May 11, 2018

The Tariff Act is indeed protectionist — and that’s how Congress wants it

Geoffrey A. Manne & Kristian Stout

Although not always front page news, International Trade Commission (“ITC”) decisions can have major impacts on trade policy and antitrust law. Scott Kieff, a former ITC Commissioner, recently published a thoughtful analysis…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

February 1, 2017

Comments, In the Matter of Certain Carbon and Steel Alloy Products, ITC

Kristian Stout & Geoffrey A. Manne

"A cornerstone of the Initial Determination is that “[u]nder TianRui, the Commission’s discretion cannot be exercised in a way that conflicts with applicable federal law,”1 and, therefore, that “the dispute between U.S. Steel and Respondents in this case must be resolved using the same substantive law that governs federal antitrust cases.”

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

January 1, 2016

Statement, Platforms, Intermediaries, Cloud Comp., Collaborative Econ.

Kristian Stout & Geoffrey A. Manne & Ben Sperry

"The Digital Single Market Strategy (“DSMS”) initiative represents a unique opportunity to unify regulation across the EU’s member states around policies that promote transparency, stability, free trade, innovation and global economic growth..."

Innovation & The New Economy

December 8, 2015

Geoffrey Manne at Cato to Discuss the Federal Circuit’s Error in ClearCorrect

Kristian Stout

Tomorrow, Geoffrey Manne, Executive Director of the International Center for Law & Economics, will be a panelist at the Cato Institute’s Policy Forum, “The ITC and Digital Trade: The ClearCorrect Decision.”

Intellectual Property

August 28, 2015

Suprema v. ITC: The Case for Chevron Deference

Geoffrey A. Manne & Kristian Stout

Recently, the en banc Federal Circuit decided in Suprema, Inc. v. ITC that the International Trade Commission could properly prevent the importation of articles that infringe under an indirect liability…

Intellectual Property

June 19, 2015

The Good, Bad, and the Ugly of the EU’s Proposed Data Protection Regulation

Ben Sperry

Nearly all economists from across the political spectrum agree: free trade is good. Yet free trade agreements are not always the same thing as free trade. Whether we’re talking about…

Data Security & Privacy

April 22, 2015

Mandated “fair use” language has no place in trade promotion authority

Geoffrey A. Manne

Earlier this week Senators Orrin Hatch and Ron Wyden and Representative Paul Ryan introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation, the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (otherwise known as…

Financial Regulation

August 10, 2013

Richard Epstein Critiques Obama Administration Veto of ITC Exclusion Order in Samsung v. Apple Dispute

Adam Mossoff

Over at the blog for the Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property, Richard Epstein has posted a lengthy essay that critiques the Obama Administration’s decision this past August 3…

Intellectual Property

July 23, 2013

Why the ITC is actually a good place to adjudicate standard-essential patents

Geoffrey A. Manne

Interest in patent cases — particularly those involving standard-essential patents — at the U.S. International Trade Commission has increased lately, especially in light of recent attention from the White House and Congress.

Intellectual Property