July 08, 2011By: Andrew Hudson
Australian companies trading overseas face a variety of regulation which governs their operation. That regulation includes the following:
Australian laws governing trade in Australia;Australian laws governing trade...
Posted in Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)/ FIPAs, Border Security Initiatives, Africa, Australia / New Zealand, Canada, China, European Economic Community, South Korea, Thailand, USA | No Comments
January 23, 2011By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
The answer is no and maybe. While Canada does not have a trade remedy exactly like Section 337 of the Tariff Act, Canada does have a mechanism that may be used to obtain a court order against foreign goods that infringe a...
Posted in Canada Law Blog, Federal Court, Trade Law, Canada, China, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations, Import Controls, International Transactions, International Intellectual Property Protection | No Comments
January 16, 2011By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
This blog posting on the ABCs of the Canada-European Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) can be adapted for most free trade agreement negotiations. As the 6th Round Canada-EU CETA negotiations is starting on January...
Posted in Canada Law Blog, Trade Law, Canada, European Economic Community, Customs Duties, Dispute Settlement, Investment Dispute Settlement, Free Trade Agreements, Free Trade Agreement Negotiations, Global Compliance & Risk Management | No Comments
December 18, 2010By: Susan Kohn Ross
In the current lame-duck session of Congress, it is not yet clear what will happen regarding a number of pending matters. Of particular interest to the fashion industry is what has been called a design piracy protection measure...
Posted in Intellectual Property, International Intellectual Property Protection | No Comments
October 11, 2010By: Susan Kohn Ross
Originally published in the Journal of Commerce On-Line edition in August 2010
In the May edition, the latest "twist and turns" arising out of instances of corporate identity theft were described. To summarize, corporate...
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April 23, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
China Daily is reporting that Microsoft successfully sues an intellectual property rights infringer in a Shanghai Court. The report indicates that Daxhong Insurance has been ordered to pay Microsoft 2.17 yuan ($317,900) as...
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April 21, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has released a paper about the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (Canada-EU CETA) entitled "Negotiating from Weakness: Canada-EU trade treaty...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, European Economic Community, Free Trade Agreement Negotiations, Free Trade Agreements, Government Relations, Intellectual Property, International Intellectual Property Protection | No Comments
April 21, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
During the week of April 19, 2010, Canada and the EU scheduled the third round of negotiations of the Canada- European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) in Ottawa, Canada. On April 20, 2010, Canada's...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, European Economic Community, Dispute Settlement, Free Trade Agreements, Free Trade Agreement Negotiations, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations, Government Procurement Bid Challenges, International Intellectual Property Protection | No Comments
April 01, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Michael Geist has posted an excellent summary of the proposed intellectual property chapter of the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement under negotiation. For a copy of his blog article, please go to the following...
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March 11, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On March 8, 2010, Canada's Export & Import Controls Bureau of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (the "EICB") announced it is engaging in consultations with interested Canadian companies and wishes to...
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace Law, Internet & E-Commerce Law, Trade Law, Canada, Border Security Initiatives, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations, International Intellectual Property Protection | No Comments
January 19, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
News Centre reports that India and the EU free trade agreement negotiators will meet next week after the Canadian delegation leaves Brussels. The India-Eu FTA negotiations started in 2007 and the negotiators are on the Seventh...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, European Economic Community, USA, Agriculture, Free Trade Agreement Negotiations, Free Trade Agreements, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations, Intellectual Property | No Comments
January 18, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
The Wire Report is reporting that the EU is pressuring Canada in the second Round of Canada - European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement negotiations to make significant amendments to Canada's copyright laws....
Posted in Canada Law Blog, Internet & E-Commerce Law, Canada, European Economic Community, Free Trade Agreements, Free Trade Agreement Negotiations, Intellectual Property, International Intellectual Property Protection | No Comments
August 23, 2009By: Susan Kohn Ross
The Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and Employment Act, TRADE Act, H.R. 3012, mandates review of all international trade agreements currently in force, establishes new standards and requirements for future trade...
Posted in Agriculture, Anti-Bribery/Anti-Money Laundering, Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)/ FIPAs, Border Security Initiatives, Africa, Australia / New Zealand, Dispute Settlement, Food Safety, Intellectual Property, International Intellectual Property Protection | No Comments
August 12, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On August 12, 2009, the WTO issued the DSB Panel Decision in DS363 "China — Measures Affecting Trading Rights and Distribution Services for Certain Publications and Audiovisual Entertainment Products". To obtain a copy of the...
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July 16, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On July 16, 2009, Canada's Privacy Commissioner issued a news release entitled " facebook needs to improve privacy practices, investigation finds". A copy of the news release may be found at the following link -...
Posted in Trade Law, Privacy & Data Protection Law, Internet & E-Commerce Law, Canada, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations, Intellectual Property, International Intellectual Property Protection, International Transactions, Technical Trade Barriers | No Comments
May 01, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
The Obama administration added Canada Thursday to a notorious intellectual property blacklist of countries. One of the key issues is Canada's lack of border enforcement of copyright. Washington wants Canada to put an...
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