What Trademark Holders Should Know About Russia’s Authorization of Parallel Imports

June 14, 2023
David Perry and Fatema Ghasletwala discuss Russian government-issued regulations authorizing importation into Russia of specified luxury items without the consent of the relevant trademark owners, and the risks that these regulations pose to the trademark holders.

ALBA and UNASUR: Back to the Future?

Professor Rafael Porrata-Doria’s article ALBA and UNASUR: Back to the Future?, originally published in the Santa Clara Journal of International Law in May of 2022, discusses efforts at creating a unified Latin American region through the lens of different regional trade integration attempts. It briefly examines MERCOSUR and the Andean Group and how these two efforts failed to achieve promises made under the free trade model of the Washington Consensus. It then analyzes another effort, ALBA, tracing its history, development, organizational structure, and institutions and illustrating ALBA’s failure to achieve its goals. It next examines UNASUR, tracing its origins, mission, organizational structure, institutions, and specialized councils. Finally, Professor Porrata-Doria addresses how the failures of both ALBA and UNASUR to achieve their goals or even survive underscores several important lessons for economic integration organizations.

President Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order Will Increase Compliance Obligations on the Private Sector

Companies providing information technology products and services to U.S. government agencies are now required to notify such agencies of cyber incidents and meet specific cybersecurity standards.

New Standard Contractual Clauses for Cross-Border Transfer of EU Personal Data Released

The European Commission has published updated versions of the standard contractual clauses for international transfers of personal data from the European Union (“EU”), enabling businesses to account for a variety of complex data transfers.

The Compliance Monthly: A CONVERSATION WITH JESSICA WINCHELL, VICE PRESIDENT FOR COMPLIANCE AT BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN TRUSTEE SERVICES IN IRELAND

Jessica Winchell, Vice President of Compliance with Brown Brothers Harriman, describes her path to a career in compliance, skills necessary to succeed in the field, and how her time at Temple Law helped to shape her professional life.