“Commercial Awareness Is Global.”
By: Ainsley Brown Are you an entrepreneur? Are you British? Do you have the resources to commercialize patented materials? If you answered yes to the above questions then the University of Glasgow wants to talk to you. In a move that could spur innovation in the UK through the development and increased use of collaborative ecosystems between universities and enterprise,
By: Emma Peart China has recently offered more protection through Patents. It has offered protection in Patents since 1985 but has recently began to take the issue more seriously. China’s new legislation in relation to Patent Law came into force on 1st October 2009 with corresponding implementing regulations issued in February 2010. This can only be seen as a good thing
By: Ainsley Brown The global down turn it could be argued came as a blessing in disguise for the Islamic banking and finance sector (IBF). But may not for reason you might think. The decline in western banking and finance, while it led to many opportunities for the expansion of IBF, actually saw a decline in growth. This decline though
By Charles Wanguhu The Alien Tort Claims Act was adopted in 1789 as part of the original Judiciary Act. The Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) allows foreign victims of human rights abuses to sue perpetrators in United States courts. In a recent development in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Shell, the the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected outright
By: Emma Peart This October will see a plan to modify the Intellectual Property Law of Jersey to bring it screaming into the 21st Century with a suggested overview of its Intellectual Property Law which has not been updated for 100 years. The main problem for Jersey with no revision to its law in this area for so long is
By: Ainsley Brown According to the latest Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), as conducted by the think tank Z/Yen Group, London and New York City (NYC) remain number one and two respectively as the top financial centres. However, Hong Kong (HK) is closing the gap and is in a respectable third. The twice yearly index ranks 75 cities based on
US Chicken Being Dumped, Says China
By: Ainsley Brown
The seemingly endless trade rows between the United States and China continue unabated.
What is it this time? Tires? Steel? Autos? Or maybe intellectual property protection? No, no, not this time, this time it’s chicken – more specifically the importation of US chicken into the Chinese market.
This however is not a new skirmish but rather one that begun earlier this year when China…
By: Carsten Lexa, LL.M. The Incoterms (“International Commercial Terms”) are a series of international sales terms, published by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and widely used in international commercial transactions. These sales terms that govern delivery duties, transportation duties, duties regarding customs clearance and regarding transfer of risk have been revised. They will be published officially at the end of September
By: Ainsley Brown In a previous post, As companies battle the recession, bartering comes in handy, Carsten Lexa a contributor here at Commercial Law International, gave us an introduction to bartering schemes and their advantages for cash strapped businesses battling the global recession. This piece is an attempt to build on his fine work by expanding the discussion into the
By: Ainsley Brown So what is brand management law? The best definition that I can give is the law or legal practice that facilitates a company or companies managing their band or brands. Yes, I know, I know the definition is a bit circular but hey what do you expect, I am a lawyer after all. Then what is brand