On February 1, 2023, the U.S. International Trade Commission (the “ITC”) initiated an investigation into the impact of intellectual property (“IP”) rights on the production, supply, and availability of diagnostics and...more
On June 8-9, 2021, the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) TRIPS Council will hold their first meeting in the wake of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announcing “the Biden-Harris Administration’s support for waiving...more
6/8/2021
/ Bilateral Investment Treaties ,
Copyright ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Industrial Design ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Popular ,
Takings Clause ,
Trade Secrets ,
TRIPS Agreement ,
Tucker Act ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
USTR ,
Vaccinations ,
Waivers ,
WTO
Companies holding intellectual property in medical products used in the fight against COVID-19 should be aware of formal efforts by a group of nearly 60 developing countries, led by India and South Africa, to obtain a waiver...more
3/5/2021
/ Bilateral Investment Treaties ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Diagnostic Tests ,
Foreign Investment ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Medical Devices ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Prescription Drugs ,
TRIPS Agreement ,
Vaccinations ,
Waivers ,
WTO
In December 2020, the EU and UK announced the conclusion of a free trade agreement or ‘Association Agreement’, termed the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (“TCA”). The TCA has two core features. First, the TCA is a free trade...more
The United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) and the European Commission (the “Commission”) released their objectives for negotiating a trade agreement between the United States and the European Union (“EU”).
USTR’s...more
1/29/2019
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EU-US Trade ,
European Commission ,
International Regulatory Standards ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
Trade Relations ,
US Trade Policies ,
WTO
The United States, Canada, and Mexico each are moving ahead with preparations for the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”), with the first round of talks to take place in Washington from August...more
At an informal meeting of the WTO Market Access Committee on 23 June 2017, several WTO Members raised concerns about Argentine Law No. 27,263‘Regime for the Development and Strengthening of the Argentine Auto-Parts Industry:...more
The business networking platform LinkedIn is the first major international player to fall victim to the implementation of Russia’s “data localization” law, with effect from September 1, 2015, which requires all parties...more