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Global Connection - May 2013: Counterfeit Electronic Components in the Supply Chain—Avoiding and Coping with U.S. Customs...

by Richard Katz | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 5/6/2013

On May 21, 2012, the Senate Armed Services Committee issued a report of its inquiry into counterfeit parts in the Department of Defense Supply Chain. The Committee’s report stated that the problem of counterfeit electronic...more

Distribution in China – Legal Issues Part IV. Drafting the Distribution Contract

by John Huang, Kevin Qian, Frank Schoneveld | McDermott Will & Emery on 3/21/2013

“Distribution in China – Legal Issues” is a four-part series. Part I discussed the business models and legal structures most commonly used for distribution in China. Part II looked at important issues to consider in the...more

The Storm Has Arrived: Cybersecurity, Risks And Response

by Michael Volkov on 2/25/2013

Every day the headlines report another Fortune 500 company suffering a hacking incident. For companies, the hack itself creates substantial risks of economic devastation caused by the theft of valuable trade secrets. Add to...more

The Rising Threat Of Trade Secrets Theft

by Michael Volkov on 2/20/2013

One of the drawbacks of a global economy is the rise in trade secret theft. In the absence of a seamless global enforcement infrastructure foreign actors have had little fear of being caught and suffering any consequences. ...more

Congress Raises the Stakes for Theft of Trade Secrets with Passage of Two New Laws

by Ranah Esmaili, Kenneth Taber | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 2/12/2013

The old adage that crime does not pay rings particularly true in the aftermath of two pieces of recent legislation aimed at raising the penalties for trade secret theft: the Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act and the...more

Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012: A Powerful New Weapon for Businesses

by Robert A. Bleicher | Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn -... on 2/5/2013

On December 28, 2012, the President signed the Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012, which significantly expands trade secret protection by extending criminal penalties to the theft of a wider class of trade...more

Amendments to the Economic Espionage Act Broaden Trade Secret Protection

by Meredith Louis, Daren M. Orzechowski | White & Case LLP on 1/21/2013

Protecting and enforcing trade secrets in the United States has historically been challenging. Recent amendments to the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (the "EEA"), which criminalizes theft of trade secrets, broaden the scope...more

Global Connection - November 2012

by Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 11/9/2012

In This Issue: - Editor’s Letter - Please Tell Me How This Ends: Determining a Client’s Status in a Grand Jury Investigation - ITC Section 337 Practice: Beyond Patent Infringement - Conference Highlights —...more

The Reality of Compliance: The Individual Employee

by Michael Volkov on 8/8/2012

I have had more than one corporate general counsel tell me that anti-corruption compliance is not very effective in protecting against foreign bribery. Their argument is that a company’s compliance program boils down to the...more

Murphy – 2, Football Association Premier League – 2

by Reed Smith on 10/13/2011

On 4 October 2011 the Court of Justice (the "CoJ") handed down its much awaited judgment on questions referred to it from the English High Court. The questions related to two joined cases, including Ms. Murphy's well...more

Levelling the playing field

by International Lawyers Network on 10/5/2011

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) today gave its judgment in cases brought by the FA Premier League (FAPL) and its licensing partners against the sellers and users of satellite TV decoder cards shipped from Greece to the UK...more

End of the Annual Compliance and Ethics Training Flea Dip

by Thomas Fox on 8/10/2011

In an article in the July/August edition of the ACC Docket entitled “Rethinking the Annual Compliance and Ethics Flea Dip”, author James Nortz discusses the annual compliance and ethics training program that most...more

Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Industries IP Update

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 2/11/2011

This is the February 2011 installment of Sutherland's “Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Industries IP Update.” These updates are intended to inform our readers about intellectual property (IP) developments in the shooting,...more

The FCPA, Financial Institutions and a Rude Awakening

by Thomas Fox on 1/14/2011

As reported in today’s FCPA Blog, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating “whether bank and private equity firms violated the [FCPA] in their...more

Can Breaching a Contract Be Computer Fraud?

by Nick Akerman on 12/6/2010

Court in ticket resale case says ‘yes,’ if it results in unauthorized access, an essential element of the crime. The U.S. Department of Justice has brought a Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) prosecution in New...more

U.S. Trade Representative Seeks Public Comment

by Venable LLP on 10/14/2010

The United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) recently announced that it is requesting public comments for its annual “Notorious Markets” list. This annual index identifies specific markets “where counterfeit or pirated...more

Legal Aspects & LAW of Software Piracy in India

by Prashant Mali on 9/28/2010

This article talks about Software Piracy related laws in India apart from copyright protection act this article also talks about provisions of Information Technology (amendment) Act,2008-ITA 2008, the cyber law of India...more

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