Heckel,
Nancy Linck,
Mark Webbink,
Peter Theis,
Final Print (Serial #79),
Hearing Transcript
June 13, 2002
- Oversight hearing on “The CARP (Copyright Arbitration Royalty
Panel) Structure and Process.”
Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble,
Honorable Darrell Issa,
Honorable Zoe Lofgren,
Honorable Rick Boucher,
Honorable John Conyers,
R. Bruce Rich,
Marybeth Peters,
Michael Remington,
Alan Garrett,
David Mandelbrot,
Final Print (Serial #78),
Hearing Transcript
June 5, 2002 - Oversight hearing on “DRM: The Consumer
Benefits of Today’s Digital Rights Management Solutions."
Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble,
Honorable Howard Berman,
Honorable Zoe Lofgren,
Honorable John Conyers,
Will Poole,
James Alexander,
Peter Jacobs,
Frank Hausmann,
Final Print (Serial #72),
Hearing Transcript
May 22,
2002 - Oversight hearing
on “The Accuracy and Integrity of the WHOIS DATABASE.”
Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble, Honorable
Howard Berman, Michael Palage,
Howard Beales,
Cameron Powell,
Steven Metalitz,
Final Print (Serial #70),
Hearing Transcript
May 2,
2002 - Markup of
H.R. 4125,
the “Federal Courts Improvement Act of 2002.”
April 11, 2002 - Oversight Hearing on "The U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office: Operations and Fiscal Year 2003 Budget."
Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble,
John Conyers,
James Rogan,
Michael Kirk,
Colleen Kelley,
John Williamson,
Final Print (Serial #64),
Hearing Transcript
March
20, 2002 - Markup of
H.R. 3892,
the “Judicial Improvements Act of 2002.”
March 14, 2002 - Oversight hearing on "Patent Law and
Non-Profit Research Collaboration."
Witness List, Chairman Howard Coble,
Honorable Howard Berman,
Kevin Rivette,
Carl Gulbrandsen,
Charlie Van Horn,
Jon Grossman,
Final Print (Serial #60),
Hearing Transcript
February 14, 2002 - Oversight hearing on the “Federal
Trademark Dilution Act.”
Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble,
Honorable Howard Berman,
Kathryn Park,
Michael Kirk,
Sherry Jetter,
Ethan Horwitz,
Final Print (Serial #53),
Hearing Transcript
December 13, 2001 - Oversight Hearing on "The Digital
Millennium Copyright Act Section 104 Report."
Witness List, Chairman Howard Coble,
Honorable Howard Berman,
Marybeth Peters,
Marvin Berenson,
Jonathan Potter,
Gary Klein,
Final Print (Serial #52),
Hearing Transcript
December 12, 2001
- Oversight Hearing on "The Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Section 104 Report."
Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble,
Honorable Howard L. Berman,
Marybeth Peters,
Carey Ramos,
Cary Sherman,
Emery Simon,
Final Print (Serial #52),
Hearing Transcript
December 6, 2001 -
Joint Hearing on the Settlement Agreement by and among the United
States of America, the Federal Communications Commission, NextWave
Telecom, Inc., and certain affiliates, and Participating Auction
35 Winning Bidders
Witness List, Jay Bybee,
John Rogovin,
Donald Verrilli,
Stephen Roberts
November 29, 2001 - Oversight
Hearing on “The
Operations of Federal Judicial Misconduct and Recusal Statutes.”
Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble,
Arthur Hellman,
Douglas Kendall,
William Osteen,
Michael Remington,
Hearing Transcript, Final Print (Serial
#45)
November 8, 2001 - Oversight Hearing on "Market
Power and Intellectual
Property Litigation."
Witness
List, Chairman Howard Coble, Honorable
Howard Berman, Charles Baker, Ronald
Myrick,
Hearing Transcript, Final Print (Serial
#42)
July 26, 2001 - Legislative hearing on H.R.
2522, the “Federal Courts Improvement Act of 2001.”
