A Practical Guide to Trademark Registration in Spain: Protecting Your Brand for the Spanish Market and Beyond
This is the latest post in our global trademark series. Having covered Australia, Brazil, and Türkiye, we now turn to
International
Sourcing Agent Deceptions: How to Spot, Stop and Prevent International Manufacturing Scams
By Dan Harris
How to Spot, Stop & Prevent Sourcing Agent Deception
A U.S. home goods company recently discovered they had overpaid $2.4 million over three years—thanks to a sourcing agent posing as a factory.
They had thought they were working directly with…
Week Twenty in Trade
CBP Deploys Portal for Forced Labor Allegations
On June 20, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) announced it is deploying the Forced Labor Allegation Portal, which allows users to submit forced labor allegations. Submissions may be made anonymously and…
WARNING: Your Trademark Filing Could Trigger Domain Name Hijacking in Seconds
Your Trademark Filing Could Trigger Domain Name Hijacking in Seconds
In today’s hyper-connected digital landscape, brand protection risks can emerge in an instant. The speed at which these threats materialize makes proactive defense essential.
Our trademark team recently encountered a…
DOJ National Security Division Issues First Declination Under Merger-Related Safe Harbor Provisions
On June 16, 2025, the Department of Justice’s National Security Division (“NSD”) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas announced a landmark declination to prosecute private equity firm White Deer Management LLC following its voluntary self-disclosure…
OFAC Amends Russia General License 55 Relating to the Sakhalin-2 Oil and Gas Project
On June 18, 2025, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Russia-related General License (GL) 55D, “Authorizing Certain Services Related to Sakhalin-2.” This general license authorizes certain services that would otherwise be prohibited under OFAC’s Russia…
SPC’s 2024 Typical IP Cases Include AI Face-Swap Ruling
By Publisher
Importers Seek Review by Supreme Court of Challenge to IEEPA Tariffs
On June 17, 2025, the two importers who filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court challenging President Trump’s authority to issue tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) petitioned the Supreme Court to hear their case instead of…
Total Tariffs on In-Quota Imported U.K. Cars to be 10%
On June 16, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order setting a 7.5% Section 232 tariff on U.K.-origin cars which are imported under the 100,000 quota, per the announced trade deal with the U.K. Combined with the current most-favored nation…
SPC Issues Guiding Cases to Streamline Enforcement
By Publisher
On 7 Apr. 2025, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) released its 45th batch of guiding cases, focusing on enforcement implementation to unify judicial standards and enhance enforcement efficiency.
This batch of six cases addresses challenges in enforcement. They provide…