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5 Key Takeaways | How to Effectively Leverage the Chinese Patent System
Third Party Observation in Patent Prosecution in China
The Grace Period for Novelty in Chinese Patent Law
One Month to a More Effective Compliance Program with Boards – Day 14 - Boards and Doing Business in China
Episode 276 -- Review of Phillips and Franks Int'l SEC FCPA Settlements
Sanction and the Increasing Complexity of Trade Compliance
Braumiller Law Group Help With China Imports
Coming Conflict with China: Part 5 - Good Compliance Is Good Business
JONES DAY PRESENTS®: Taiwan's Enhanced Trade Secret Restrictions and Stricter Penalties
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Good afternoon! This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the past week and forthcoming climate-related events and hearings...more
Chris Taufatofua, Partner, Vinson & Elkins, explains how technology innovation to identify alternatives to critical minerals can accelerate the wider energy transition. The accelerating rate of climate change and the...more
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The Cozen Lens- •A second Trump administration would likely include both familiar faces from his first term and newcomers, but a lack of institutional guardrails means that former President Trump’s personnel choices will be...more
After 30 years of extraordinary growth, China’s economy – the world’s second largest – appears to be entering a new phase of slower expansion. The real estate sector – which accounts for around one-third of Chinese GDP and...more
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In the over five months since the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ("UFLPA") entered into force, companies have grappled with how to assess and mitigate compliance risks. Lack of transparency by US Customs and Border...more
The Canadian government announced a new policy on October 28, 2022 (the Policy) under the Investment Canada Act (ICA) governing investments by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Canada’s critical minerals sector....more
China's mining sector is taking active measures to pursue industry transition and achieve a low-carbon production plan. China's decarbonization and quest for green metals - China has set a national target to achieve carbon...more
President Biden issued Executive Order (“EO”) 14017 titled “America’s Supply Chains” on February 24, 2021, ordering 100-day and 1-year reviews of certain critical supply chains. On June 8, 2021, a final report was published,...more
Changes are afoot for key industry sectors with complicated global supply chains. “As this pandemic has made clear, we can never again be in a position where we have to rely on a foreign country that doesn’t share our...more
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West Virginia Surface, Mineral Rights Owners Say Details Will be Key to Getting Co-Tenancy Bill Passed - "Surface and mineral rights owners most affected by co-tenancy legislation say they're wary of jumping on the...more
The United Nations and United States recently took significant new steps to expand sanctions on North Korea, with implications for international banking; shipping and port activities; air transport; energy and mining sectors;...more
The court ruled that ACC Resources is bound by an arbitral award issued by the China International Economic & Trade Arbitration Commission (“CIETAC”). The award required the mineral company to pay its supplier, Calbex Mineral...more
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In This Issue: - United States And Japan Hit Bumps On The Road To TPP Agreement - Senate Commerce Committee Passes Manufacturing Bill - WTO Panel Finds China's Export Restraints On Rare Earth Minerals Violate Trade...more
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has vacated the SEC resource extraction disclosure rules....more