Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: inclusion of Japan in talks raises stakes/opens opportunities to address trade barriers *

Japan, USA - May 6 2013
On April 24, 2013, the Obama Administration notified Congress of its intent to include Japan as the 12th country to take part in negotiations for the…

Co-authors: Joseph Laroski , Bonnie B Byers , Joe Dorn .

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U.S. Court of International Trade expands role of Customs’ enforcement of Section 337 exclusion orders and renders substantive decision on patent claim construction and infringement; Customs appeals decision to the Federal Circuit *

USA - April 9 2013
The recent decision of the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) in Corning Gilbert Inc. v. United States could mark a watershed for the…

Co-authors: Jeffrey M. Telep, T. Augustine Lo (Augustine), Tony V Pezzano .

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Trade secret owners flock to the International Trade Commission to combat overseas misappropriation *

USA - January 24 2013
The International Trade Commission (“Commission”) has seen a spike in investigations related to the misappropriation of trade secrets since the…

Co-authors: Jeffrey M. Telep, Taryn Koball Williams, Thomas C Lundin Jr. (Tom), Kevin M Dinan , Tony V Pezzano .

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Aspen Institute event focuses on the impact of the energy renaissance on U.S. manufacturing *

USA - December 3 2012
On Wednesday, November 28th, The Aspen Institute in Washington, DC, held an event titled “Impact of the Energy Renaissance on U.S. Manufacturing.”

Co-authors: Lauren Donoghue.

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Debate on presidential campaign manufacturing policies *

USA - November 1 2012
The Conference on the Renaissance of American Manufacturing and The Aspen Institute Program on Manufacturing and Society in the 21st Century held a debate on "What Policy Initiatives Are Needed to Help U.S. Manufacturing? What the Candidates are Saying," on October 19th at the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC.

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