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King & Spalding

Update on the Proposed TRIPS Waiver at the WTO: Where is it Headed, and What to Expect?

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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

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Industry Coalition Supports Continued Efforts to Oppose Waiver Proposal

Earlier today, a group of fifteen industry and trade organizations sent a letter to five members of the Biden Administration, to express their strong support for the Administration's work to leverage international mechanisms...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

WTO to Discuss Member Proposal to Waive IP Rights for COVID-19 Technologies

On October 2, 2020, India and South Africa urged the World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Council to temporarily waive the obligation of member states under the TRIPS...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Transatlantic Approaches

The World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) held its third “Conversation on Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence” on November 4, 2020, to discuss its revised issues paper on Intellectual Property Policy and...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

International Law Bulletin - Vol. 22, No. 8

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TRADE - Agriculture - U.S.: The Administration is seeking authorization to impose about $350 million duties in trade retaliation against Indonesia through the WTO alleging that Indonesia has not...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Chinese Super Trademarks—A Creative Strategy for Overseas IP Protection

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Enforcement of trademark rights in China is an ongoing issue faced by numerous corporations. Invalidating or canceling a trademark registration in the Chinese market is time-consuming and costly. The best way to defend your...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Brexit - Legal Implications

In our latest memorandum, we have briefly outlined some of the main legal implications of Brexit according to different models, including the EEA model. In light of recent comments made by Theresa May, it is unlikely that...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

What May Be the IP Provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement

The diplomats negotiating the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement have done the seemingly impossible: they have kept the details of the draft agreement secret from the press and interested parties in the United States,...more

Perkins Coie

Trans-Pacific Partnership May Have Far-Reaching Consequences for U.S. Industry

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This week, the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) member countries decided the final terms of what they report is a far-reaching agreement (Agreement or TPP Agreement). The 12 TPP countries are Australia, Brunei Darussalam,...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

How the Kirtsaeng Decision Could Ruin the U.S. Branded Drug Industry

The Constitution gives Congress the power to grant copyright and patent protection in the same part of Article I, specifically in Section 8, Clause 8...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Doing Business in Canada

This Guide provides non-Canadians with an introduction to the laws and regulations that affect the conduct of business in Canada and, in particular, in the province of Ontario. In some cases, this Guide also identifies issues...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Proposed Revision to China’s Copyright Law Not a Hit with Film Producers

The General Administration of Press and Publication released the Notice Regarding Request for Comments on Second Draft Revisions to the Copyright Law of the People’s Republic of China (??«????????? ??»(???????)?????????, the...more

Morgan Lewis

Russian Law Update -- August 2012

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In This Issue: *Introduction *Reform of the Russian Civil Code: Changes in Legal Entities *Russia’s Accession to the WTO *Arbitration of Disputes in Russia: Recent Developments *Shareholders’ Agreements:...more

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