She Who Shall Not Be Infringed - 09/08
September 19, 2008
John C. Bush
Eric P. Schroeder
A federal district court has ruled that an unauthorized fan encyclopedia compiling and describing characters, concepts and events in the “Harry Potter and . . .” book series violates author J.K. Rowling’s copyrights in the works. The ruling, coupled with a similar ruling concerning attempts to capitalize on the Seinfeld television series, makes clear that authors and copyright owners have significant control over who may exploit and profit from the use of their characters and storylines in other mediums and markets.
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WTO Panel Says U.S. Cotton Subsidies Still Violate the WTO Agreement; U.S. Service Providers May Bear the Brunt of Sanctions
International
November 19, 2007
Robert Clifton Burns
Also in the Issue: DOC Determines China Paper Producers Benefit From Subsidies and Dump Paper in the US ~ Targeting Health Care Companies: SEC Investigates Possible FCPA Violations on Foreign Sales of Orthopedics Products ~ Duped or Duplicitous? ~ Chinese Government Statement Suggests That China May Adopt Countermeasures To Thwart the Validated End User Program ~ CAFC Roundup: Court's Delay Renders Litigation Moot and Other Matters
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Tropicana To Seek a Changed Circumstance Review and Revocation of an Antidumping Duty Order - 06/07
International
June 11, 2007
Robert G. Coberly
ALSO IN THE ISSUE: Currency Issues Continue to Plague U.S. - China Relations - NASA Reveals Purported Solution to Its ITAR Problems - The Boycotts from Brazil - Court Decision on Liquidation Instructions May Require Parties to Challenge Commerce Administrative Review Decisions Early - DDTC Announces Partial Lifting of Somalia Arms Embargo - Internet Download From Iran Leads to Criminal Prosecution in U.S.
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Commerce Implements Some WTO - 04/2007
International
April 25, 2007
Robert Clifton Burns
Also in this Alert:
- Before You Name Your Kids, Check the SDN List
- CAFC Addresses Affiliated Companies in Antidumping Proceedings
- "Specially Designed" May Not Mean What You Think it Means
- BIS Targets Foreign Employees of Overseas Subsidiaries
- United States Takes Several Trade Actions Against China
- DDTC Offers Further Guidance on Broker Registration to Foreign
- Sales Representatives of U.S. Companies
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Exporters Should Exercise Caution on Shipments to Nepal - 02/12/07
International
February 12, 2007
Robert Clifton Burns
William Steinman
Also In This Alert: New Contracting Rule Targets Overseas Sexual Activity by Government Contractor; Zeroing in Turmoil: The WTO Again Rejects the Unite States' use of Zeroing and the DOC Delays New Regulations; A Busy Trade Agenda Facing the New Congress; U.S. Civilian Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Offering Bribes in Iraq; U.S. Justice Department Goes After a French National for Foreign Bribery; What's in Your Laptop?; BIS Requires Licenses for Most Exports to North Korea
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BIS Fines EP MedSystems For Filing Voluntary Disclosure - 11/06
International
November 21, 2006
Robert Clifton Burns
William Steinman
Also in this alert: USTR Requests Comments Regarding Compliance with Telecommunications Trade Agreements ~ Burning the Candle at Both Ends: Expanding Coverage Of the Antidumping Duty Order On Candles from China ~ FCPA Enforcement Agencies Fine Norway's Statoil $21 Million for Bribing an Iranian Oil Official ~ Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. to Pay 15.2+ Million in Fines to Resolve FCPA Liability ~ Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on Certain Emergency Imports ~ Commerce Dept. Changes its Methodology in Antidumping on Treatment of Duty Drawback ~ U.S. International Trade Commission Investigates Trade with China ~ L-3 Pays the Price For Titan's Commission Payments ~ Proposed Consumer Insolvency Act in Taiwan
