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Protecting your IP with an Asia Strategy: China Plus One is Getting Real

Had a great discussion with a bunch of my law firm’s international lawyers the other day regarding how so many of our clients are expanding in Asia beyond China and how so many of them now have an Asia strategy, of which China is just a part We then talked of how this has changed

How To Take Down Counterfeits From Alibaba and Other Chinese E-Commerce Sites

We have for years been writing about how our lawyers have a near 100% success rate at getting counterfeit products removed from Chinese e-commerce websites like Taobao and JD.com. Almost all Chinese e-commerce sites, including the Alibaba family of sites (Taobao, Tmall, Alibaba, AliExpress, 1688.com, etc.), have formal internal procedures for removing product listings that

Why You Should Register Your Copyright in China

Copyright stands out from other intellectual property rights for the protections it enjoys without registration, including in China. For trademarks, the only pathway to protection for an unregistered mark in China is by meeting the narrow definition of a “well-known trademark.” By contrast, even works created outside of China (in countries party to the Berne

China Trademarks and China Distribution contracts

How To Stop Your Chinese Distributor From Stealing Your Trademark

As often as we write about the need to register your trademarks in China, we have never written about how common it is for your China distributor to take your trademark and how easy it is to prevent that. I thought of this after receiving yet another phone call where this had happened. The “this”

China NNN Agreements: The Initial Questions We Ask

If it seems we have been writing often about China NNN Agreements, you would be right. We are doing so because we have had a troubling increase in companies coming to us after having lost their IP to their Chinese counter-party (usually their Chinese manufacturer) because the NNN Agreements they used were worthless or even

International Product Development Contracts: The Questions We Ask

We often write on how companies outsourcing their product manufacturing oversees typically need an NNN Agreement, an OEM Agreement, and their trademarks registered in the country in which they are doing their manufacturing. For most companies seeking to manufacture product in a foreign country, those three are enough. But for companies that do not have

China Fansub Groups and Copyright Infringement

Before the Lunar New Year, Shanghai police cracked down on one of the largest subtitle groups in China, Renren Yingshi (YYeTs.com). The police arrested 14 people (not the actual translators but people who run the business). According to officials, Renren Yingshi is suspected of pirating more than 20,000 television shows and films and of earning

So You Think You Have a China WFOE or Joint Venture or Trademark: Do You Though?

Spoke with a new client the other day and learned how they had recently purchased an American company with a WFOE in China. I suggested they have one of our China lawyers confirm there really was such a company in China and told them a horror story to convince them of the need. The story

China's Dual Circulation Economic Policy

China’s Dual Circulation Policy and the U.S. Response

As the PRC plans for the next decade of Xi Jinping rule, economic planning is at the forefront. Xi Jinping’s core policy for that decade is his new concept of dual circulation 双循环. The concept is that for economic development China must rely both on domestic economic development and on China’s participation in the international

How To Protect Your IP Internationally: The Extreme Basics

I recently spoke with an in-house IP lawyer at a high-tech hardware client that does business all over the world, mostly in emerging market countries with weak intellectual property rights and protections, including China. When it comes to protecting their IP, this company employs what he calls a “Swiss Army Knife approach,” meaning they do

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Protecting your IP with an Asia Strategy: China Plus One is Getting Real

How To Take Down Counterfeits From Alibaba and Other Chinese E-Commerce Sites

Why You Should Register Your Copyright in China

How To Stop Your Chinese Distributor From Stealing Your Trademark

China NNN Agreements: The Initial Questions We Ask

International Product Development Contracts: The Questions We Ask

China Fansub Groups and Copyright Infringement

So You Think You Have a China WFOE or Joint Venture or Trademark: Do You Though?

China’s Dual Circulation Policy and the U.S. Response

How To Protect Your IP Internationally: The Extreme Basics

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Protecting your IP with an Asia Strategy: China Plus One is Getting Real

How To Take Down Counterfeits From Alibaba and Other Chinese E-Commerce Sites

Why You Should Register Your Copyright in China

How To Stop Your Chinese Distributor From Stealing Your Trademark

China NNN Agreements: The Initial Questions We Ask

International Product Development Contracts: The Questions We Ask

China Fansub Groups and Copyright Infringement

So You Think You Have a China WFOE or Joint Venture or Trademark: Do You Though?

China’s Dual Circulation Policy and the U.S. Response

How To Protect Your IP Internationally: The Extreme Basics