Ambassador Lighthizer Urged to Include Intellectual Property Protections in New NAFTA

By Kathleen Cusack on April 20, 2018 Posted in Section 301 Investigations, Trade Policy

As China’s intellectual property practices continue on to be a centerpiece of the Trump Administration’s trade policy, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Senate Finance Committee Member Bill Nelson (D-Florida) on Friday urged U.S. Trade Representative Lighthizer to include strong copyright protections in U.S. trade agreements, including the new NAFTA. Digital trade and … Continue Reading

Trump Announces 25% Tariffs on Chinese Goods

By Laura Siegel Rabinowitz on March 27, 2018 Posted in Section 301 Investigations, Trade Policy

As an update to an earlier blog post the Trump administration is using Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose additional tariffs, up to $50 billion per year, on certain products manufactured in China and imported into the U.S. and has announced that the proposed list of affected products will be issued … Continue Reading

Trump Administration Takes Steps to Identify Chinese Violations of U.S. Intellectual Property Rights

By Joshua Morey on August 16, 2017 Posted in China, Trade Policy

On Monday, August 14, 2017, President Trump signed a memorandum directing the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) to determine whether to initiate a Section 301 investigation of Chinese laws, policies, practices, or actions that may be harming the intellectual property rights of U.S. persons. In a Section 301 investigation, if the USTR determines that a Chinese … Continue Reading