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OPIC Announces New Anticorruption Program - 10/06/06
International
October 11, 2006
Robert Clifton Burns
William Steinman
Also in this alert ~ Federal Court Upholds Penalties Against Ford Motor Company For Customs Violations; CBP CIT Twice Finds a Provision of the Byrd Amendment Unconstitutional; The United States' Use of Zeroing Violates Its WTO Obligations; FCPA Developments in September; BIS Liberalizes Policy on Exports to Libya; No More U-Turns for Bank Saderat; Supermicro Pays the Price for Illegal Exports to Iran; Commerce and CBP Suspend Bonding Privilege for New Shippers, and Customs Briefs: Increased Focus on Trade and Enforcement
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Accelerated Examination Available to Patent Applicants - Altera IP Alert
Altera Client Alert
September 12, 2006
Michael Lasky
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GAO Calls For Sweeping Reforms of Exon-Florio - 11/11/05
International Client Alert
November 11, 2005
Robert Clifton Burns
William Steinman
In this edition of the International Alert: GAO Calls For Sweeping Reforms of Exon-Florio; New York State Prosecutors Go After Oil-for-Food Violations; U.S. Government Announced Multiple Prosecutions for Bribing Azeri Senior Government Officials; E.U. Seeks to Wrest Control of Internet Names from the U.S.; UN Convention Against Corruption to Go into Effect in December; Customs K-9 Noses Out Competition for Coveted Award
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DDTC Issues Advisory on Export License Documentary Requirements- 10/10/05
International Client Alert
October 10, 2005
Robert Clifton Burns
William Steinman
In this issue of the International Client Alert: DDTC Issues Advisory on Export License Documentary Requirements; DOJ and SEC Continue Actively Investigating and Prosecuting FCPA Violations; BIS Reverses Initial Decision on Deemed Export Rule on Country of Birth; BIS Prepares Draft of Catch-All Rules for Interagency Circulation; OFAC Releases Revised Rules on Burma Sanctions; Customs Announces Phase-In of Enforcement of New Wood Packaging Material Requirements
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Business Method Patents: Protecting Inventions of Service Business Clients
Atltera IP Alert
September 2005
Michael Lasky
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Supreme Court Rules Against File-Sharing Services in Copyright Case - 07/08/05
Technology & Intellectual Property Litigation
July 8, 2005
Ryan T. Pumpian
In a unanimous and long-awaited decision, last week the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a group of movie studios and other copyright holders (collectively "MGM") and against Grokster and StreamCast Networks, two companies that distribute free software products that allow computer users to share electronic files directly through "peer-to-peer" networks.
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DDTC Begins Returning License Applications Based on New Interpretation of Part 129 - 6/28/05
International Client Alert
June 28, 2005
Robert Clifton Burns
William Steinman
In our June 28, 2005 International Client Alert: DDTC Begins Returning Applications Based on New Interpretation of Part 129; Diagnostic Products Corp. and Chinese Subsidiary Agree to Fines for Violating the FCPA; BIS is Likely to Adopt ¡§Catch-All¡¨ Regulations Limiting Exports to China; Customs Answers Questions Posed at Last Trade Symposium.
