Treaties bar misleading uses of geographic marks; but U.S. agencies such as the FDA and the USDA have not yet revised their policies to reflect the effects of NAFTA and TRIPs

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The North American Free Trade Agreement and the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of International Property Rights bar geographic trademarks for faraway places as names for local food products. US agencies' failure to update their regulations to accord with these international treaties is problematic in view of the globalization of trade and increased consumer appeal for foreign-produced products.

Trademarks

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Attorneys face novel issues across national borders; telecommunications, foreign mergers create more disputes raising worldwide litigations

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Issues faced by attorneys representing multinational corporations in a dispute are discussed. Conflict of laws, choice of forum, differences in substantive foreign law and in legal procedures and even language barriers can all pose problems. Contracts with a mediation clause can be important due to the expense of litigating foreign cases.

Cases, Acquisitions and mergers, International business enterprises, Multinational corporations

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Success in the global marketplace? Three years later, many question whether the goals of the WTO's Agreement on Telecommunications Services were met

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Whether the goals of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Basic Telecommunications Services to liberalize the global telecommunications marketplace have been met is discussed. The goals included replacing traditional monopolies with competition, fostering technological innovation, and increasing the access to and quality of services.

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