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Commerce Declares No "Free Pass" To Commit Fraud In Trade Cases

by King & Spalding on 5/7/2013

Trade remedies provide much needed relief to domestic industries battered by unfairly traded imports. But their effectiveness can be gravely undermined when exporters resort to deceit and outright fraud to skirt around...more

Trade & Manufacturing Alert - May 2013

by King & Spalding on 5/3/2013

In This Issue: - Commerce Declares No "Free Pass" To Commit Fraud In Trade Cases - ITC Investigates Economic Impact Of Proposed Modifications To NAFTA Rules Of Origin - Global Manufacturers, Encouraged By...more

EU Customs Practice Group - March 2013

by White & Case LLP on 4/16/2013

In This Issue: *EU CUSTOMS POLICY - Recast MCC/UCC developments *TARIFFS - Update on duty suspensions/tariff quotas - GSP Regime Developments - Commission amends list of biological or...more

Not All Violations Of Laws Are Crimes; The Eleventh Circuit Vacates A Conviction For An Illegal Food And Drug Practice That You...

by Matthew G. Kaiser | The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC on 4/15/2013

United States v. Izurieta is an odd opinion. Turns out the Eleventh Circuit was a very good defense attorney in this case. Two brothers - Yuri and Anneri Izurieta - ran an import/export business. They brought food...more

'Gray Market' Lawyer: Congress Won't Change Copyright Laws [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 4/9/2013

April 9 (Bloomberg) -- Joshua Rosenkranz, head of the Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation practice at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, talks with Bloomberg Law's Spencer Mazyck about obtaining a landmark victory from...more

Distribution in China – Legal Issues

by John Huang, Frank Schoneveld, Winston Zhao | McDermott Will & Emery on 4/4/2013

McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to offer “Distribution in China – Legal Issues*,” a one-stop resource covering distribution in China, including: The business models and legal structures most commonly used for...more

Consumers 1, Publishers 0 in Recent Supreme Court Copyright Decision

by Mitchell Tuchman | Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 4/4/2013

Do you manufacture copyright-protected goods in the U.S. for distribution in the American market and abroad for distribution at lower cost elsewhere? The Supreme Court handed down a decision March 19 with the potential to...more

Census Changes Foreign Trade Regulations: New Filing Requirements

by Thad McBride, Matthew Riemer | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/3/2013

On Thursday, March 14, the Census Bureau published a final rule (available here) implementing changes to the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR), 15 C.F.R. Part 30. The final rule includes long-awaited revisions to the...more

Gentlemen, Start Your Engines: The Race for Riches in U.S.–EU Trade Begins with a Mandate from the European Commission

by Reid Whitten | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/3/2013

Agreements to free up the flow of trade between countries or regions are aimed to increase economic activity and wealth on both sides. The EU and United States, however, already make up 40% of global economic output and the...more

Canada Selectively Withdraws GPT Benefits

by Darrel H. Pearson | Bennett Jones LLP on 4/2/2013

On December 22, 2012, the Canadian government solicited views on the withdrawal of general preferential tariff (GPT) status from imports of beneficiary countries. It was proposed that the withdrawal would be discriminatory to...more

Eased Sanctions Present New Opportunities and Risks

by Gregory Husisian, Christopher Swift | Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/2/2013

In last month’s newsletter, we discussed how developments in 2012 had considerably tightened sanctions against Iran, including through the first-ever application of sanctions to separately incorporated subsidiaries of U.S....more

ITC Investigates Economic Impact of Proposed Modifications o NAFTA Rules of Origin

by King & Spalding on 4/2/2013

On March 28, 2013, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) initiated an investigation into the potential economic impact of proposed modifications to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The proposed...more

IP Buzz - March 2013

by Venable LLP on 4/1/2013

In this issue: - The Time Is Here: Protecting Your Brands Against New Top-Level Domain Names - Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: Supreme Court Holds that the First Sale Doctrine Applies Regardless of Where a...more

Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: Supreme Court Holds that the First Sale Doctrine Applies Regardless of Where a Work is...

by Krista Coons, Matthew R. Farley, Martin Saad | Venable LLP on 3/29/2013

The Supreme Court ruled last week in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley, a case that centered on the tension between copyright law’s first sale doctrine, codified at 17 U.S.C. §109(a), and the importation restriction found in 17 U.S.C....more

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks -- March 28, 2013

by Jonathan Zavin | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 3/28/2013

In This Issue: - Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., U.S. Supreme Court, March 19, 2013: In a 6-to-3 decision with far-reaching implications, U.S. Supreme Court holds that copyright “first sale” doctrine...more

The Supreme Court Issues A Decision In Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons Inc,

by Cynthia A. Augello | Cullen and Dykman LLP on 3/28/2013

Following up on our previous blog post addressing Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons Inc., the Supreme Court recently held, in a 6-3 decision, that the “first sale” doctrine applies to works produced and sold overseas. The...more

U.S. Supreme Court Creates Challenges for International Producers of Copyrighted Works in Kirtsaeng First Sale Doctrine Decision