Witness
List, Chairman Howard Coble,
Deanell
Tacha,
Hearing Transcript,
Final Print (Serial #25)
July 12, 2001 - Oversight Hearing on the WHOIS Database:
"Privacy and Intellectual Property Issues" Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble,
Honorable
Howard Berman, Jason Catlett,
Lori Fena,
Stevan
Mitchell, Timothy Trainer,
Hearing Transcript,
Final Print (Serial #23)
July 11, 2001 - Markup of
S. 487,
the Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act of 2001
June
27, 2001 - Legislative Hearing on
S. 487,
The "Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act of
2001"
Witness
List, Honorable Howard Berman,
Allan Adler,
Marybeth
Peters, John Vaughn,
Hearing Transcript,
Final Print (Serial #14)
June 14, 2001 - Markup of
H.R. 2047, the Patent and Trademark Office Authorization
Act of 2002
June 7,
2001 - Oversight hearing on "The Operations of the U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office, Including Review of Agency Funding."
Witness
List, Chairman Howard Coble,
Honorable
Howard Berman, Rep. John Conyers,
Nicholas Godici,
Ronald
Myrick, Nils Montan,
Ronald
Stern,
Hearing Transcript,
Final Print (Serial #16)
May 22, 2001 - Markup of
H.R. 1866, to extend title 35, United States Code, to
clarify the basis for granting requests for reexamination of
patents; and
H.R. 1886, to amend title 35, United States Code, to
provide for appeals by third parties in certain patent
reexamination proceedings.
May 17,
2001 - Oversight Hearing on "Music On The
Internet"
Witness
List, Chairman Howard Coble,
Honorable
John Conyers, Congresswoman Maxine
Waters, Edgar Bronfman,
Rob
Glaser, Lyle Lovett,
Robin
Richards, Michael Stoller,
Hearing Transcript,
Final Print (Serial #12)
May 10,
2001 - Oversight Hearing on "Patents: Improving Quality and
Curing Defects."
Witness
List, Chairman Howard Coble,
Honorable
Howard Berman, James Cottone,
Michael Kirk,
Jeffrey
Kushan, Nancy Linck,
David
Martin,
Hearing Transcript
May 2, 2001 - Oversight Hearing on "The United States
Copyright Office"
Witness
List, Chairman Howard Coble,
Rep.
John Conyers, Marybeth Peters,
Hearing Transcript
April 4, 2001 - Hearing On “Business Method Patents.”
Witness
List, Chairman Howard Coble,
Rep.
John Conyers, Jr., Howard
Berman, Nicholas Godici,
Michael
Kirk, Ronald Myrick,
Andrew
Steinberg,
Hearing Transcript
March 22, 2001 - Oversight hearing on "ICANN, New gTLDs,
and The Proctection of Intellectual Property" Witness List,
Chairman
Howard Coble, Rep. John Conyers,
Elana Broitman,
Steven
Metalitz, Jeffrey Neuman,
Louis
Touton,
Hearing Transcript
July 27, 2000 - Oversight hearing on "State Sovereign Immunity
and Protection of Intellectual Property"
Witness List,
Chairman
Howard Coble, Honorable Marybeth Peters,
Professor Mark A. Lemley,
Professor
Daniel J. Meltzer,
Hearing
Transcript July 13, 2000 - Oversight
hearing on "Gene Patents and Other Genomic Inventions"
Witness List,
Chairman
Howard Coble, Honorable Todd Dickinson,
Dr. Randal W. Scott,
Dennis
J. Henner, Ph.D., Ms. M. Andrea Ryan,
James A. Severson, Ph.D.,
Carl
F. Dixon, Dr. Jon F. Merz,
Dr.
