In late March, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued a highly anticipated opinion addressing Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Section 232 authorizes the President to take measures against imports...more
4/17/2019
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Court of International Trade ,
Imports ,
National Security ,
Non-Delegation Doctrine ,
Section 232 ,
Separation of Powers ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trump Administration
• USTR has proposed to impose additional duties of up to 100 percent ad valorem on $21 billion of imports from EU member states as a result of a dispute concerning aircraft subsidies.
• The proposed duties would apply to...more
4/12/2019
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Comment Period ,
Duties ,
EU ,
Government Investigations ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Member State ,
Public Comment ,
Public Hearing ,
Section 301 ,
Tariff Classifications ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
Trade Relations ,
USTR
Let’s say you import widgets that potentially fall within the scope of an antidumping or countervailing duty order. You wonder in good faith whether the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) may subject the imported widgets...more
The U.S. Constitution confers authority on Congress to “ordain and establish” courts “inferior” to the Supreme Court. When Congress exercises its power under the Constitution and creates a lower court, it identifies a class...more
Over the last decade, the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) have stepped up their enforcement activities. Those efforts have resulted from additional appropriations and new investigatory...more
Few international trade disputes make their way to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). In the vast majority of these appeals, SCOTUS simply denies the petition for certiorari without comment. Indeed, SCOTUS last...more
From time to time, international trade and patent law matters overlap. We expect to see these interactions in disputes filed pursuant to Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1337). In other instances, the U.S....more
2/22/2019
/ Appeals ,
Claim Construction ,
Court of International Trade ,
Customs ,
Imports ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Jury Trial ,
Motion To Intervene ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Section 337 ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Tariff Act of 1930