Apr.03.2020
We are in extraordinary times.
Businesses are having to adapt, fire-fight and problem-solve like never before. Markets are fluctuating in ways that were totally unforeseeable six months ago and sometimes only days ago. Most companies are now operating in an entirely new world of demand behaviours, supply chain constraints and pricing practices.
This
Apr.03.2020
The COVID-19 pandemic presents unique and unprecedented challenges to the ongoing need to protect confidential information and trade secrets. The massive business disruptions that enterprises of all kinds now face include (1) entire workforces forced to work remotely, accessing and using confidential information and trade secrets from home; (2) exigent circumstances created by the
In these unprecedented times, all businesses will be facing issues they have never encountered before. The disruption caused by the measures imposed to combat the COVID-19 outbreak are significant and wide-reaching, impacting every business and its suppliers, customers, workforce, investors and lenders. At Crowell & Moring, our lawyers across the globe have extensive experience of
As part of Crowell & Moring’s ongoing effort to keep clients informed about the most significant developments stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, we are offering a webinar series focused on issues that are immediate in terms of their impact, as well as issues that are just around the corner. Our focus is
Apr.01.2020
The U.S Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced several initiatives aimed at providing relief for those impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency.
The USPTO considers the effects of the coronavirus outbreak to be an “extraordinary situation” within the meaning of 37 CPR §§1.183 and 2.146 for affected patent and trademark applicants, patentees, reexamination
April 1, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has or will disrupt performance under at least some contracts of virtually all businesses. No matter which side of the contract you are on or the industry or the specific situation, if the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted performance of your commercial contracts there are a wide variety of considerations
The central government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as well as provincial and city level governments across the country have announced numerous incentives and supporting measures to assist companies, including wholly foreign owned enterprises (commonly referred to as WFOEs) and Sino-foreign joint ventures, in resuming production and operations that
Mar.27.2020
As a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic, restaurants may have food on hand that they can no longer use to prepare food for patrons. Similarly, food manufacturers may have inventory labeled for use in restaurants that is no longer in demand by the restaurant industry. To encourage the further distribution of this food during
Mar.27.2020
On March 26, 2020, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China (“MFA”) announced a decision to temporarily suspend entry into China by foreign nationals holding valid visas or residence permits (including APEC Business Travel Cards) as a preventative measure against the COVID-19 pandemic starting from midnight, March 28, 2020.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on March 16, 2020, issued guidance asking regulated financial institutions to contact FinCEN and their functional regulator as soon as practicable if they have concerns that the pandemic may delay filings required by the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). The guidance implicitly recognizes the