Harold Varmus,
Hearing
Transcript June 29, 2000 - Oversight
hearing on "The Internet and Federal Courts: Issues and Obstacles"
Witness List,
Chairman
Howard Coble, Honorable Andrew Pincus,
Honorable D. Jean Veta,
Honorable
Jeffery P. Kovar, Thomas P. Vartanian,
Mark A. Thurmon,
Henry
H. Perritt, Jr., Dan L. Burk,
Joathan
Zittrain, Marc A. Pearl,
Robert
W. Holleyman, II,
Hearing
Transcript June 15, 2000 - Oversight hearing on "Copyrighted Webcast
Programming on the Internet"
Witness List,
Chairman
Howard Coble, Honorable Marybeth Peters,
Jack Valenti
Thomas
J. Ostertag, Jonathan Potter,
Ian
Mccallum, Peggy Miles,
Hilary
Rosen, Edward O. Fritts,
Dean
Kay, Charles P. Moore,
Scott
Purcell,
Hearing
Transcript May 25, 2000 - Oversight hearing
on "The United States Copyright Office and Sound Recordings as
Work for Hire"
Witness List,
Chairman
Howard Coble, Honorable Marybeth
Peters-Work for Hire, Honorable
Marybeth Peters-U.S. Copyright Office,
Peters-Appendix
1, Peters-Appendix 2,
Hilary
Rosen, Michael Greene,
Marci
A. Hamilton, Sheryl Crow,
Professor Paul Goldstein,
Hearing
Transcript May 18, 2000 - Oversight
hearing on "Privacy and Electronic Communications"
Witness List,
Chairman
Howard Coble, Honorable Howard
Berman, Honorable Andy Pincus,
Jodie Bernstein,
Paula
J. Bruening, Marc Szafran,
Deirdre Mulligan,
Jonathan
Zuck, Professor Joel R.
Reidenberg,
Hearing
Transcript March 9, 2000 - Oversight
hearing on "The United States Patent and Trademark Office"
Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble, Honorable Q. Todd
Dickinson, Kim Muller,
Ronald
Myrick, Attachments,
Colleen
M. Kelley, Ronald J. Stern,
Kina Lamblin,
Gregory
J. Maier, Professor Rochelle
Dreyfuss, J. Cottone,
Hearing
Transcript October 21, 1999
- Legislative hearing on H.R.
2100, the "Antitampering Act of 1999"
Witness List,
Chairman
Howard Coble, John S. Bliss,
Esq., Gilbert Lee Sandler,
Aaron Graham,
John
Paul DeJoria, Mardi Mountford,
James A. Dahl,
Hearing
Transcript September 30, 1999
- Legislative hearing on H.R.
1714, the "Electronic Signatures in Global and National
Commerce Act"
Witness List,
Chairman
Howard Coble, Andrew Pincus,
Ivan K. Fong,
Honorable
Pamela Meade Sargent, Appendix
Material, Scott Cooper,
David
Peyton, Margot Saunders,
Hearing
Transcript July 28, 1999
- Oversight hearing on "Internet Domain Names and Intellectual
Property Rights"
Witness List,
News
Advisory, In Brief,
Chairman
Howard Coble, Andrew Pincus,
Francis Gurry,
Michael
Roberts, Michael A. Daniels,
Jonathan Cohen,
Ken
Stubbs, Kathlene Karg,
Karg
Presentation, Mike Kirk,
Anne Chasser,
Hearing
Transcript July 22, 1999 - Oversight
hearing on the final report of the Commission on Structural
Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals
Witness List,
Chairman
Howard Coble, Senator Slade
Gorton, Senator Jon Kyl,
Senator
Frank Murkowski, Honorable
Proctor Hug, Jr., Honorable
Charles E. Wiggins, Honorable
Pamela Ann Rymer, Honorable
David R. Thompson, Eleanor
Acheson, Arthur Hellman,
Ronald L. Olson,
William
N. LaForge,
Hearing
Transcript July 1, 1999 - Legislative hearing on
H.R.
1598, the "Patent Fairness Act of 1999"
Witness List,
Chairman
Howard Coble, Senator Robert G.
Torricelli, Honorable Ed bryant,
Honorable Jim McDermott,
Honorable
Henry A. Waxman, Honorable
Marion Berry, Andrew M. Berdon,
Jonathan R. spicehandler, M.D.,
Gerald
Meyer, William Orr,
Maura
Kealey, Richard Selden, M.D.,
Ph.D., Richard P. Burgoon, Jr.,
Bruce L. Downey,
Gordon
Binder,
Hearing
Transcript June 24, 1999 - Oversight
hearing on: the Report of the U.S. Copyright Office on Copyright
and Digital Distance Education; and Intellectual Property Security
Registration
Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble, Honorable Marybeth
Peters, Honorable Patricia
Schroeder, Laura Gasaway,
Gelnn Ochsenreiter,
John
Cross, Susan Montgomery,
Charles G. Johnson,
Lorin
Brennan, Esq., Anne Chasser,
Michael K. Kirk,
Fritz
Attaway,
Hearing
Transcript June 16, 1999 - Legislative hearing on H.R.
