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Global Law and Business Podcast – Isaac Stone Fish (China)

Listen HERE or stream on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Amazon Music, Stitcher, or Soundcloud! The large-scale shift to telework brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic is prompting businesses around the world to explore new avenues to engage with clients and friends. Harris Bricken is no exception, and we are happy to provide this podcast series: Global Law and Business, hosted by international

How to protect your manufacturing molds and tooling

How To Hang On To YOUR Tooling and Molds When Manufacturing Overseas

1. An Industrial Mold is a Terrible Thing to Lose Every month or so, someone calls or emails one of our international manufacturing lawyers for help in “getting their molds” back from their overseas manufacturer. Whenever you terminate your overseas manufacturer, there is a good chance your manufacturer will keep your tooling/molds. The manufacturer typically

China Employee Non-Compete Agreements and Their Appropriate Geographic Scope

When drafting China employee agreements, I often have to deal with the issue of non-compete provisions. One of the recurring non-compete issues is the geographic scope appropriate for the employee. The general rule for China on this is quite simple: China will enforce a “reasonable” geographic scope. But what does that even mean? The analysis

Product Development Agreements Don’t Get No Respect

When someone emails one of our international manufacturing lawyers asking us what they should be considering to protect themselves when manufacturing overseas, we typically respond with something like the following: Our clients that manufacture product in China/Vietnam/Mexico/India/Thailand/Taiwan/Malysia (or wherever it is they are asking about) typically use us for some or all of the following

Global Law and Business Podcast – Nadja Vietz (FDI in Spain)

China contract lawyers and due diligence

Chinese Contracts Work, but You Can’t Make a Good Deal With a Bad Company

The title is stolen from the Warren Buffett line, “You can’t make a good deal with a bad guy, regardless of any piece of paper.” And it is so true. Our China lawyers are always telling our clients the following: 1. Legitimate Chinese companies do not want to get sued. In our experience, legitimate Chinese

International product development Agreements

Product Development Agreements: The Extreme Basics

I saw a Teams chat the other day between one of our international manufacturing lawyers and one of our corporate lawyers. The corporate lawyer had posted a request for an example of a product development contract because one of her American clients was going to be working with another U.S. company to develop a product.

Trademarking a Sound in China

Trademarks are not limited to words or drawings and can include sensory marks such as colors, smells and sounds. In the US, the USPTO recognizes sounds as trademarks if the sounds make you think of a company’s product or service. MGM’s roaring lion, Homer Simpson’s D’OH, and 20th Century Fox’s fanfare are all famous sounds

China Employee Non-Compete Agreements: The Price You’ll Pay

A Non-Compete Agreement is a contract where one party agrees not to compete with the other. These agreements reduce the likelihood of someone using information you provide them to compete against you. Non-compete agreements are fairly common between Western companies and their more important employees and it is common for those Western companies to want

Biden and International Trade: Our International Trade Lawyers Tackle the Questions

On March 3, Adams Lee and I participated in a webinar titled The Biden Administration on International Trade, together with Lynn Jenkins and Todd Bertoson of the Capitol Hill Policy Group. Since we got tons of questions from the audience that we were not able to get to, we decided to pull some of those

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Global Law and Business Podcast – Isaac Stone Fish (China)

How To Hang On To YOUR Tooling and Molds When Manufacturing Overseas

China Employee Non-Compete Agreements and Their Appropriate Geographic Scope

Product Development Agreements Don’t Get No Respect

Global Law and Business Podcast – Nadja Vietz (FDI in Spain)

Chinese Contracts Work, but You Can’t Make a Good Deal With a Bad Company

Product Development Agreements: The Extreme Basics

Trademarking a Sound in China

China Employee Non-Compete Agreements: The Price You’ll Pay

Biden and International Trade: Our International Trade Lawyers Tackle the Questions

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Global Law and Business Podcast – Isaac Stone Fish (China)

How To Hang On To YOUR Tooling and Molds When Manufacturing Overseas

China Employee Non-Compete Agreements and Their Appropriate Geographic Scope

Product Development Agreements Don’t Get No Respect

Global Law and Business Podcast – Nadja Vietz (FDI in Spain)

Chinese Contracts Work, but You Can’t Make a Good Deal With a Bad Company

Product Development Agreements: The Extreme Basics

Trademarking a Sound in China

China Employee Non-Compete Agreements: The Price You’ll Pay

Biden and International Trade: Our International Trade Lawyers Tackle the Questions