Intellectual Property Protection, Contract Terms, Supply Chain

3 key steps before signing a manufacturing NDA in China

Clark Hill PLC on 7/23/2025

If your company is working with Chinese manufacturers to produce goods or prototypes, you’ve likely encountered a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) along the way. But many companies don’t realize that standard U.S. NDAs are...more

Ten Issues to Consider When Acquiring a Food Business

Goodwin on 9/20/2023

The food industry is generally considered recession-resistant and less susceptible to economic downturns than other sectors, making it an attractive investment for private equity firms seeking stable returns. The increasing...more

Avoiding Supply Chain Disruption in International Trade Commission Section 337 Investigations

Womble Bond Dickinson on 6/9/2023

Companies invest in securing supply chains from disruption by economic and political factors, financial difficulties of suppliers, and, as we’ve recently seen, global pandemics. For those either importing goods or relying on...more

Has COVID-19 Made You a Government Contractor? What You Need to Know About IP Rights

Morgan Lewis on 4/15/2020

As the federal government seeks innovative solutions from a broader group of suppliers to respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, new or nontraditional contractors will want to familiarize themselves with the...more

Re-Thinking Supply Chain Contracts in the World of Connected Things

Foley & Lardner LLP on 2/22/2018

As the pace of innovation increases at an ever faster rate, many products that traditionally may not have been thought of as involving computers or software are incorporating these elements. In 2007, the iPhone revolutionized...more

The UK has voted to leave the EU: What now?

Latham & Watkins LLP on 6/24/2016

The British public have voted that the UK should leave the EU. The EU Referendum vote (the Leave Vote) does not by itself result in an automatic UK exit from the EU. The EU Treaty provides for a framework for a...more