Ericsson Inc. asked the U.S. International Trade Commission to block imports of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. 5G products following Samsung's bid earlier this month to block Ericsson's 5G products, according to an ITC filing made public Friday.
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ITC To Probe Chinese Co. After Kan. AG Warns Of IP Theft
Law360 (January 22, 2021, 10:14 PM EST) The U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed to investigate whether Wuhan Healthgen Biotechnology Corp. is infringing two patents owned by Ventria Bioscience Inc., a decision that came a little over a week after the Kansas attorney general cited concerns about Chinese economic espionage in one of several letters submitted to the commission.
The ITC agreed to launch the investigation on Jan. 15 over Ventria s bid to block Wuhan Healthgen from importing plant-derived rHSA, or recombinant human serum albumins. Plant-derived rHSA is a protein used to make immunotherapy and gene therapy drugs and vaccines, including the development of COVID-19 vaccines, according to.
US Executive Branch Update – January 22, 2021 Friday, January 22, 2021
This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases.
POTUS & VPOTUS’ Schedule
The US President (POTUS) and Vice President’s (VPOTUS) daily schedules are subject to change.
9:30 a.m. EST – The President and The Vice President receive the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office
12:00 p.m. EST – The President has lunch with The Vice President | Private Dining Room
2:00 p.m. EST – The President and The Vice President receive a briefing on the state of the economic recovery | State Dining Room
2:45 p.m. EST – The President delivers remarks on his administration’s response to the economic crisis and signs executive orders; The Vice President also attends | State Dining Room
22 January 2021
Authors: Nguyen Khac Quoc Bao and To Cong Nguyen Bao, UEH
A surge in exports is a major factor in 2.91 per cent GDP growth that Vietnam experienced in 2020. Strong trade and economic growth are a result of the country’s successes in controlling COVID-19 and the rapid execution of balanced support packages for its economy.
There was a record overall trade surplus of US$19.1 billion in 2020. The United States and China are the two largest export markets, by 24.5 per cent and 17.1 per cent respectively over this period, with total trade of US$76.4 billion and USD 48.5 billion. Vietnam’s exports to the United States are soaring, with a trade surplus of US$62.7 billion compared to US$10.5 billion in 2010 whereas Vietnam still has a trade deficit with China at US$35.4 billion.
Dive Brief:
Stevia pioneer PureCircle and smaller player Almendra settled a federal lawsuit about whether Almendra s Steviarome ingredient infringed on patents PureCircle had previously received for a particular steviol glycoside.
Under the settlement, which is largely confidential, Almendra signed a licensing agreement with PureCircle to continue selling its Steviarome ingredients worldwide, a statement from the companies said.
PureCircle, which owns or co-owns more than 75 U.S. patents for stevia, was founded in 2001. While it developed a large collection of industry-leading stevia ingredients, deep-seated problems on the business side came to light last year. An investigation into financial inconsistencies led to the resignation of the company s CEO, CFO and several members of the company s board, and ultimately showed a $79.7 million annual loss. After these issues were revealed, Ingredion bought a 75% stake in the company.