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Dutch Tax Probe into Nike to Continue, as Sportswear Titan Loses Latest Round in Court

The Fashion Law

Because those royalties were categorized as business expenses, Nike was able – thanks to the aforementioned tax authority decisions – to pay less tax than other competitors, thereby, giving rise to instances of Nike receiving illegal state aid, according to the Commission.

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Taiwanese Supreme Court Shoots Down Copyright Protection for Handbags in Case Waged by Givenchy, Celine

The Fashion Law

Beyond the ultra-high-net-worth individuals that reside in Taiwan, the East Asian country – and in particular, its luxury goods market – also acts as a draw for consumers from mainland China. ’s activities amounted to unfair competition under Taiwan’s Fair Trade Act but dismissing the plaintiffs’ copyright infringement claim. .

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A New Court Open for International Business Soon: The Commercial Court in Cyprus

Conflict of Laws

The Novel Commercial Court and Admiralty Court in Cyprus New courts geared to dealing with international commercial disputes have been established in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, as has also been reported in earlier blogposts in particular on Europe (see, among others, here and here ).

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Path to Well-Being in Law – Episode 25: Helen Wan

ALPS

Before becoming a writer, Helen practiced media and intellectual property law in New York, both at law firms and as an in-house council. Well, just by way of a little background about how I even came to law school, I was born in California, but raised on the East Coast. At the time, Inc. Division of Time Warner, Inc.,

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From Saving the World to Fighting Over IP: Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech

The IP Law Blog

The next chapter in this story is about the intellectual property behind the vaccines. Moderna believes that its extensive and ongoing research into an mRNA vaccine for the coronavirus that caused Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) made it especially well situated in early 2020 to quickly develop an mRNA vaccine for COVID-19.

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California dispatch: APEC summit in San Francisco will address overlapping political, economic and legal issues

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Given recent developments in Israel, there might be discussions about the Middle East situation at the APEC meetings. Indonesia aims to solve the Middle East crisis diplomatically and has called for a United Nations (UN) solution. The Middle East conflict’s impact on the Indo-Pacific is uncertain but significant.

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Customs and Trade News Weekly Snapshot

Customs & International Trade Law

CBP seized more than $800K in counterfeit merchandise in Puerto Rico Officers and import specialists seized 44 shipments from various express consignment facilities in Puerto Rico containing products violating intellectual property rights. Her last day will be November 1.