International Trade
International Trade Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on international trade law. Coverage includes import/export-related litigation, tariff disputes, customs controls, and policy developments related to global trade.
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Latest News in International Trade
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May 28, 2020
Ex-USPTO Head, Retired Judge Back China Pharma IP Reform
Speaking to IP attorneys at a virtual event Wednesday, the former USPTO director and a retired Federal Circuit chief judge agreed that the pandemic and ongoing US-China trade talks have created a "golden opportunity" to urge China to reform its patent laws to make them friendlier to pharmaceutical innovators.
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May 28, 2020
N. Korea's Secret Foreign Banks Laundered $2.5B, DOJ Says
The U.S. Department of Justice accused 28 North Korean bankers of helping launder more than $2.5 billion out of the sanctioned country in a scheme that involved setting up secret branches of a state-owned bank in foreign countries, according to an indictment unsealed in D.C. federal court Thursday.
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May 28, 2020
Hong Kong Policy Shift Could Usher In Trade Firestorm
The Trump administration's declaration that Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China has opened the door for a wave of potential new trade and investment restrictions that could severely curtail American companies' ability to do business in the region.
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May 28, 2020
9th Circ. Bars Pipelines From Water Permit During Appeal
New oil and gas pipeline projects can't use an expedited Clean Water Act permitting process while the federal government and Keystone XL pipeline developer appeal a judge's order barring the use of the permit, the Ninth Circuit said Thursday.
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May 28, 2020
New Trade Appeals Venue Won't Permanently Fix WTO Issues
The Multiparty Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement allows participating countries to appeal trade disputes during the effective freeze of the World Trade Organization Appellate Body caused by the U.S. blockade of judicial appointments to the body, but the limited membership of the arrangement means countries still require a long-term resolution to the WTO's judicial crisis, says Bashar Malkawi at the Dubai Rulers Court.
Areas of Coverage
- LITIGATION
- Anti-dumping and countervailing disputes
- Trade-related disputes over patents, trademarks, copyrights, geographic indications, and other intellectual property
- Mass torts, product liability suits, and personal injury suits involving imports
- Antitrust suits involving international trade
- Breach of contract disputes
- Insurance coverage suits involving imports
- Trade disputes before the World Trade Organization
- Subsidies disputes
- AGENCIES
- Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- U.S. International Trade Commission
- World Trade Organization
- Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Federal and state trade bills and regulations
- International trade negotiations and agreements
- False Claims Act
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
- Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act
- Changes in import-related product regulation, environmental standards, and food and drug safety rules
- Trade lobbying
- ENFORCEMENT
- Customs classifications and actions
- Export controls and anti-boycott activities
- Global price-fixing investigations
- Recalls and safety actions over imported products
- Trade sanctions, restrictions, and embargoes
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of international trade practices
Readership
- International trade lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys at companies with global trade and in the import/export industry
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals