As of midnight May 31, 2018, Canada will have to pay heavy tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the United States, in the latest salvo of the Trump administration’s trade dispute over the North America Free Trade Agreement or NAFTA and with European Union. The tariffs will be 25
“Bloomberg is reporting that the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is working alongside the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the markets regulator, to focus on illegal trading activities in cryptocurrency markets. Specifically, the investigation is narrowing in on ‘spoofing’, a form of market manipulation wherein traders enter a
Today, the European Union cements its status as the global leader in data privacy. The E.U.’s sweeping new data privacy law is taking effect, ushering in new restrictions on what companies can do with people’s personal data and setting tough penalties for those that break the rules. In theory, there’s nothing
Although trade secrets have been the neglected step-child of intellectual property (IP), this is slowly but surely changing for some of the following reasons: Legal changes (i.e., Defend Trade Secrets Act in the USA, EU Directive on Trade Secrets, and China’s Anti-Unfair Competition Law). Increased trade secret litigation particularly involving
Glenbrook Podcast (Episode 72) (Aired April 13, 2018) The rise of Chinese mobile payment systems is the top global mobile payments story of the last few years. Alipay and WeChat Pay serve hundreds of millions of users with payments, loyalty programs, merchant coupons, and more. QR codes are used to
Chinese negotiators are preparing to offer the United States a mammoth package of promises to buy more American goods, in a bid to pare down the trade deficit between the two countries and to defuse President Trump’s aggressive moves against China’s trade practices. The package, which officials said could approach
With more power going into the hands of the ones writing the contract, it is more important than ever to make sure your agreements are reviewed thoroughly before signing.
The recently released 272-page book of Mr. Xi’s remarks on “national security” includes previously unreleased comments that give a starker view of the president’s motivations than found in most Communist Party propaganda. The recent trade dispute between China and the United States has brought new attention to China’s zeal to become technologically
Canada The Canadian trademark system is based on use. There must be the use of a trademark for a registration to issue. No evidence of use is required during the application but may have to submit evidence of use if the application is opposed. A person who has used a