San Jose has become the home of tech giants such as Google, Adobe, ZOOM, and many others in the North First Street tech campus. Elizabeth was interviewed during new San Jose Mayor's inauguration for her opinions on the new Mayor, new Council, new energy, and new direction of San Jose.
Appleton Luff wishes all colleagues, clients and friends a Happy Holiday season and wonderful New Year! This year's card features images from our soon-to-open offices in Gibraltar and Istanbul!
Elizabeth Chien-Hale attended a gracious Sister Cities reception hosted by the newly appointed Consul General of Japan in San Francisco, the Honorable Yasushi Noguchi and Mrs. Yuko Noguchi.
Our Partner Dr.Roberto Rios Herran co-authored several chapters of the 2nd Edition of this prestigious publication which was officially launched on September 28 at The WTO Public Forum and at a conference event in Brussels on November 8. Dr. Rios Herran's contributions were in the following chapters:
WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures: commentaries on articles 4, 7, 8, 9, 29, and 31
WTO Agreement on Safeguards: commentaries on art. 3
Our partner Sylvain Poitras lectured today on medical device law to students at EPFL, including on the impacts of the current EU-Switzerland pickle and on how regulators have faced the covid19 pandemic.
About 400 IP professionals gathered in the Landmark Hotel in Bangkok. The opening ceremony included many IP dignitaries, including Honorable Syed Rafat Ahmed of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, a country with a number of reforms in the IP arena. Elizabeth spoke on a panel regarding the importance of IP for startup companies.
We had our first in-person partners' meeting since 2019 in Washington DC! Happy to see partners from Brussels, Geneva, Silicon Valley, Washington and Zurich in person, as well as prospective partners from new offices coming soon!
Appleton Luff offers congratulations to the Timorese people and thanks the ASEAN member states on their agreement in principle to admit Timor-Leste into ASEAN. Ed Sim has been working with the Timor-Leste government for more than 8 years on ASEAN accession with an Asian Development Bank team (who are pictured here in 2016 with TImorese President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta).
Our partner Dr. Roberto Rios Herran was at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium from October 17th to 20th to teach in the program "Trade Policy: Understanding the Essentials of EU Trade Policy, WTO and the EU's Trade Agreements." Dr Rios Herran gave a series of lectures to public officials and industry representatives on the Basics of EU Trade Law, the EU-MERCOSUR Agreement. the GATS Agreement and Investment Disputes in CETAs.
Sylvain Poitras, our partner heading the firms' global life science practice, was recently recognized for his contribution to leading startup incubator MassChallenge Switzerland as life science startup judge for the past 5 years.
Kelly Slater and Ed Sim successfully represented Appleton Luff client Come Best before the U.S. Department of Commerce in a countervailing (anti-subsidy) investigation on nails from Thailand. The investigation was terminated by reason of de minimis subsidies.
Arthur Appleton at Tashkent's University of World Economy and Development (UWED) awards certificates to participants in his course on Government Regulation. He also visited the very successful law clinic program of Tashkent's University of World Economy and Diplomacy with its Director, and Umid Yakubkhodjaev Dean of the International Law Faculty.
Our Geneva partner Janelle Diller is a panelist at the University of Geneva Law School's July 28-29 symposium on the Evolution of IGOs: Initiatives and Enhanced Responsibilities. She is speaking on the evolution of international organizations' relations and action with business, unions, and civil society in global supply chains.
Ed Sim is speaking on a Wed 22 June webinar on US economic policy in ASEAN with Cambodian Ambassador to the US Keo Chhea, hosted by the Cambodian National Institute of Diplomacy and International Relations.
China has a rapidly maturing intellectual property (IP) environment, especially in the area of commercializing IP through licensing. The discussion will include:
Structure of an IP licensing, Enforceability of IP contract, Compliance with China’s laws, rules, and regulation, Working with state-owned enterprise, Handling of trade secrets and other proprietary informatio, Dispute remedy option, Ownership of improvements and technical advancement, Monetary considerations, including taxes and methods for transmitting foreign-currency remittances out of China
Elizabeth Chien-Hale was the Commencement Speaker for the 2022 graduating class of Lincoln Law School of San Jose. Elizabeth is a professor at Lincoln, which provides opportunities for non-traditional students--immigrants, adult students, minorities--to pursue a legal career.
