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Re:Skirting U.S. sanctions, Europeans launch trade mechanism... by arethuza on Thursday January 31, 2019 @08:31AM (#19044541)
I don't think the UK would be exporting Starbucks or Amazon branding?
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Re:Skirting U.S. sanctions, Europeans launch trade mechanism... by rusk on Thursday January 31, 2019 @08:31AM (#19044547)
They totally would. It's a tax thing. IP transfer happens between national operating units all the time for just this reason.
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Re:Skirting U.S. sanctions, Europeans launch trade mechanism... by arethuza on Thursday January 31, 2019 @08:38AM (#19044585)
Yes, transfer pricing - but that's how the parent companies would move profits from the UK to elsewhere by licensing their IP to their legal entities in the UK.

Of course, it might be UK brands licensing their IP?

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