International Trade Bulletin - Volume 1, Issue 14
Client Alert | 1 min read | 09.22.06
Inside this issue:
- EUROPE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- PORT SECURITY: Senate Approves Port Security Bill Without 100% Screening Requirement
- PRIVACY: Uncertainty Concerning New Legal Framework on EU-U.S. Passenger Name Record (PNR) Transfers
- WTO: First Dispute Settlement Case Against China in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Soon to be Launched
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: International Patent Law Treaty Sent to U.S. Senate for Ratification
- SANCTIONS: Iran: The U.S. hits Bank Saderat and Pursues "Back Door Sanctions"
- EXPORT CONTROLS: U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Publishes Final Rule to Amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
- ANTIDUMPING: Court Rewrites Byrd Amendment to Correct Constitutional Problem
- CUSTOMS CLASSIFICATION: Part 3: After Doha: Practical Approaches for Cutting the Costs of Trade Classification Review Update: Importers Winning Classification Cases in the CIT
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 12.30.25
Are All Baby Products Related? TTAB Says “No”
The United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB or Board) recently issued a refreshed opinion in the trademark dispute Naterra International, Inc. v. Samah Bensalem, where Naterra International, Inc. petitioned the TTAB to cancel Samah Bensalem’s registration for the mark BABIES' MAGIC TEA based on its own BABY MAGIC mark. On remand from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the TTAB reconsidered an expert’s opinion about relatedness of goods based on the concept of “umbrella branding” and found that the goods are unrelated and therefore again denied the petition for cancellation.
Client Alert | 6 min read | 12.30.25
Investor Advisory Committee Recommends SEC Disclosure Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence
Client Alert | 2 min read | 12.29.25
FYI – GAO Finds Key Person “Available” Despite Accepting Employment with a Different Company
Client Alert | 4 min read | 12.29.25
More Than Math: How Desjardins Recognizes AI Innovations as Patent-Eligible Technology
