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Introduction In today’s global marketplace, businesses face numerous challenges when it comes to protecting their trademarks on an international scale. Trademark infringement litigation is an option when a person or business is infringing your trademark rights in another country. These cases involving international dimensions can be complex, encompassing jurisdictional issues, cross-border enforcement, and a secondary
With Web3 on the horizon and digital transformation in the air, blockchain technologies like smart contracts are becoming more common in business processes. Every company should be asking how can you incorporate these technologies into your business model. For context, a smart contract is a self-enforcing piece of code that exists on a blockchain and
Introducción Según Investopedia, la inversión extranjera directa se produce cuando un individuo o una empresa adquiere «una participación en una empresa o proyecto extranjero realizado por un inversor, empresa o gobierno de otro país». Tras la pandemia, la inversión extranjera directa vuelve a estar en vías de crecimiento, al igual que otras industrias en auge o en crecimiento.
Even with some high-profile enforcement actions and general mayhem in the blockchain industry (see here and here), many founders continue to build their projects, gain traction in the market, and receive funding. We know this because we speak with many such entrepreneurs every week. Below is an excerpt from an email I recently sent to
Los transportistas estadounidenses de vehículos eléctricos e híbridos que no comprendan y cumplan con sus obligaciones de cumplimiento del IMDG se exponen a graves consecuencias. Los transportistas/exportadores estadounidenses de vehículos eléctricos e híbridos nuevos y usados se enfrentan a complejos problemas de cumplimiento cuando realizan envíos en buques oceánicos, entre los que destaca el Código Marítimo Internacional de Mercancías Peligrosas («Código IMDG»). En ocasiones, los transportistas
Introducción En un hecho reciente, L&T Technology Services (LTTS), una empresa con sede en la India y oficinas en Estados Unidos, ha acordado pagar más de 9,9 millones de dólares para resolver las acusaciones de fraude de visados. La empresa fue acusada por el Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos de pagar menos por los visados al adquirir visados B-1 más baratos en lugar de los visados H-1B más caros, que
If you have been following the news around Web3 lately, you may have heard of smart contracts. They are used in a wide variety of decentralized digital transactions, including NFT sales, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and decentralized applications (dApps). Because smart contracts can relieve some of the hassle involved with traditional contracts, many businesses are
On the heels of this post I wrote last month about the importance of how an arbitration clause is drafted, especially in the international context, I’m happy to report my colleagues recently defeated a motion to compel arbitration based on an incomplete provision. The Arbitration Provision in Question Our client (plaintiff) entered into a contract
We’re thrilled to share that we recently achieved a favorable settlement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the district of Alaska in an Administrative Procedure Act (APA) claim against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for one of my law firm’s employment-based immigration clients. USCIS had
If you’ve paid any attention at all to news about Web3, the metaverse, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), or cryptocurrency, you’ve probably heard of smart contracts. You’re also probably intrigued by how they work from a legal perspective and what they could mean for the future of your business. Smart contracts are a foundational element of Web3,
