Private International Law

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Supplying One Component of Product Produced Abroad Cannot Constitute Patent Infringement (February 22, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On February 22, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp.

A Measure of Justice for Uncompensated French Railroad Deportees during the Holocaust

An agreement (agreement or SNCF agreement) between France and the United States to establish a compensation fund for those Holocaust victims deported from France who were excluded from other French compensation programs entered into force on November 1, 2015.[1] The deadline for filing claims for payments from the fund is May 31, 2016.

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20
Issue: 
5
Author: 
Ronald Bettauer
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2015: The Year of Reorienting International Investment Law

In the Chinese calendar, 2015 was the year of the sheep: a follower rather than a leader. Yet for international investment law, 2015 was a year of transformation, signaling a possible reorientation along a new path. This Insight reflects on some of the key moments reflecting such a transformation or reorientation in treaty law and practice: the draft model bilateral investment treaties of India and Norway, the public release of the agreed text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and the European Commission’s proposal for a new investment court.

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Volume: 
20
Issue: 
3
Author: 
Barnali Choudhury
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