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Biden Administration Supply Chain Reports Deeper Dive #4: Unfair Trade Practices and the Trade Strike Force

August 31, 2021 by Kevin O'Brien, Christine M. Streatfeild and Caroline Bisk 4 Mins Read

Concern regarding IP theft and other forms of unfair trade practices have been of paramount importance in the past five years in the United States – and have indeed been the justification for imposing significant and long-lasting trade barriers. The Biden Administration affirmed its commitment to using a wide range of remedies to address such trade practices through a set of reports on the 100-day interagency reviews conducted pursuant to Executive Order 14017 “America’s Supply…

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Future-Proofing IP in Your Supply Chain

November 23, 2020 by Christine M. Streatfeild and Helen Macpherson 4 Mins Read

It goes without saying that altering your supply chain will mean that you need to share your valuable intellectual property (IP) with your new suppliers. So, it is critical to consider the impact of supply chain disruptions on your IP rights, which may differ depending on the type of IP being shared. First, before altering your supply chain, it will be important to consider what impact the proposed alterations to your supply chain will have…