Finished forgings cannot reach their intended markets without the labor of humans.

Forge Fair 2019 will be upon us before we know it (May 21-23 in Cleveland), and it may be a good time to consider some regulations and rules regarding trade shows.

As many of you are aware, the Chinese government has been planning and implementing changes to increase its global manufacturing presence and influence.

Manufactured products, particularly forged products, simply cannot reach their intended market without the labor of humans.

This column will discuss activity at the intersection of competition policy/competition law with intellectual-property (IP) law.

Many readers may have been introduced to the term "patent troll" and wonder exactly what a patent troll is and whether patent trolls really exist.

During the past decade or so, the topic of disparaging trademarks, logos and team mascots has become more frequently discussed.