1752, the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1999," and H.R.
2112, the "Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum
Jurisdiction Act of 1999"
Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble, Honorable Joel B.
Rosen, Honorable Harvey F.
Schlesinger, Honorable John F.
Nangle, Thomas J. McLaughlin,
Brian Wolfman,
Hearing
Transcript May 27, 1999 - Oversight
hearing on Electronic Communication Privacy Policy Disclosure
Witness List,
News
Advisory, Chairman Howard Coble,
Honorable Bob Goodlatte,
John
Bentivoglio, Christine Varney,
Jerry Berman,
Terry
Pittman, Jill Lesser,
Jerry
Cerasale, Mark Rotenberg
Hearing
Transcript
May 12, 1999 - Oversight hearing on the "Implementation of the
Net Act and Enforcement Against Internet Piracy"
Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble, Kevin V. DiGregory,
Timothy B. McGrath,
Batur
Oktay, Tim Starback,
Tod
Cohen,
Hearing
Transcript
May 5, 1999
- Legislative Hearing on H.R.
1565,
the "Trademark Amendments Act of 1999"
Witness
List, Chairman Howard Coble,
Honorable Todd Dickinson,
Michael
K. Kirk, Kimbley L. Muller,
Garo A. Partoyan,
Jon
Bauman, Chuck Blasco,
Hearing
Transcript
March 25, 1999 - Oversight hearing on patent reform and the
Patent and Trademark Office reauthorization for fiscal year 2000
Witness List,
News
Advisory, Chairman Howard Coble,
Honorable Dana Rohrabacher,
Honorable
Todd Dickinson, Michael K. Kirk,
Norman Balmer,
Norman
Balmer, Charles E. Ludlam,
Charles E. Ludlam,
Ronald
J. Stern,
Hearing
Transcript March 18, 1999 - Legislative hearing on H.R.
354, the "Collections of Information Antipiracy Act" Witness List,
News Advisory,
Chairman Howard Coble, Marybeth Peters,
Andrew Pincus,
James
G. Neal, Marilyn G. Winokur,
Joshua Lederberg,
Dan
Duncan, Lynn Henderson,
Michael
Kirk, Charles E. Phelps,
Terrence M. McDermott,
Hearing
Transcript March 4, 1999 - Hearing on H.R.
850, the "Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE)
Act" Witness
List, Chairman Howard Coble,
Honorable William Reinsch,
Honorable
Ronald D. Lee, Honorable Barbara McNamara,
Thomas
Parenty, Craig McLaughlin,
Grover Norquist, Dorothy E. Denning,
Alan Davidson,
Ed
Gillespie, Honorable Dave McCurdy,
Hearing
Transcript February 25, 1999 - Hearing on H.R.
768, the "Copyright Compulsory License Improvement Act" Witness
List, Chairman Howard Coble,
William J. Roberts, Jr.,
Cullie
M. Tarleton, David Moskowitz,
John H. Hutchinson,
Fritz
E. Attaway, Thomas J. Ostertag,
Hearing
Transcript
July 23, 1998 - Oversight hearing on the United States
Copyright Office
Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble, Honorable Marybeth
Peters,
Hearing
Transcript June 18, 1998 - Hearing on H.R.
3789, the "Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1998"
Witness List,
Richard
H. Middleton, Esq., John H. Beisner,
Esq., Sheila L. Birnbaum, Esq.,
Brian Wolfman, Esq.,
Stanley M. Grossman, Esq.,
Hearing
Transript June 11, 1998 - Oversight hearing on the United States Judicial
Conference, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts,
and the Federal Judicial Center, and legislative hearing on H.R.
3578, the "Protecting American Small Business Trade Act of
1998"
Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble,
Honorable Wm. Terrell Hodges,
Leonidas
Ralph Mecham, Jeffery D. Kovar,
Salvatore J. Monte,
Honorable
Robert Menendez, John Townsend,
Esq.,
Hearing
Transcript
May 21, 1998 -
Legislative Hearing on H.R.
