International Trade Bulletin - Volume 1, Issue 17
Client Alert | 1 min read | 12.15.06
Inside this issue:
- TRENDS IN TRADE REMEDIES IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- EUROPE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- MARKET ACCESS: After Doha: Practical Approaches for Cutting the Costs of Trade - Making the Most of FTAs
- COUNTERVAILING: Commerce Initiates First Countervailing Duty Investigation Involving Chinese Subsidies in 15 Years
- SANCTIONS: Change expected soon in scope of US sanctions on North Korea
- SANCTIONS: Recent Changes in U.S. Policy Expand Business Opportunities in Sudan
- U.S. LEGISLATION: Hours before the close of the 109th Session of Congress, the House and Senate approved a package of trade legislation with wide-ranging implications for the international business community
- AVIATION: U.S. DOT Decision to Scuttle Foreign Control Rule Leaves U.S.-EU Open Skies Accord in Doubt
- REGULATORY: REACH Regulation on track for adoption by EU Council
Contacts
Insights
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
