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Three US agencies – the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the US Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the US Department of State – took new actions on June...more
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USPTO Issues CBD Trademark Guidelines in Light of the 2018 Farm Bill: Key Takeaways - On May 2, 2019, the USPTO released its new guidelines on how it will examine federal trademark applications for CBD products in light of...more
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The Commerce Department’s export control agency, BIS, has proposed a new rule to control exports of equipment and software designed or modified to perform network intrusion and internet protocol communications surveillance. ...more
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