Last week, the U.S. Department of Commerce approved our request to exclude a client’s steel imports from the Section 232 tariff. This exclusion will translate into 25% savings for our client when importing the steel products subject to the exclusion. What are Section 232 tariffs? With all the talk about “China tariffs” it is easy
Virtually every has intellectual property requiring protection. Let’s first get clear what we mean by “intellectual property.” IP is not patents, trademarks, copyrights, etc. These are simply tools for protecting intellectual property. So what is intellectual property? A better term might be intangible property or intangible assets. This includes everything about your business that has
Recently I had the opportunity to talk with Luis Alemañy, a Puerto Rican entrepreneur whose company, SJT Manufacturing, provides a real-life example of the opportunities present in Puerto Rico for companies looking to bring parts of their supply chains closer to North and/or Latin America. SJT is a contract manufacturer of high-precision sheet metal parts, based
محتويات هذه المقالة: أولاً: الأمن السيبراني ذو السمات الصينية: الحزب هو قائد كل شيء. ثانياً: برنامج الصين الشامل لأمن الشبكات. ثالثاً: النظام التنظيمي الصيني: مخطط الحماية متعدد المستويات (MLPS 2.0). رابعاً: التشفير ليس حلاً. خامساً: مثال ملموس: برنامج البرمجيات الخبيثة «Golden Tax». سادساً: كيف تُدفع الشركات إلى وضع غير آمن
Learn why registering your trademark in China is essential even for manufacturing-only operations. Discover how to navigate CNIPA rejections and protect your brand from squatters.
There is plenty that could be written about the plight of Uyghurs and other ethnic groups in Xinjiang, most of it negative. And with Xi Jinping declaring his Xinjiang policies “completely correct,” there is pretty much no room for hope things will improve (unless you view the complete sinification of Xinjiang as a desirable end
Software as a Service (SaaS) works great when confined to the Internet of a single country or region such as North America or the European Union. The core concept of SaaS is that an open Internet exists on which SaaS can be built and delivered. But what happens when companies attempt to deliver SaaS into
Our international IP lawyers love lists and the below is a list of the 12 things we most often recommend regarding China trademarks to our clients that do business in China and have at least one brand they care about. Most of these items apply with equal force to most other countries as well. 1.
إذا كنت ترغب في تحديد فترة اختبار لتقييم الموظف الصيني الجديد الذي تم تعيينه، فيجب عليك النص على ذلك بوضوح في عقد عمل الموظف الجديد. ويمكن لكل من صاحب العمل والموظف الاستفادة من فترة الاختبار: على سبيل المثال، يمكن للموظف الذي يخضع لفترة الاختبار الاستقالة بمجرد إخطار مدته 3 أيام فقط — وهو ما يُعد
1. On the Importance of China Trademark Registrations If you are doing business in or with China you should give serious thought to registering your trademarks in China. In particular, you should consider a China trademark registration for your trade-name, your logo and your service marks. Brand identity is critical for success in China (as
