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)

China has activated its blocking mechanism for the first time, ordering companies not to comply with US Iran-related sanctions imposed on five Chinese refiners. The move marks the first public use of China’s 2... (more story)

The National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones is pushing for the Trump administration to reverse course on a major change to foreign trade zones that eliminated a means to import finished goods at lower prices.

Fresh US tariff threats are exposing a split in Brussels over whether to fast-track the EU-US trade deal or to include safeguards, ahead of Wednesday’s next round of political negotiations on the deal between ... (more story)