OPTIMIZING GLOBAL TRADE
Once your company has made the decision that it is ready to export you will need to come up with an exporting plan. This plan will prove to be an integral strategic and operational resource that will shape your company’s exporting direction and future. The key to having a successful export plan for your product …
Conducting Market Research: Identifying International Markets Read More »
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is responsible for implementing and enforcing the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), which regulate the export and re-export of most commercial items. The items that BIS regulates are often referred to as “dual-use” – items that have both commercial and military or proliferation applications – but …
An export license grants permission to conduct a certain type of export transaction. The U.S. Government does not maintain a generic export licensing system. However, a relatively small percentage of all U.S. export transactions require export licenses from the U.S. Government. The following attributes will determine whether you would need an export license: the characteristics …
Intellectual property refers to a broad collection of rights relating to works of authorship, which are protected under copyright law; inventions, which are protected under patent law; marks, which are protected by trademark law; and designs and trade secrets. No international treaty completely defines these types of intellectual property, and countries’ laws differ in significant …
There is no such thing as an international patent, trademark, or copyright Read More »