International Trade Bulletin - Volume 2, Issue 1
Client Alert | 1 min read | 01.26.07
Inside this issue:
- ANTIDUMPING IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- CUSTOMS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- TRADE LEGISLATION: 2007 Trade Agenda – Fate of Trade Promotion Authority Looms Large
- INVESTMENTS: Canada Can Take Full Advantage of ICSID
- SANCTIONS: Sanctions Focus – Pressure on Iran Continues
- ENERGY: European Commission Issues Final Report On Sector Inquiry Into Electricity and Gas Markets and Proposes Action Plan to Open Up Energy Markets in Europe
- EXPORTS: UK Begins Initial Review of Export Control Act
- EXPORTS: European Commission Proposes New Measures for Dual Use Goods and Technologies
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 11.20.25
Design patents offer protection for the ornamental appearance of a product, focusing on aspects like its shape and surface decoration, as opposed to the functional aspects protected by utility patents. The scope of a design patent is defined by the drawings and any descriptive language within the patent itself. Recent decisions by the Federal Circuit emphasize the need for clarity in the prosecution history of a design patent in order to preserve desired scope to preserve intentional narrowing (and to avoid unintentional sacrifice of desired claim scope).
Client Alert | 3 min read | 11.20.25
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DOJ Announces Major Enforcement Actions Targeting North Korean Remote IT Worker Schemes
