International Law & Trade – May 23, 2012

by Baldwins l Intellectual Property on 5/23/2012

The Ministry for Science and Innovation has made a new grant available through the International Relationships Fund. The grant is designed to support local science-based business in the biomedical, health and functional food...more

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/21/2012

As the average duration of outsourcing contracts continues to become shorter, the issue of exit grows in importance. By tradition, best practice in negotiating exit terms has been: plan it early, and work hard to make it...more

by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP on 5/18/2012

So, what can Canada do to become a leader in e-commerce? Canada’s House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology would like to offer some suggestions for how the Government can help and Industry...more

by Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 5/17/2012

Access, an advocacy organization that promotes open and secure access to the Internet, recently released its Telco Action Plan, a document that sets forth ten steps and implementation objectives for telecommunications...more

by Baker & McKenzie Australia on 5/16/2012

Four Rules for Interacting with Healthcare Professionals in the Asia Pacific Facing legal sanctions and cultural gaffes is a reality when dealing with healthcare professionals in the Asia Pacific. In this...more

by Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 5/16/2012

On 25 January 2012, the European Commission published a proposed new data protection framework for the E.U. The new framework, unlike the current one, is to provide a consistent and harmonised set of rules for all 27 E.U....more

by Patton Boggs LLP on 5/10/2012

In a recent decision, SAS Institute Inc. v. World Programming Ltd., the Court of Justice of the European Union held that “[s]ince a program’s functionality, its programming language and the format of its data files, are...more

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/7/2012

Originally published in Law360, New York May 04, 2012. Since 1999, strict controls on the export of U.S. satellites and satellite components have drastically eroded U.S. manufacturers’ market share in the global...more