3891, the "Trademark Anticounterfeiting Act of
1998"; and H.R.
3119, a bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 with
respect to the dilution of famous marks and Oversight Hearing on
"Celebrity" Imposters and a Federal Right of Publicity; State
Commodity Commissions and Product Certification; International
Expropriation of Registered Marks; and Patent Extension Review
Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble, Michael Ingram,
Honorable Michael Crapo,
Patrick
J. Kole, Michael K. Kirk,
John
S. Bliss, Jeffrey M. Samuels, Esq.,
Garo A. Partovan,
Ignacio
E. Sanchez, Sam Moore,
Joe
Terry, Peter B. Hutt,
Gerald
F. Meyer, Bruce Downey,
Hearing
Transript April 23, 1998 - Hearing on H.R.
1690, to amend title 28 of the United States Code
regarding enforcement of child custody orders
Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble, Josephine D'Antonio,
Amm M. Haralambie, Esquire,
Hearing
Transcript March 26, 1998 -
Oversight hearing regarding privacy in electronic communications
Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble, David Medine,
Professor Fred H. Cate,
Marc
Rotenberg, Deirdre Mulligan,
David Aaron
Hearing
Transcript
March 19, 1998 - Oversight hearing on the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office (PTO)
Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble, Honorable Bruce A.
Lehman, David C. Stimson,
Michael
K. Kirk, Norman L. Balmer,
Roger
N. Coe, Ronald J. Stern,
Robert
M. Tobias
Hearing
Transcript March 5, 1998 - Oversight
hearing regarding mass torts and class action lawsuits
Witness List,
Honorable
James P. Moran, Richard L.
Thornburg, Esq., John P. Frank,
Esq., Ralph G. Wellington, Esq.,
Jack W. Martin,
John
L. McGoldrick, Elizabeth J.
Cabraser, Dr. John B. Hendricks
Hearing
Transcript
February 12, 1998 - Continued legislative hearing on H.R.
2652, the "Collections of Information Antipiracy
Act"; legislative hearing on H.R.
3163, the "Trade Dress Protection Act"; and continued
oversight hearing on "Internet Domain Name Trademark Protection"
Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble, Robert Aber,
Dr.
Debra W. Stewart, Richard Corlin,
M.D., William Hammack,
Professor
Jane Ginsberg, Jonathan Band,
Tim Casey,
Jeffrey
M. Samuels, Michael K. Kirk,
David C. Stimson,
Theodore
H. Davis, Jr.,
Hearing
Transcript
February 4, 1998 - Continued oversight hearing regarding
copyright licensing regimes covering retransmission of broadcast
signals
Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble, Charles W. Ergen,
Peter C. Boylan, III,
H.
Thomas Casey, Matthew M. Polka,
William Sullivan,
Bob
Phillips, Marsha E. Kessler,
James J. Popham,
Hearing
Transcript December 10, 1997 -
Oversight hearing on "Attorneys Fees and the Tobacco Settlement"
Witness List,
Honorable
Scott McInnis, Honorable Paul
McHale, Honorable Christopher Cox,
B. Scott Wise,
Lester
Brickman, Alan Morrison,
Michael
Moore, C. Steven Yerrid,
Jeffrey
E. Harris, Joseph Rice,
Hearing
Transcript
November 5, 1997
- Oversight hearing regarding "Internet Domain Name Trademark
Protection"
Witness
List, Honorable Howard Coble,
Honorable Bruce Lehman
Gabriel
A. Battista, Michael Kirk,
David
Stimson, John Wood,
Douglas
J. Wood,
Hearing
Transcript
October 30, 1997
- Hearing regarding copyright licensing regimes covering
retransmission of broadcast signals
Witness
List, Chuck Hewitt,
Rik
Hawkins, Steven J. Cox,
James
F. Goodmon, Tom Howe,
Thomas
J. Ostertag, Fritz Attaway,
Decker
Anstrom,
Hearing
Transcript
October 23, 1997 - Hearing regarding H.R.
2652, to amend title 17, United States Code, to prevent
the misappropriation of collections of information; and
H.R.
