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Understanding IP in China: A Brief Retrospective

By Squire Patton Boggs

January 24, 2021

In the first of a new blog series, Dr. Paolo Beconcini examines the past and present of the Chinese IP regime and the various factors that influenced its development over the past several decades. Included are a short history of the US-China relationship, how it has impacted China’s reform of its IP regime, and what the new US-China trade agreement means for IP rights holders in China and the world going forward. The blog is…

Capital Thinking

COVID-19: US State Policy Report – January 22, 2021

By Jeff Turner, Traci Martinez, Jill Kirila, Jacqueline Orfield & Emma Vahey

January 22, 2021

This report captures the shifting state, territorial and local government policies and guidance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and reopening of the economy in the US by tracking public information from official sources, such as gubernatorial comments, executive actions and guidance. The following states have new or updated information: Colorado, District of Columbia, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming.…

Employment Law Worldview

Biden Immigration Activity on Day One: Taking Down the Walls (US)

By Gregory A. Wald & Samuel Mudrick

January 22, 2021

With the stroke of a pen, President Biden immediately commenced the deconstruction of the Southern Border wall and several other immigration policies of the prior administration, including the pre-Covid travel bans. Here is a summary of the President’s immigration-related executive actions issued during his first days in office. Revoking the Pre-Covid Travel Bans Entitled Presidential Proclamation on Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to the United States, this proclamation revokes Executive Order 13780 of March …

The Trade Practitioner

China Bolsters Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Review Framework, Identifies New Areas of Security Concern

By Trade Practitioner

January 22, 2021

The People’s Republic of China (PRC or China) established a foreign investment security review in 2011 that focused exclusively on the merger and acquisition of domestic companies by foreign investors in a notice issued by the State Council (the 2011 Notice)1. On December 19, 2020, the National Development and Reform Committee (NDRC) and the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) jointly released the Measures on Foreign Investment Security Review (the Measures) that expand the scope of such…

Consumer Privacy World

Sorry, Charlie: Federal Court Rejects FCRA Preemption as Basis for Removal

By Kristin Bryan

January 22, 2021

For data privacy litigations filed in state court, one strategic option that should be considered by defense counsel is whether the case can (and should) be removed to federal court. When a plaintiff asserts a claim under federal law, removal to federal court may be based on federal question jurisdiction. Straightforward, right? Well, what about when a plaintiff files suit in state court, asserting exclusively state law causes of action, but some of plaintiff’s claims…

Consumer Privacy World

3 Ways To Shield Cyber Reports After Clark Hill Breach Ruling

By Kristin Bryan

January 22, 2021

Last week, a federal court held that a forensic report prepared in the wake of a data breach at a law firm was not protected by the work product privilege and had to be produced in discovery. See Wengui v. Clark Hill, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5395 (D.D.C. Jan. 12, 20201). As the court explained, for many entities, “discovering how [a cyber] breach occurred [is] a necessary business function regardless of litigation or regulatory…

Capital Thinking

Transatlantic Trade | US and Europe – Week of January 18, 2021

By Stacy Swanson, Christina Economides & Carolina Gamba

January 22, 2021

A peaceful transition of presidential power occurred in the United States (US) on Wednesday, 20 January, in Washington, D.C., with President Joe Biden now leading the country and calling for unity. Over his first few days, President Biden immediately signed a number of orders, ranging from addressing COVID-19 to climate change and other topics. Prior to the conclusion of the Trump Administration, the US Government imposed its first sanctions related to the Nord Stream 2…

Capital Thinking

US Executive Branch Update – January 22, 2021

By Stacy Swanson

January 22, 2021

This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS & VPOTUS’ Schedule* *The US President (POTUS) and Vice President’s (VPOTUS) daily schedules are subject to change. 9:30 a.m. EST – The President and The Vice President receive the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office 12:00 p.m. EST – The President has lunch with The Vice President | Private Dining Room 2:00 p.m. EST…

La Revue

Comment bien rédiger et négocier un accord de confidentialité

By Catherine Muyl & Odile Descamps, Directeur Juridique Corporate, Plastic Omnium

January 22, 2021

Dans la grande famille des contrats commerciaux, l’accord de confidentialité est certainement le plus négligé, à tel point que nombre d’opérationnels sont prêts à le signer sans le faire revoir par leur juriste, surtout s’il s’agit d’un accord bilatéral donc équilibré en apparence. Or, on ne négocie pas un accord de confidentialité, même bilatéral, de la même façon selon que l’on se trouve du côté de celui qui va fournir l’essentiel de l’information ou bien…

Brexit Legal

Implications of the EU-UK Trade Agreement on UK Financial Services

By Squire Patton Boggs

January 22, 2021

As expected, the market access to the EU for UK financial services firms has changed post-Brexit. The implications of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (“Agreement“) for financial services are more severe than for example trade, and the effects come close to that of a hard Brexit. Andreas Fillmann explores what this means for UK Financial Services looking at equivalence decisions, general rules under the agreement, the prudent carve-out and the Joint Declaration on Financial Services…

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Understanding IP in China: A Brief Retrospective

COVID-19: US State Policy Report – January 22, 2021

Biden Immigration Activity on Day One: Taking Down the Walls (US)

China Bolsters Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Review Framework, Identifies New Areas of Security Concern

Sorry, Charlie: Federal Court Rejects FCRA Preemption as Basis for Removal

3 Ways To Shield Cyber Reports After Clark Hill Breach Ruling

Transatlantic Trade | US and Europe – Week of January 18, 2021

US Executive Branch Update – January 22, 2021

Comment bien rédiger et négocier un accord de confidentialité

Implications of the EU-UK Trade Agreement on UK Financial Services

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