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Case of the Day: Wultz v. Bank of China
The case of the day is Wultz v. Bank of China (S.D.N.Y. 2012). In 2006, Daniel Wultz was killed, and Yekutiel Wultz injured, in a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. Members of the Wultz family sued the Bank of China, alleging that the bank had violated the Antiterrorism Act, 18 USC [section] 2333, and that……
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Case of the Day: Chanel, Inc. v. Acheterchanel.com
The case of the day is Chanel, Inc. v. Acheterchanel.com (S.D. Fla. 2012). Chanel, the well-known perfumer, sued Acheterchanel.com and unnamed defendants for tradmark infringement, false designation of origin, cyber-squatting, and unfair competition on account of knock-offs allegedly sold on various websites. Chanel obtained the WHOIS domain registration data for each of the websites at……
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Case of the Day: Fellowes v. Changzhou Xinrui Fellowes Office Equipment Co.
The case of the day is Fellowes v. Changzhou Xinrui Fellowes Office Equipment Co. (N.D. Ill. 2012). Fellowes, an Illinois company, purchased paper shredders and other office products from Changzhou Xinrui Fellowes, a Chinese joint venture between Fellowes Hong Kong Ltd., apparently an affiliate of Fellowes, and Jiangsu Shinri Machinery Co. When Fellowes Hong Kong……
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Mediation and Arbitration Mechanism under the Mainland-Taiwan Bilateral Investment Agreement
Jie Huang is Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Foreign Affairs Department at the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade School of Law. On August 9, 2012, Mainland China and Taiwan concluded the Cross-Strait Bilateral Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement (hereinafter “BIA”) during the eighth Chen-Jiang Meeting (meeting between the Association for Relations across……
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Jie Huang Joins The IJA Brigade
Letters Blogatory warmly welcomes the newest member of the IJA Brigade, Jie Huang, associate professor of law and director of the Foreign Affairs Department at the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade’s School of Law. I’m pleased to publish her post on the new Cross-Strait Bilateral Investment Protection & Promotion Agreement between China and Taiwan, a……