2696,
the "Vessel Hull Design Protection Act"
Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble, Mick Blackistone,
Don Cramer,
J.J.
Marie, Paul Warren,
William
T. Fryer, III, Laura D'Andrea Tyson,
Dr. William A. Wulf,
Professor
Jerome A. Reichman, Honorable
Marybeth Peters, James G. Neal,
Dr. Robert S. Ledley,
Hearing Transcript
October 9, 1997
- Hearing regarding H.R.
2603, the "Alternative Dispute Resolution and Settlement
Encouragement Act;" and H.R.
2294, the "Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1997;" and an
oversight hearing on the need for additional Federal District
Court judges
Chairman Howard Coble, Peter R. Steenland,
Honorable D. Brock Hornby,
Honorable
Philip M. Pro,
Honorable Tommy E. Miller,
E.
Allan Lind, Mitchell Dolin, Esq.,
Honorable Elizabeth Kovachevich,
Honorable
Julia Smith Gibbons
Hearing
Transcript
September 25, 1997 - Hearing regarding H.R.
1063, to amend the Webb-Kenyon Act to allow any State,
territory, or possession of the United States to bring an action
in Federal court to enjoin violations of that Act or to enforce
the laws of such State, territory, or possession with respect to
such violations; and H.R.
1534, the "Private Property Rights Implementation Act of
1997" Witness
List, Honorable Frank Riggs,
Honorable Robert L. Rhrlich, Jr.,
Mr.
Jim Simpson, Mr. Jerry Douglas,
James Goldberg, Esq.,
Mr.
Louis M. Foppiano, Mr. Don Betsworth,
Mr. Carl Goldberg,
Ms.
Elizabeth M. Osenbaugh, Mr. Daniel
R. Mandelker,
Hearing
Trasnscript
September 17, 1997
- Continuation of the hearing regarding H.R.
2281, the WIPO Copyright Treaties Implementation Act;"
and H.R.
2180, the "On-Line Copyright Liability Limitation Act"
Witness
List, Allan Adler,
Mike
Kirk, Douglas Bennett,
Christopher
Byrne, Gary Shapiro,
Thomas
Ryan, Mark Belinsky,
Hillary
Rosen
September 16, 1997 - Hearing regarding H.R.
2281, the WIPO Copyright Treaties Implementation Act;"
and H.R.
2180, the "On-Line Copyright Liability Limitation Act"
Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble, Honorable Bruce
Lehman, Honorable Marybeth Peters,
Roy Neel,
Jack
Valenti, Robert Holleyman,
M.R.C.
Greenwood, Lawrence Kenswil,
Ken Wasch,
Ronald
G. Dunn, John Bettis,
Allee
Willis, Robert L. Oakley,
Tushar
Patel
September 11, 1997 - Hearing regarding H.R.
2265, the "No Electronic Theft (NET) Act," and also
electronic copyright piracy
Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble, Honorable Marybeth
Peters, Greg Wrenn,
Cary
Sherman, Fritz Attaway,
David
Nimmer, Sandra Sellers,
Hearing
Transcript
July 17, 1997
- Oversight hearing regarding "Fairness in Music Licensing"
Witness
List, Honorable Marybeth Peters,
Chairman Howard Coble,
Robert
Stoll, Wayland Holyfield,
Mac
Davis, Pat Collins,
Peter
Kilgore, Pete Madland,
Hearing
Transcript June 27, 1997 - Hearing
on the Effect of Pre-1978 Distribution of Recordings Containing
Musical Compositions and Copyright Term Extension, Copyright Per
Program Licenses
Witness List,
Paul
Williams, Ed Murphy,
Fritz
Attaway, George David Weiss,
Frances Preston,
Julius
Epstein, Bob Sterling,
Ed
Atsinger, Dick Hallemeier,
Hearing
Transcript May 22, 1997 - Hearing regarding H.R.
567, the "Madrid Protocol Implementation Act," and H.R.
1661, the "Trademark Law Treaty Implementation Act"
Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble, Honorable Bruce A.
