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February 2, 2021

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This blog is a follow-up to our recent blogs on HMRC’s controversial Changes to VAT and Early Termination Payments and VAT on Compensation in Intellectual Property Settlements. As previously noted, the retrospective nature of the changes and the consequential risk of having to unpick historic settlement payments raised a number of issues. This has now resulted in HRMC’s plans to issue further guidance on the subject.…

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UK’s First Injunction Secured under Trade Secrets Regulations

By Carlton Daniel & Jack Blakey

February 1, 2021

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US company Celgard, LLC has secured an interim injunction against its rival, Chinese company Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co Ltd (“Senior”), that prevents Senior from importing or supplying its battery accessory products into the UK. The Court found there was a likelihood that Senior had misused Celgard’s confidential information and trade secrets, and that the UK was the most appropriate forum to try the dispute. This is the first injunction under the relatively new UK…

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Compliance in Digital World: Are Pricing Algorithms Anti-competitive?

By Francesco Liberatore

January 31, 2021

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The 2020 pandemic and related restrictions on retail businesses led consumers redirecting their purchasing and spending to online sales. For example, in the EU and UK, online sales reportedly grew by 30-40% after lockdown restrictions were introduced in March last year. This trend has shone a light on certain online sale practices that raise concerns for competition and consumer protection authorities, namely, geo-blocking, resale price maintenance, price gauging and the use of pricing algorithms, among…

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Understanding IP in China: Patent Law and Trade Agreements

By Paolo Beconcini

January 30, 2021

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In his continued blog series, Dr. Paolo Beconcini examines recent developments in Chinese IP law together with their international causes and consequences. In a first post, he reviews some of the major changes to the Patent Law and assesses their likely impact on foreign businesses in China. In a second post, he reports on the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment between China and the European Union, which establishes clear rules against the forced transfer…

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Understanding IP in China: A Brief Retrospective

By Squire Patton Boggs

January 24, 2021

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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…

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DoD Launches New Platform to Connect Inventors with “Trusted” Venture Funding

By Christopher Adams & Pablo Carillo

January 16, 2021

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On January 13, 2021, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced the launch of its Trusted Capital Digital Marketplace (TCDM) to support qualified small and medium sized businesses (“Domestic Companies”) that make up the defense industrial base (DIB). The TCDM establishes a forum to provide selected innovative domestic companies with access to “vetted” sources of private capital in the form of loans, loan guarantees, incentives, and investments to enhance the capability of the DIB to serve…

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International Challenges Help China and the EU Find Agreement on Technology Transfer

By Paolo Beconcini

January 14, 2021

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On December 30, 2020, after seven long years of negotiations, China and the EU concluded in principle the negotiations for a Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI). The frayed political and trade relations with the US, as well as Brexit, convinced the EU members to put aside objections related to human rights violations and close the deal with China, now their major trade partner. The Chinese, hard pressed to offset the 2020 diplomatic set-backs, including the…

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ITC Finishes 2020 with a Flurry of New Complaints

By Adam Hess

January 13, 2021

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After a slow but steady start to 2020, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) saw a flurry of new complaints filed in the second half of the year. Eight new complaints were filed in December, resulting in a total of 57 complaints filed in 2020. As discussed in previous posts (e.g. here and here), the ITC adapted to the COVID-19 crisis and demonstrated its ability to conclude investigations in a timely manner. The post-pandemic…

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New Provisions for EU-UK Pharmaceuticals

By Squire Patton Boggs

January 12, 2021

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The UK Parliament and EU Commission have now agreed on a wide-ranging EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, focused on the supply of goods. Pharmaceuticals are highlighted in a number of areas. For example, Annex TBT-2 of the Agreement provides for recognition of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) inspections for medicinal products carried out in the other party’s jurisdiction, i.e. across the UK and EU. In his most recent blog here, Adrian Spooner explains this and other new…

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What Was Old Is New Again In IP Litigation — Thanks To Suspected Russian State-Sponsored Hack

By David Prueter & David Elkins

January 8, 2021

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Top technology trends in the legal profession for 2021 are likely to include artificial intelligence, block chain and cryptocurrencies, autonomous vehicles, digital health, and … court filings on paper. Following a recent widespread cybersecurity breach, the United States federal courts are prohibiting electronic filing of highly confidential documents. Parties must file such documents on paper or as electronic files on a secure electronic device. In mid-December, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure…

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Hang Fire for Revised Guidance on Changes to VAT and Early Termination Payments

UK’s First Injunction Secured under Trade Secrets Regulations

Compliance in Digital World: Are Pricing Algorithms Anti-competitive?

Understanding IP in China: Patent Law and Trade Agreements

Understanding IP in China: A Brief Retrospective

DoD Launches New Platform to Connect Inventors with “Trusted” Venture Funding

International Challenges Help China and the EU Find Agreement on Technology Transfer

ITC Finishes 2020 with a Flurry of New Complaints

New Provisions for EU-UK Pharmaceuticals

What Was Old Is New Again In IP Litigation — Thanks To Suspected Russian State-Sponsored Hack

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