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Would You Like a Budweiser With Your Feta Cheese? 05/04/05
International
May 4, 2005
Illya Antonenko
Robert Clifton Burns
Also included: To Patent or Not to Patent?; Iraq Contracts Subject to Federal Claims Act Argues Justice Department; BIS Fines Exporter for Failure to Keep Adequate Records; Border Officials Are Turning Away Larger Numbers of Travelers at U.S. Entry Points
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OFAC Announces New Rules for Cuban Agricultural Transactions - 3/14/05
International Client Alert
March 14, 2005
Robert Clifton Burns
William Steinman
In our March 14, 2005 International Client Alert: OFAC Announces New Rules for Cuban Agricultural Transactions; Record Fines Imposed on Titan for Violating FCPA; Panel Considers Export Controls for Nanotechnology; Criminal Convictions For Exports of Polygraph Equipment; Micrus Corporation Agrees to Fines for Violating the FCPA
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Yakou Case Creates International Uncertainty - 02/01/05
International Client Alert
February 1, 2005
Robert Clifton Burns
In our Febraury 2005 International Client Alert:
* Monsanto Settles FCPA Charges over Payments in Indonesia Intended to Cause Repeal of an Environmental Regulation;
* DDTC Changes Licensing of Foreign Nationals Employed in the United States; EU Revokes Punitive Tariffs, At Least for Now;
* U.S. Citizen Pleads Guilty to Violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act
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InVision's FCPA Settlement - 1/21/04
International
December 21, 2004
Robert Clifton Burns
William Steinman
In the December issue of the International Client Alert we discuss:
* InVision's FCPA Settlement
* New Rules Ease Sanctions on Literary and Scientific Exchanges with Cuba, Iraq and Sudan
* Supreme Court Extends Carriage of Goods at Sea Liability Limits to Multimodal Transport
* BIS to Issue New Rules on Installed Base in Libya
* Commerce's Interim Regulations Revise Licensee's Responsibility to Communicate License Conditions
* The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls Announces Embargo on Arms Exports to the Ivory Coast
* Proposed Changes in OFAC Rules on Cuban Payments for Agricultural Goods Might Violate Law
* There's a New Sheriff in Town
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11 New Red Flags:BIS Proposes New Rules Expanding Exporter Liability - 11/04
International
November 15, 2004
Robert Clifton Burns
In This Edition:
11 New Red Flags:BIS Proposes New Rules Expanding Exporter Liability
Legislation Seeks to Limit Business Activities of U.S. Foreign Subsidiaries
FCPA Concerns Increasingly Affect High Profile Mergers and Acquisitions
DDTC Releases Guidance on Exports to Iraq and Afghanistan
Other Developments
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ABB Affiliates Plead Guilty to Bribing Nigerian Officials - 08/04
International
In this issue of the Powell Goldstein International Client Alert, we discuss:
* ABB Affiliates Plead Guilty To Bribing Nigerian Officials
* Final Rules on Exports to Iraq Announced
* Proposed Retaliatory Sanctions Against Japan Announced
* U.S. Supreme Court Denies False Arrest Claim Under Alien Tort Claim Act
* Breaking News
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Lockheed Martin Terminates Titan Merger - 06/04
International
In This Alert:
* Lockheed Martin Terminates Titan Merger
* The Plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement: A New States; Rebellion?
* Should the Governors Withdraw Their Commitments?
* WTO Action Prompts Congress to Repeal the Foreign Sales Corporation Tax Provision
* A New Round of Cuba Sanctions Arrives in Time for November Elections
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November Elections Influence Trade Policy in 108th Congress - 02/04
International
In this issue of the Powell Goldstein International Client Alert, we discuss:
* November Elections Influence Trade Policy in 108th Congress
* BIS Announces $647,500 Penalty for Illegal Chemical Exports
* BIS Imposes Fine on Company Manager for Export Violations
* OFAC and BIS Continue Crack Down on Cuba
* Libya Travel Sanctions Lifted
* H-1B Numbers Depleted
* More L-1 Debate On Capitol Hill
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FDA Imposes Registration Requirement and Advance Notice Rule on Imported Food - 10/03
International
IN THIS ISSUE:
* FDA Imposes Registration Requirement and Advance Notice Rule on Imported Food
* BIS Proposes Guidance on Mitigating and Aggravating Factors Used in Determining Appropriate Penalties
* New International Trademark Procedures in the United States: The U.S. Becomes A Member of the Madrid Protocol
* Breaking News: India Expands Trademark Protection
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"Deemed Export Rule" a Danger to U.S. Companies with Foreign Employees - 09/03
International
November 5, 2003
IN THIS ISSUE:
* "Deemed Export Rule" a Danger to U.S. Companies with Foreign Employees
* Customs Shortens Advance Cargo Notice Periods
* Global Crossing Acquisition Wins CFIUS Approval
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