The failure of World Trade Organization members this spring to agree on how to proceed with a moratorium on digital tariffs underscores increasing divisions across global trade, and it risks broadening tension... (more story)

The European Commission is preparing targeted action to curb aluminum scrap exports, with export duties, licensing and quotas emerging as the most direct option. The measure could help Europe’s recyclers secur... (more story)

The US Court of International Trade’s split ruling against the Trump administration’s imposition of 10 percent global tariffs under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 previews a divisive battle ahead over th... (more story)

The US International Trade Commission’s proposal to require disclosure of litigation funding is placing third-party funders under greater scrutiny in the powerful patent forum, prompting questions about how in... (more story)

The upcoming summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping is unlikely to see a major breakthrough in trade, but could result in a modest cooling in the tense economic relationship as the... (more story)

Rising use of trade diversion schemes to evade EU duties is a growing concern, the EU’s anti-fraud office, OLAF, has warned, and European companies are increasingly bringing complaints to it as the European Co... (more story)

Despite lengthy comments from numerous IP stakeholders, standard essential patent (SEP) policy issues got little attention in the Office of US Trade Representative’s annual Special 301 report on IP trade. But ... (more story)

The US government has ramped up Section 232 enforcement in 2026, particularly against European imports, potentially complicating a relative détente on trade between the US and Europe that includes a new cooper... (more story)