Trans-Pacific Intellectual Property
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)—a favored talking point among our presidential hopefuls—is an international trade agreement between twelve nations. The agreement was signed earlier this year, but...
View ArticleTrade Talk: Week in Review (8-14 August 2016)
TPP – Draft SAA Submitted. Friday’s notification reaffirmed the Obama Administration’s intent to push for Congress to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal before the end of the year. The...
View ArticleTPP: The Full Text, Oh and China Too
Far too many on Facebook and Twitter keep describing the Trans-Pacific Partnership as a “secret” document and then use that as a reason for opposing it. Go ahead and oppose TPP — that’s your right —...
View ArticleThe Future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
US President-elect Trump has promised to abandon the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal as soon as he takes office. Trump has promised to leave the TPP, which took the Obama administration...
View ArticleTrans-Pacific Partnership Faces Difficult Legislative Terrain
On October 4, 2015, trade ministers from 12 Pacific Rim countries announced the conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP). TPP, a foreign policy legacy item for the president,...
View ArticleTPP: An Embrace, Distance or Disaster Decision? And What About China?
Although China did not participate in or sign on to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (“TPP”), the agreement is an issue many of our China clients are monitoring. The countries that signed the...
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