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The Inflation Reduction Act's EV Tax Credits: Supply Chain Challenges and Bridge Solutions Under US Trade Rules

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Passed in August of this year, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was heralded by many as a landmark piece of climate legislation in the United States. The IRA’s tax credits for electric vehicles were among its most...more

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Foley Manufacturing Update - October 2022

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Key Developments - The most recent article in Foley & Lardner’s Supply Chain Disruption Series shared a number of key takeaways pertaining to accurate and compliant regulatory disclosures in areas including COVID-19...more

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Foley Manufacturing Update - August 2022

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Key Developments - The sixth installment of Foley & Lardner’s Supply Chain Disruption Series addresses some of the factors to consider pertaining to intellectual property licensing in supply agreements. Click here to...more

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Making Sense of the Solar Supply Chain Issues

As current supply chain issues continue to threaten the U.S. photovoltaic solar industry, solar module suppliers, manufacturers, renewable energy developers and utilities alike face great uncertainty surrounding the immediate...more

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During a Global Health Crisis, IP Rights Are Getting a Bad Rap

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Four months ago, the U.S. became one of 100 countries supporting the proposal presented a year ago to the World Trade Organization (WTO) by India and South Africa that intellectual property protection for COVID-19 vaccines be...more

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[Podcast] Onshoring Drug Manufacturing and TRIPS Waiver Part II

In this new episode of OnAir: Health Care, Akin Gump health care senior policy advisor Matthew Hittle and consultant Dr. Mario Ramirez welcome Akin Gump public law and policy partner Clete Willems and Centrient...more

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Executive Order on Essential Medicines: A Timeline and Overview of Key Provisions

On August 6, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Ensuring Essential Medicines, Medical Countermeasures and Critical Inputs Are Made in the United States.” The far-reaching EO seeks to ensure the domestic...more

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Federal Circuit Revolutionizes Country of Origin Analysis for Pharmaceuticals

The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has just rejected the longstanding U.S. government position that the country of origin of pharmaceuticals in the context of U.S. government procurement is determined by where the active...more

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U.S.-China Phase One Trade Deal: A Recap

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After months of anticipation, President Donald Trump signed an interim “Phase One” trade agreement (“the Agreement”) with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He at the White House on January 15, 2020. Under the Agreement reached after...more

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Trump’s Tariff Wars: Mitigating the Risk for Supply Chains

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Throughout his presidency, President Trump has used tariffs – and the threat of tariffs – to address an unprecedented variety of economic and national security threats. As if to underscore the point, on December 2, 2019, the...more

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Enough Worrying About Trade Wars: What Can We Actually Do With Our Manufacturing Processes?

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A number of business certainties that we had grown accustomed-to during our adult-lives are being shaken. In addition to monitoring variables such as production-costs and import duties, international trade regulations are...more

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Sino-US and EU-US trade wars continue to cause hardship for manufacturers

The year-long trade conflict between the U.S. and China has caused a number of economic casualties. North American farmers have struggled, as they watched their primary market for soy and pork disappear,...more

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Financial Daily Dose 10.3.2019 | Top Story: After WTO ruling, US Hits EU with $7.5B in Tariffs Over Airbus Subsidies

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We now have a price tag on the WTO-authorized sanctions that the U.S. can impose on European goods as a result of the EU’s illegal subsidies of planemaker Airbus: $7.5 billion—the “largest authorized retaliation in the WTO’s...more

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What Auto Manufacturers Need to Know About Mexico Under the USMCA

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Building upon the centuries-old business relationship between Mexico and the United States, NAFTA allowed both countries to benefit from a seamless workshop that clearly made the pie larger. The 25-year-old contract needed to...more

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Trade & Manufacturing - News of Note - March 2019

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International Trade Commission Initiates Investigation to Assess the Effect of the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Process on the U.S. Economy - As we reported previously, the U.S. Congress reinstituted the Miscellaneous Tariff...more

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Trade & Manufacturing - February 2019 #2

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The World Trade Organization Predicts “Revolutionary” Impact for Blockchain Technology On Digital Global Trade - The World Trade Organization (“WTO”) recently published its report, entitled “Can Blockchain Revolutionize...more

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The World Trade Organization Predicts “Revolutionary” Impact for Blockchain Technology On Digital Global Trade

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The World Trade Organization (“WTO”) recently published its report, entitled “Can Blockchain Revolutionize International Trade?” In the report, the WTO assesses the potential of blockchain technology to digitize global trade...more

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Trade & Manufacturing - January 2019

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Section 301 Update: USTR Grants Exclusion Requests Covering More Than 950 Products - As we previously reported, in July 2018, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced that it was establishing a process by...more

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Trade & Manufacturing - News of Note - January 2019

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The European Union Decides to Impose Definitive Safeguard Measures on Steel Imports - On January 4, 2018, the EU notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) that it intends to impose definitive safeguard measures on a wide...more

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Global AV and EV Regulatory Approaches in Focus Recently at Frankfurt Roundtable

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Given the pace of change in the automotive industry and related technologies, combined with increasing regulatory scrutiny and recent developments in trade and M&A, there are several risks and challenges the global automotive...more

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National Trade Estimate/Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Comments

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (“ISRI”) submitted comments on the National Trade Estimate (“NTE”) to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. See Docket No. USTR-2018-0029. ISRI describes its trade...more

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The Impact of a No-Deal Brexit Outcome

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On October 17, 2018, politicians expected to finalize Brexit terms at a 24-hour summit of European Union leaders in Brussels. Had things gone to plan, a special one-off meeting in November was all that remained to sign the...more

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44 African Countries Sign Agreement to Establish African Continental Free Trade Area

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The Situation: African leaders gathered in Kigali, Rwanda, in March 2018 to sign the draft Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area ("CFTA") and other related protocols. Forty-four of the 55 Member...more

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New Exclusions Process Opens Up Potential Relief from Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs for Automotive Companies

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On March 23, automotive companies that rely on imported steel and aluminum were confronted with new special tariffs of 25 percent on all imports of steel and tariffs of 10 percent on all imports of aluminum, with temporary...more

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New Exclusions Process Opens Up Potential Relief from Section 232 Tariffs for Users of Specialty Steel and Aluminum Products or...

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On March 23rd, steel and aluminum users were confronted with new special tariffs of 25 percent on all imports of steel and tariffs of ten percent on all imports of aluminum, with temporary exclusions for Argentina, Australia,...more

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