Legal Opinion
Sharp Corp. v. Hisense USA Corp.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 13, 2017No. Civil Action No. 17–1648 (JEB)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge
Should a federal court stand idly by when a foreign arbitral commission issues an order restricting the speech of a private party? Actually, yes. Here, two Asian television manufacturers, Sharp and Hisense, entered into a 2015 licensing agreement under which Hisense would make and market televisions bearing Sharp's name. In 2017, alleging that Hisense had violated various regulatory standards and failed to maintain the quality of its television sets, Sharp terminated the agreement. A week later, under a provision of the licensing agreement…
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