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U.S. House of Representatives Establishes Select Committee on Strategic Competition with China

King & Spalding on 2/1/2023

On January 10, 2023, the House of Representatives passed H.Res. 11 establishing the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (the “Select Committee”). The...more

Outsourcing Services: An Increasingly Common Origin for Insider Threats in the Supply Chain

Ankura on 9/28/2022

On May 10, 2022, a former Coca-Cola chemist was sentenced to 14 years in prison for selling trade secrets to a Chinese government-backed corporation. This example demonstrates the way the supply chain increasingly presents...more

Recent Trends in China-Related Cross-Border Enforcement

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 8/5/2022

Key Points and Practical Advice In February 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the China Initiative, launched in November 2018 to counter perceived threats to U.S. national security from China, was...more

Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2022

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/7/2022

As the global economy faces the third year of the pandemic, manufacturers are no longer focused on figuring out when things will return to “normal.” Instead, they are applying lessons learned from the past few years to become...more

As US-China Rivalry Intensifies, Congress Pushes to Further Decouple – Outbound Screening and the NCCDA

ArentFox Schiff on 7/1/2022

Longstanding concerns on Capitol Hill about certain “outbound” activities conducted by U.S. companies and investors, particularly in the technology sector, both in China as well as outside of China with a China nexus, have...more

Recent Case Developments Indicate Increased Judicial Scrutiny on China Initiative Prosecutions

ArentFox Schiff on 9/16/2021

In November 2018, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions launched the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) China Initiative, to prevent, combat, and prosecute theft of intellectual property, technology, trade secrets, and other...more

Anticipating President Biden’s Intellectual Property Policy in an Historical Context

Porter Hedges LLP on 6/10/2021

Presidential administrations have affected intellectual property (IP) policy since the very beginning of United States history. In his first State of the Union address in 1790, President George Washington addressed patents....more

Theft of U.S. Companies’ IP Assets and Other National Security Issues Involving Foreign Governments and Foreign-Controlled...

Oberheiden P.C. on 7/29/2020

Federal authorities have recently described the threat of economic espionage from foreign entities as one of the greatest threats to the economic vitality of the United States, and this has led to an increase in...more

Financial Daily Dose 3.11.2020 | Top Story: New Wells Fargo CEO Scharf emerges unscathed after House testimony

Robins Kaplan LLP on 3/11/2020

Wells Fargo’s latest CEO, Charles Scharf—the bank’s third chief in the past four years—faced a hostile but less pitchfork-and-torch wielding House Financial Services Committee hearing on Tuesday, distancing himself from his...more

Financial Daily Dose 2.14.2020 | Top Story: Amazon Wins Injunction of JEDI Cloud-Computing Contract

Robins Kaplan LLP on 2/14/2020

In a massive win for Amazon (because, again, Jeff NEEDS it), Court of Federal Claims Judge Patricia Campbell-Smith has granted the company’s motion for an injunction halting Microsoft’s work on the $10 billion cloud-computing...more

Privacy Developments in China, Singapore and Hong Kong

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 7/25/2019

International companies should keep in mind recent developments coming out of Asia on the privacy front. Chinese authorities are reported to be confiscating smartphones at the border to install surveillance apps. Companies...more

Trade Secrets and Theft by Steganography: When a Picture Contains a Thousand Words

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on 5/28/2019

In November 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice rolled out the China Initiative. This new policy includes plans to “identify priority Chinese trade theft cases, ensure we have enough resources dedicated to them, and … bring...more

US Targets Telecommunications Transactions Involving the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain

White & Case LLP on 5/21/2019

On May 15, 2019, President Trump issued an executive order (EO), "Executive Order on Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain," prohibiting certain transactions involving...more

U.S. Charges Huawei with Theft of Trade Secrets; Risks for Carriers Using Huawei Equipment Increase

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 1/31/2019

In a move certain to inflame the ongoing trade dispute between the United States and China, Justice Department officials announced criminal charges against Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer Huawei, several of...more

Implications for Chinese Investment in the US After Section 301 Report

Morgan Lewis on 3/27/2018

Section 301 provides the president with broad authority to implement new policies and procedures that could impact reviews of Chinese investment in the United States. The president could rely on the International Emergency...more

Supreme Court May Consider ITC’s Authority Over Trade Secret Matters

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 11/28/2016

Here at TSW, we continue to watch closely developments in the Sino Legend v. ITC case. In September, Sino Legend petitioned the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari to review whether Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930...more

Industrial Espionage and the Defend Trade Secrets Act

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints on 8/25/2016

American corporations are facing an ever increasing threat of misappropriation of their valuable trade secrets through industrial espionage, defined as the theft of a company’s trade secrets by an actor intending to convert...more

US Regulators Investigate Chinese Steelmakers for Hacking Trade Secrets

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 6/1/2016

The U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) last week launched an investigation into United States Steel Corporation’s (“U.S. Steel”) complaint that Chinese hackers stole trade secret information—including proprietary...more

A Closer Look at Cybersecurity Legislation and Regulations in the US and Abroad - Global Overview

WilmerHale on 3/7/2016

With interconnectivity and use of digital storage expanding, cyberthreats posed by nation states, commercial competitors, company insiders, transnational organised crime and ‘hacktivists’ are growing on a global basis. Recent...more

In China: Is Your Business Information Qualified for Protection in Trade Secrets Litigation?

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 12/14/2015

Recently, China and the U.S. have reached some meaningful commitments on minimizing trade secrets misappropriation and protecting intellectual property during their Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade.The commitments...more

Final TPP Language on Trade Secret Protection Disclosed

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 10/22/2015

On October 5, 2015, years of protracted negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (“TPP”) concluded. The TPP is a proposed trade agreement between 12 Pacific Rim nations that lowers trade barriers such as...more

U.S. Considers Sanctions Against China For Cyber Hacking And Trade Secret Misappropriation

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 9/8/2015

You may have missed it this past weekend, but reports indicate the United States is considering sanctioning Chinese companies and individuals who have benefited from their government’s alleged cyber hacking of U.S. trade...more

How Much Damages Can You Realistically Expect for Trade Secrets Misappropriation in China

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 4/15/2015

The best way to protect trade secrets is to prevent them from being misappropriated in the first place, but when trade secret misappropriation occurs, a trade secret holder will likely want to obtain adequate damages through...more

China’s New Cybersecurity Policies: Is the Price of Compliance Worth the Risk of Disclosure?

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 3/27/2015

Tensions recently escalated in the United States and China’s ongoing exchange over online security and technology policies, as China adopted the first in a series of policies it previously approved at the end of last year. ...more

Realizing the Potential of Telemedicine in China, Part 1: Protecting Your IP

Foley & Lardner LLP on 10/1/2014

This post is the second in Foley’s blogs on China telemedicine and the first in the blog series, “Realizing the Potential of Telemedicine in China,” meant to address top issues facing U.S. companies looking to enter the...more

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