America's (River Oaks)
2040 W Gray Street
Houston, TX 77019
Overview (Program Summary)
A program hosted by:
ACC HoustonACC Houston Intellectual Property Practice Group CLE:
International Trade Policy Implications for Intellectual Property
Disputes over international trade policy have been an increasingly important focus of executives and counsel at companies around the world in the U.S. over recent months and years, and issues related to intellectual property protections and how to modernize trade to account for new technologies have been entangled have been central to these disputes.
Understand the larger trends shaping trade policy under the Trump Administration and how those trends implicate intellectual property issues such as:
• Free trade negotiations with Mexico and Canada
• The ongoing disputes over trade with China
• The fight with France over their recently imposed Digital Services Tax
Learn how to try to predict the direction of trade policy, react to policy signals coming from Washington, and prepare for potential changes to trade agreements between the US and other nations (with an eye on intellectual property protections).
Check-In/Networking: 11:30 am - Noon
Lunch/Programing: Noon - 1:00 pm
Speakers
Josh Zive, Senior Principal, Bracewell LLP
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Bracewell LLP