On September 1, the Office of the US Trade Representative, working with the Departments of Commerce (DOC) and of Agriculture (USDA), announced a number of actions aimed at supporting domestic producers of seasonal/perishable produce.  Their plans – which include new trade actions targeting certain fruit and vegetable imports – could have widespread impacts on produce prices and in how the US government responds to allegations of unfair subsidies supporting foreign-grown fruits and vegetables.…

A complimentary invitation for the European Society of International Law (ESIL), Economic Law Interest Group’s online workshop, “International Economic Law between Emergencies and Reforms” for September 9, 2020 from 9:30-17:00 CEST is enclosed.…

The latest edition of our transatlantic export controls and sanctions update is available. In this publication, we look at the shifting regulatory framework for international trade compliance on both sides of the Atlantic. In this issue, we cover:…

After a steady, but typical number of Section 337 complaints filed in the first half of 2020, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) saw a dramatic increase in July. Twelve new complaints were filed, representing the second largest number of complaints ever filed in one month. Our colleague Adam Hess explains the reason behind this trend in the Global IP & Technology Law Blog here. Despite issues surrounding the COVID-19 crisis and uncertain economic times,…

If you missed the Content Enablers Compliance 2020: Trade Compliance and Emerging Policy conference, July 23-24, 2020, we are making George Grammas’ presentation, “The Evolution of Export Controls: Setting the Stage” available until August 22, 2020. George’s presentation covers: The globalization of US national security and foreign policy: The Entity List, The Unverified List, sanctions, and other levers The development of emerging and foundational technology controls and new mandatory CFIUS filings…

On August 6, 2020, President Donald Trump signed two Executive Orders (EOs) targeting the TikTok and WeChat applications and their parent companies. Specifically, President Trump invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and other related statutes, as well as the national emergency he previously declared under these laws in Executive Order 13873 (Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain of May 15, 2019), to prohibit transactions by US persons that will…