International Trade Bulletin - Volume 1, Issue 11
Client Alert | 1 min read | 08.11.06
Inside this issue:
- MULTILATERAL TRADE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- EUROPE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- WTO: USTR Does Not Have Authority To Instruct the U.S. Department of Commerce To Implement Measures To Comply With An Adverse WTO Dispute Settlement Report
- ANTI-DUMPING: The U.S. Department of Commerce's policy of “zeroing” in antidumping duty investigations and administrative reviews has come under repeated fire from U.S. trading partners
- CHINA: China Postpones Higher Tariffs on Imported Auto Parts To Address Potential WTO Case
- CHINA: U.S. Commerce Department Invites Comments on Its Controversial China Export Proposal
- SANCTIONS: U.S. Congress Approves Legislation Regarding Economic Sanctions Against Burma and Iran
- EXPORT CONTROLS: U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) Actively Enforcing Deemed Exports
- CROWELL & MORING NEWS: Crowell & Moring Trade Team completes Report for the European Commission on the tools that should be made available to implement the upcoming revised EU Market Access Strategy
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Client Alert | 8 min read | 12.11.25
Director Squires Revamps the Workings of the U.S. Patent Office
In March 2025, President Trump nominated John A. Squires for the positions of Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). After being approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee by a vote of 20-2, Squires was confirmed by the Senate on September 17, 2025, by a vote of 51-47 after anti-filibuster measures were invoked. During and after the confirmation process, Squires emphasized several goals for the USPTO during his time as Director. Such goals included:
Client Alert | 8 min read | 12.10.25
Creativity You Can Use: CJEU Clarifies Copyright for Applied Art
Client Alert | 4 min read | 12.10.25
Federal Court Strikes Down Interior Order Suspending Wind Energy Development
Client Alert | 14 min read | 12.10.25
SBA Office of General Counsel Audit of Participants in the 8(a) Program and Beyond
