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Disharmony in the Cyber Acquisition Patchwork

Client Alert | 1 min read | 05.07.15

While Executive Order No. 13636 asked for a review of "what steps can be taken to harmonize" existing cyber regulations governing federal acquisitions, a patchwork of more than a dozen different agency regulations – and dozens upon dozens of unpublished cyber policies – impose heavy burdens upon contractors seeking to build cost-effective cybersecurity compliance programs. On May 11, C&M's David Z. Bodenheimer will discuss this analysis and lead a co-sponsored program for the ABA Public Contract Law Section's Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Information Security Committee and the Science & Technology Law Section's Homeland Security Committee on "The Cybersecurity Patchwork of Federal Agency Rules & Unpublished Policies: How Do Contractors Comply?"

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 12.04.25

District Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Against Seller of Gray Market Snack Food Products

On November 12, 2025, Judge King in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington granted in part Haldiram India Ltd.’s (“Plaintiff” or “Haldiram”) motion for a preliminary injunction against Punjab Trading, Inc. (“Defendant” or “Punjab Trading”), a seller alleged to be importing and distributing gray market snack food products not authorized for sale in the United States. The court found that Haldiram was likely to succeed on the merits of its trademark infringement claim because the products at issue, which were intended for sale in India, were materially different from the versions intended for sale in the U.S., and for this reason were not genuine products when sold in the U.S. Although the court narrowed certain overbroad provisions in the requested order, it ultimately enjoined Punjab Trading from importing, selling, or assisting others in selling the non-genuine Haldiram products in the U.S. market....

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