ARCHIVED Winter 2006-2007 E-Newsletter (vol. 2, no.1)

In this issue:

Welcome From The Section Chair
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The Israeli Legal System – A Mixed Jurisdiction of its Own
~ Dana Raigrodski
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Treaty Talk: “International” Copyright Protection Through the Berne Convention
~Benjamin A. Keim, Student Liaison Correspondent, Third-Year Law Student, University of Washington School of Law
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EU-China Leather Shoe Antidumping Dispute: An Impetus for Change?
~ Jacqueline Pruner, Editor-in-Chief, Section Member
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Spector v. Norwegian Cruise Lines
~ Soojin E. Kim
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Upcoming Events, Employment Opportunities, Gavel Contacts and Disclaimer
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Latest CLE a Success!

When Antitrust Meets IPRs: Comparing EU and US Experiences

When a dominant firm excludes others from the market on the basis of its Intellectual Property Rights, both intellectual property and antitrustissues arise. This can occur even in the course of ordinary Intellectual Property Rights licensing.

Photograph by Tracy Heims

Over the lunch hour on February 22, 2007, our guest Dr. Rita Coco, a Visiting Scholar from Italy who is currently at the University of Washington School of Law, explored and compared the approaches taken in the European Union and the U.S. to address this situation.

This was a "brown-bag" style midday seminar hosted by the Seattle Offices of Garvey Schubert Barer, followed by a question and answer session, in which 1.0 CLE credit was applied for.

Photograph by Tracy Heims

The event was very interesting, informative, and well attended.

March 15 Vancouver, BC Reception

You Are Invited to a Joint Reception
Between the Canadian Bar Association of British Columbia International Law Section and the Washington State Bar Association International Practice Section

Date: Thursday, March 15, 2007

Time: 5:00 p.m. Location: Law Courts Inn,

Vancouver, B.C., CANADA

Speaker: Mr. Justice Edward Chiasson

of the British Columbia Court of Appeal

Topic: British Columbia as a Venue

for International Commercial Arbitration

R.S.V.P.: Please R.S.V.P. to Mark Derricott,

210 Summit Ave. East, Seattle, WA 98102,

with a check for $30 made out to “WSBA”.

Includes light hors d’oeuvres and liquid refreshments.

This is an opportunity to meet and mingle with international law practitioners in Vancouver, and to talk about a topic of mutual interest – international commercial arbitration.

About the speaker: Mr. Justice Edward C. Chiasson was appointed to the Court of Appeal for British Columbia on October 12, 2006. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Justice Chiasson was a trial lawyer and a specialist in international commercial arbitrations. While in practice, Mr. Justice Chiasson regularly sat on arbitral panels. He was a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and of the College of Commercial Arbitrators and was listed on the rosters of the London Court of International Arbitration, the American Arbitration Association and the World Intellectual Property Organization. He was also a founding trustee of the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre.

This event is co-sponsored with the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre and the International Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association.

For more information: please contact Michael Herbst at 206-628-6607.

To join the Section: contact Mark Derricott at 206-325-6271 or mark@derricottlaw.com.

International Practice Section, Washington State Bar Association

Chair: Tracy Heims
http://www.wsba.org/lawyers/groups/internationalpractice/

ARCHIVED June 2005 E-Newsletter (vol.1, no.2)

In this issue:

Welcome From The Editor-In-Chief
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Treaty Talk: How Zealand’s Foreshore And Seabed Act Proves That The Treaty of Waitangi Ain’t Worth A Grain of Sea Salt
~ Jacqueline Pruner, Third-Year Law Student, University of Washington School of Law
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Emerging Industries Through Europe’s Carbon Mitigation Programs
~ Alan Trunkey, Section Member
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Professional Responsibility Challenges For Japanese Attorneys In A New Century
~ Kyoko Ishida, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Washington School of Law
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Upcoming Events and Employment Opportunities
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ARCHIVED May 2005 E-Newsletter (vol.1, no.1)

In this issue:

Welcome to The Global Gavel!
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Iraq: Whose Constitutional Process?
Whose Constitution? ~ Professor Kristen Stilt, University of Washington School of Law ……………………………………………PAGE 1

Abstract, The Korean Product Liability Act ~ Dr. Chan Jin Kim
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The Role of Comparative Law in the Common-Law Mind: A Response to Frederick Maitland ~ Visiting Professor Michael W. Dowdle, University of Washington School of Law
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Upcoming Events
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Employment Opportunities……………………………………………PAGE 9

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