Protecting Your IP In China — The Basics.
Stan Abrams over at China Hearsay is (or will be?) speaking on China intellectual property at an IP conference for SMEs in the Netherlands and he has mapped out on his blog what he is going to say. And...
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I am always counselling patience to young lawyers who want to start their careers doing international law. I explain that international law is really just “regular” law with an international component....
View ArticleChina Trade Shows: What You Need To Know.
China Sourcer Magazine is out with its second issue and it is good. The issue is dedicated to China trade shows and it is chock full of helpful information on what to do before, during, and after a...
View ArticleHow To Find And Deal With Chinese Manufacturers.
Very helpful post over on the Foreign Entrepreneurs in China blog, entitled, “36 Tips on How to Deal or Negotiate with your Chinese Suppliers.” I urge you to read the entire post, but I particularly...
View ArticleHow To Protect Your IP In/From China?
Had lunch the other day with a high tech client that does business all over the world, but mostly in emerging market countries with weak Intellectual property rights and protections, including China. I...
View ArticleSplitting Your Brand In China? Be The Funnel.
I have been working for years for a very experienced and very sophisticated client who manufactures and sells product in China. Many years ago, this company was doing incredibly well in a foreign...
View ArticleProtecting Your Intellectual Property Rights In China. A Very Practical Guide.
Client just sent me a link to a United States Government internet “brochure” on “Protecting Your Intellectual Property Rights in China” along with a note saying “this is what you are always saying.” It...
View ArticleProtecting Your IP In China With An Injunction. Yeah, That’s The Ticket.
I am always getting emails from people seeking free advice on what jurisdiction/law they should put in their China contract. My answer is always the same: I have no idea. The reason I never have any...
View ArticleCan China Innovate? Is Failure An Option?
BBC did an hour-long show today with Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of the groundbreaking book, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. Taleb’s thesis is that we humans tend to be “blind”...
View ArticleDoing Business In China. The Opportunities And The Challenges.
Just read a really good article in the China Business Review by William Edwards, a global franchise consultant, entitled, The Pros and Cons of Franchising in China. As its title implies, the article is...
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