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Investing In Democracy: Joint Venture Opportunities In The Czech And Slovak Federal Republic, Kristina Smith

Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce

The purpose of this Note is to assess the potential for successful business ventures in the C.S.F.R. in relation to the 1990 amendments to the Act. This Note will first discuss the needs and concerns of U.S. business persons who, until now, have been hesitant to join their Western European counterparts in establishing a business presence in the Eastern European marketplace. It will then analyze the Act and determine whether the 1990 amendments sufficiently remove traditional legal barriers to foreign equity investment in the C.S.F.R. Finally, this Note concludes that there are numerous economic and political measures, embodied in both …

Recent Efforts In China's Drive To Promote Investment Through The Protection Of Intellectual Property Rights: The 1988 Trademark Rules And The 1988 Technology Import Contract Rules, Mitchell A. Silk

Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce

In an attempt to further enhance the investment environment in general, and the protection of intellectual property rights in specific, in January 1988 China promulgated two sets of detailed implementing rules under the Trademark Law and the Regulations on the Administration of Technology Import Contracts. This article will analyze these two developments in an effort to assess how they promote China's stated policy of using advanced technology to spur economic development and thus aid in its modernization efforts.

Panel Discussion: Prognostications, L.F.E. Goldie, James M. Spence, Lorne S. Clark, Harold Russell, Michael Gadbaw, Frank Ruddy, John J. Barcelo Iii, William Connell

Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce

Discussion is part of the symposium: Canada and the United States: A Changing Relationship in a Changing World.

The panel discusses effects of the Foreign Investment Review Act will have on the future of United States investment flows into Canada, while acknowledging the unique relationship these two trading patterns have and the symbiosis that each provides to the other for the betterment of both North American trading partners.

The Foreign Investment Review Act Of Canada, James M. Spence

Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce

An assessment of the Foreign Investment Review Act of Canada of 1972, describing the rationale for the legislation, its results, and uncertainties about the scope of the jurisdiction of the Act.