Lehman, Shaun Donnelly,
Michael
K. Kirk, David C. Stimson,
Hearing
Transcript May 15, 1997 - Oversight
hearing on "Judicial Misconduct and Discipline"
Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble, Honorable Bob Barr,
Honorable Tom Delay,
Honorable
John N. Hostettler, Honorable Nita
M. Lowey, Thomas Jipping,
Charlotte
Stout, Nicki Nichols Gamble,
Lino Graglia,
Roger
Pilon, Wade Henderson,
Randall
R. Rader, Bruce Fein,
Hearing
Transcript May 14, 1997 - Hearing regarding H.R.
1252, "the Judicial Reform Act of 1997"
Witness List,
Honorable
Henry Hyde, Honorable Ed Bryant,
Steve Burbank,
Honorable
Richard Mountjoy, Arthur Hellman,
Honorable Dan Lungren,
Honorable
Henry A. Politz, Honorable Anne
Williams,
Hearing
Transcript March 20, 1997
- Hearing regarding H.R.
695, the "Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE)
Act"
Witness
List, Chairman Howard Coble,
Honorable Bob Goodlatte,
Honorable
William Reinsch, Honorable William
Crowell, Honorable Robert Litt,
Mrs. Phyllis Schlafly,
Mr.
Ira Rubinstein, Ms. Roberta Katz,
Mr. Jonathan Seybold,
Mr.
Thomas Morehouse, Mr. Grover
Norquist, Mr. Philip Karn,
Mr.
Marc Rotenberg, Mr. Jerry Berman,
Hearing
Transcript February 26, 1997 - Hearing regarding H.R.
400, the "21st Century Patent System Improvement
Act;" H.R.
673, the "Patent and Trademark Office Surcharge Extension
Act of 1997;" and
H.R.
811, the "Patent Term
Restoration Act"(Rohrabacher)
Witness List,
Chairman Howard Coble, Honorable Duncan
Hunter, Honorable Dana Rohrabacher,
Hon. Bruce A. Lehman,
John
R. Kirk, Michael K. Kirk,
Chuck
Ludlam, Erwin "Bud"
Berrier, Mary Ann Alford,
Alan
F. Holmer, Harold C. Wegner,
Stephen H. Barram,
David
L. Hill, Maureen Gilman,
Ronald
J. Stern,
Hearing
Transcript March 14, 1996 - Legislative Hearing on H.R.
1989, the "Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1995" Witness List,
Honorable
Carlos J. Moorhead, Honorable
Barefoot Sanders, Honorable Earl W.
Britt, Mitchell F. Dolin
March 8, 1996 - Second Day of Legislative Hearings on H.R.
1659, the "Patent and Trademark Office Corporation Act of
1995" and H.R.
2533, the "United States Intellectual Property
Organization Act of 1995"
Witness List,
Mr.
Timothy Reardon, Mr. Robert M. Tobias,
Mr. Ronald J. Stern,
Mr.
Howard Friedman, Ms. Catherine
Simmons-Gill
February 8, 1996 - "NII Copyright Protection Act of
1995" (H.R.
2441)
Witness
List, Honorable Carlos J. Moorhead,
Ms. Jeanne Hurley Simon,
Dr.
Tuck Tinsley III, Mr. Richard
Robinson, Mr. Cornelius Pings,
Mr. Stephen M. Heaton,
Mr.
Scott Purcell, Mr. William J. Cook
February 7, 1996 - "NII Copyright Protection Act of
1995" (H.R.
2442) Witness
List, Mr. Robert Holleyman,
Mr.
Wedward J. Black, Mr. Garry L.
McDaniels
February 7, 1996 - "NII Copyright Protection Act of
1995"(H.R.
2441)
Witness
List, Honorable Carlos J. Moorhead,
Mr. Jack Valenti,
Ms.
Frances Preston, Mr. Edward P. Murphy,
Mr. Robert Holleyman, II,
Mr.
Edward J. Black, Ms. Barbara A.
Munder
December 7, 1995 - Legislative Hearing on H.R.
2511, the
"Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act of 1995" Witness List,
Honorable
Carlos J. Moorhead, Honorable John
Conyers, Jr., Honorable Bob Goodlatte,
Mr. Philip G. Hampton II,
Ms.
Catherine Simmons-Gill, Ms. Angela
Small, Mr. John Bliss
October 26, 1995 - Hearing on the "Prior Domestic Commercial Use
Act of 1995" (H.R.
