After a fair amount of end-of-year legislative drama, the Trademark Modernization  Act of 2020 (“TMA”) was signed into law on December 27, 2020 as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2021, which also included needed funding for COVID-19 relief and support.

US tariffs are applied at the time of import and so the elevated role played by US Customs and Border Protection should not be underestimated.

Following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, effective 11 pm UK time on 31 December 2020, the UK (with the exception of Northern Ireland in some cases) no longer automatically implements EU laws.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a particularly pronounced effect on the aviation sector.