Daniel Yonan

Innovation at the Intersection of Machinery and Global Trade Machinery is reshaping how we grow food, build infrastructure, and manage supply chains. Autonomous tractors, digitally controlled harvesters, and advanced road construction systems demonstrate how agricultural and industrial equipment has become smarter, more connected, and more reliant on both hardware and software innovation involving artificial intelligence (AI). At the same time, the commercial stakes have never been higher.

Legal Trainee Dr. Luna Karrer contributed to this article. Earlier this year, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a decision in BSH v. Electrolux (C-339/22) that could directly affect U.S. companies and their counsel.

Investigations under 19 U.S.C. § 1337 (Section 337) before the U.S. International Trade Commission can provide relief against unfair acts in the import trade. The most common causes of action include infringement of U.S. patents, trademarks, trade secrets, as well as other varieties of unfair competition. Litigation before this agency, however, is not without risk.