2235) Witness
List, Honorable Carlos J. Moorhead,
Mr. Dieter Hoinkes,
Mr.
Karl Jorda, Mr. Richard Schwaab,
Mr. Gary L. Griswold,
Mr.
William D. Budinger
July 19, 1995 - Legislative Hearing on H.R.
1270, the "Madrid Protocol Implementation Act of 1995" and
H.R. 1295, the "Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1995" Witness List,
Honorable
Carlos J. Moorhead, Philip G. Hampton
II, Mary Ann Alford,
James
K. Baughman, Nils Victor Montan,
Thomas E. Smith,
Jonathan
E. Moskin, Esq., Gregory W. O'Connor
June 28, 1995 - Continued Hearing on the Digital Performance Right
in Sound Recordings Act of 1995 (H.R.
1506) Witness
List, Honorable Bruce Lehman,
Honorable Marybeth Peters,
Mr.
Dennis Breith, Mr. Barry Bergman
June 21, 1995 - Hearing on the Digital Performan Right in Sound
Recordings Act of 1995 (H.R.
1506) Witness
List, Honorable Carlos J. Moorhead,
Mr. Jason S. Berman,
Mr.
Wayland D. Holyfield, Mr. Edward P.
Murphy,
Mr. Marvin Berenson,
Mr.
Edward O. Fritts, Mr. Jerold H.
Rubinstein
June 8, 1995 - Legislative Hearing on H.R.
632, to Enhance
Fairness in Compensating Owners of Patents Used by the United
States; H.R.
1732, the "Patent Reexamination Reform Act of
1995;" and
H.R. 1733, the "Patent Application Publication Act of
1995"
Witness List,
Honorable
Carlos Moorhead, Honorable Martin
Frost, Honorable Bruce Lehman,
Mr. Gary L. Griswold,
Mr.
Michael Kirk, Mr. Thomas E. Smith,
Mr. Andrew Kimbrell,
Mr.
Kenneth Addison,
Dr. Raymond Damadian
June 1, 1995 - Hearing on Copyright Term Extension Act (H.R.
989); Film Disclosure Act (H.R.
1248); National Film Preservation
Act (H.R.
1734) Witness List,
Mr. Jack Valenti,
Mr.
Edward R. Richmond, Mr. Edward P.
Murphy, Ms. Martha Coolidge,
Mr.
Jeffrey P. Eves, Mr. Michael Weller,
Ms. Judith M. Saffer
May 11, 1995 - Legislative Hearing on H.R.
1443, the "Court
Arbitration Authorization Act of 1995"; H.R.
1445, a bill to amend rule 30 of the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure to restore the stenographic preference for
depositions;
S. 464,
to make the reporting deadlines for studies conducted in Federal
court demonstration districts consistent with the deadlines for
pilot districts, and for other purposes; and
S. 532,
to clarify the rules governing venue, and for other purposes.
Witness
List, Honorable J. Phil Gilbert,
Paul Friedman,
William
K. Slate, Gary M. Cramer,
Neal
R. Gross
April 5, 1995 - Legislative Hearing on H.R.
1170 "To Provide That Cases Challenging the
Constitutionality of Measures Passed by State Referendum be Heard
by a Three-Judge Court"
Witness List,
Honorable
Carlos J. Moorhead, Mr. Harold G.
Maier, Mr. Burt Neuborne
March 29, 1995 - Legislative Hearing on H.R.
587, with respect to patents on biotechnological
processes, and
H.R. 1269. to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to
prescribe by regulation the representation of "Woodsy Owl"
Witness
List, Honorable Carlos J. Moorhead,
Mr. H. Dieter Hoinkes,
Mr.
Henry Linsert, Mr. Steven Odre
February 6, 1995 - Hearing on Issues
Related to Legal Reform Issues in the Contract With America
Witness
List, Honorable Carlos J. Moorhead,
Honorable Jim Ramstad,
Honorable
Christopher Cox, Mr. Thomas D. Rowe,
Jr.,
Mr. Walter K. Olson,
Ms.
Debra T. Ballen, Mr. John P. Frank,
Mr. John Foster
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