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At CFIUS's Recommendation, the President Blocks Chinese Company from Acquiring U.S. Wind Farms

October 1, 2012 | Blog | By Thomas Burton

President Obama issued an executive order prohibiting a Chinese-owned company from acquiring and owning four wind farms in the U.S. on September 28, 2012, which marks the first time in over two decades that a U.S. president has blocked a foreign transaction.
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Massachusetts’s New Energy Bill: Insider Insights

September 26, 2012 | Blog

While political gridlock at the federal level threatens crucial incentives for renewable power and some states seem to be slowing or at least re-evaluating their policies, a few states are still pressing forward aggressively.
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EU Chamber of Commerce in China Report on Innovation

August 28, 2012 | Blog | By Thomas Burton

The European Chamber of Commerce in China released a report on August 22 titled “Dulling the Cutting Edge: How Patent-Related Policies and Practices Hamper Innovation in China,” finding that, despite the rise of China to the number one country in numbers of domestic patent application filings, the number of quality, higher-end patent applications has declined.
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