Customs Law
"Semi-random postings on the state of American customs law, international trade law, bicycle commuting, technology and whatever else strikes my fancy."
Author: Lawrence Friedman is a partner at Barnes, Richardson & Colburn in Chicago.
Blawg Related Categories: Administrative Law • Government Law • International Law • Partner
Recent Posts from Customs Law
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Seventh Circuit on ITAR
Sometimes it takes a while for things to actually hit the front of my brain. Such is the case with a June 2009 decision of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals involving an appeal from…
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Trademark Lawyer FOIA Suit
Here is an interesting footnote to my recent post on Customs and Border Protection's enforcement of intellectual property rights.First, I received an e-mail from some well-respected customs lawyers expressing concerns over Customs' enforcement. The concerns…
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Off Topic: I hate musicals . . . usually.
It has been a while since I have done a purely off-topic post. For purposes of efficiency and recognizing that most visitors to this blog are looking for specific and useful information, I have avoided…
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Cruising to Prison
I'm only posting this link because I know there continues to be interest in the policy questions surrounding Customs and Border Protection warrantless searches of electronic storage devices such as laptops and phones.This guy was…
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New IPR Bond
Customs and Border Protection has established a new continuous bond category for intellectual property rights holders to use to secure the release of samples of allegedly infringing merchandise. This will simplify the process of getting…
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No Transfer in License Revocation Case
The Court of International Trade has once again dashed the hopes of Arthur Schick to regain his customhouse broker’s license without re-applying for a license from scratch. I previously reported on Mr. Schick’s plight. He…
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Miami 2009 & DiCarlo Lecture
I know this is short notice, but if anyone is going to be in Miami tomorrow for the ABA Section of International Law Fall Meeting, please say hello to me. I will be helping to…
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Page Slap
It's been a pretty busy couple of weeks and will continue to be. Earlier this week, I participated as co-counsel for the plaintiff in a mock trial sponsored by the Customs and International Trade Bar…
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Preference Criterion What?
Recently, I answered a question posted on the ICPA listserv. The question was interesting enough that I will review the substance of it here.Most people generally think of the NAFTA preferences in terms of criteria…
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Can the CIT Review What Customs Reviews?
This is a tricky question that was answered in Funai Electric Co. v. United States.The underlying issue has to do with a determination by the International Trade Commission that certain imported digital televisions infringed a…