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 3/28/2013

In a March 19, 2013 decision in Kirtsaeng v John Wiley & Sons, Inc., the Supreme Court turned aside copyright owners’ attempts to draw geographic limits around the application of the “first sale” doctrine, holding that the...more

Supreme Court Applies “First Sale” Doctrine to Foreign-Made Copyrighted Goods

by Christopher Glancy, Stefan Mentzer, Jayashree Mitra PhD | White & Case LLP on 3/27/2013

The Supreme Court ruled in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. that copyright law does not prohibit the unauthorized importation and sale of copyrighted goods manufactured outside the United States. This decision, which...more

U.S. Supreme Court Applies "First Sale" Copyright Doctrine To Allow Import And Sale Of Gray Goods

by Thomas Dye, Jill Sarnoff Riola | Carlton Fields on 3/27/2013

On March 19, the United States Supreme Court in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013 WL 1104736, held that the "first sale" doctrine, as codified in the Copyright Act, applies to copyrighted works lawfully manufactured...more

Copyright and Patent Implications of Supreme Court's First Sale Doctrine Ruling

by Andrew S. Baluch, Andrew Baum, Tara Langvardt | Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/26/2013

In a 6-3 decision issued on March 19, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the first sale doctrine, which allows the owner of a “lawfully made” copy of a copyrighted work to freely sell it, also applies to the resale of...more

U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies "First-Sale" Doctrine's Applicability to Copyrighted Works Manufactured Abroad

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/22/2013

On March 19, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision clarifying the bounds of copyright owners' rights in the global marketplace. In Kirtsaeng, dba BlueChristine99 v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,1 the Court held that the...more

U.S. Supreme Court Allows Wily Gray-Market Imports

by Rachel Rudensky | Akerman Senterfitt on 3/21/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court has settled the long-open question of whether U.S. copyright holders can prevent the importation of gray market products in Tuesday's decision Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 568 U.S. _____, No....more

“First Sale” Doctrine Applies to Works Lawfully Made Abroad and Imported to the United States

by Sarah Bro, Paul Devinsky | McDermott Will & Emery on 3/21/2013

In a decision that may significantly impact international production and distribution practices for copyrighted works, the Supreme Court of the United States on Tuesday found that the Copyright Act’s first sale doctrine was...more

Copyright Alert: Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons - USSC Holds First Sale Doctrine Applies to Foreign-Made Works, Limits...

by Mitchell Zimmerman | Fenwick & West LLP on 3/21/2013

Resolving the long legal struggle over the scope of the Copyright Act's provision governing the right of copyright owners to control imports, the Supreme Court held on Tuesday that the first sale doctrine embodied in 17...more

Supreme Court Holds that “First Sale” Doctrine Applies to Copies of a Copyrighted Work Lawfully Made Abroad: Kirtsaeng v. John...

by Marc Hearron, Craig Whitney | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/21/2013

The Supreme Court of the United States issued its much-anticipated decision in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., holding that the “first sale” doctrine protects a buyer or other lawful owner of a copy of a copyrighted...more

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Commerce Declares No "Free Pass" To Commit Fraud In Trade Cases

Trade & Manufacturing Alert - May 2013

EU Customs Practice Group - March 2013

Not All Violations Of Laws Are Crimes; The Eleventh Circuit Vacates A Conviction For An Illegal Food And Drug Practice That You...

'Gray Market' Lawyer: Congress Won't Change Copyright Laws [Video]

Distribution in China – Legal Issues

Consumers 1, Publishers 0 in Recent Supreme Court Copyright Decision

Census Changes Foreign Trade Regulations: New Filing Requirements

Gentlemen, Start Your Engines: The Race for Riches in U.S.–EU Trade Begins with a Mandate from the European Commission

Canada Selectively Withdraws GPT Benefits

Eased Sanctions Present New Opportunities and Risks

ITC Investigates Economic Impact of Proposed Modifications o NAFTA Rules of Origin

IP Buzz - March 2013

Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: Supreme Court Holds that the First Sale Doctrine Applies Regardless of Where a Work is...

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks -- March 28, 2013

The Supreme Court Issues A Decision In Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons Inc,

U.S. Supreme Court Creates Challenges for International Producers of Copyrighted Works in Kirtsaeng First Sale Doctrine Decision

Supreme Court Applies “First Sale” Doctrine to Foreign-Made Copyrighted Goods

U.S. Supreme Court Applies "First Sale" Copyright Doctrine To Allow Import And Sale Of Gray Goods

Copyright and Patent Implications of Supreme Court's First Sale Doctrine Ruling

U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies "First-Sale" Doctrine's Applicability to Copyrighted Works Manufactured Abroad

U.S. Supreme Court Allows Wily Gray-Market Imports

“First Sale” Doctrine Applies to Works Lawfully Made Abroad and Imported to the United States

Copyright Alert: Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons - USSC Holds First Sale Doctrine Applies to Foreign-Made Works, Limits...

Supreme Court Holds that “First Sale” Doctrine Applies to Copies of a Copyrighted Work Lawfully Made Abroad: Kirtsaeng v. John...

'Gray Market' Lawyer: Congress Won't Change Copyright Laws [Video]

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