It is nearly always a good idea to have your Chinese counter-party “chop” or “seal” your China contracts with their official China company chop. There are many types of company chops. Which one should be used? How do you know if the company chop is real? What does a real China company chop look like?
With the launch of the US-China trade war, it should go without saying that China is tough on foreign internet companies doing business in China. Foreign SaaS (Software as a Service) companies are on the front lines of China’s internet and the legalities of their operating in China are complicated and generally unfavorable. Our China
A few weeks ago I got a fascinating email from someone in response to my post, Top Ten Reasons Chinese Companies Fail in America. But before you read this email, let me make clear that there are Chinese companies that do a good job operating in the United States and my publishing this email is NOT intended
تعد مكاتبنا القانونية عددًا من اتفاقيات NNN الصينية يفوق أي نوع آخر من العقود. فنحن نقوم بصياغة ما بين 5 إلى 15 اتفاقية من هذا النوع شهريًا منذ أكثر من 15 عامًا. وتعد هذه الاتفاقيات أساسية وهامة بغض النظر عن مجال عملك. ونقوم بصياغة اتفاقيات NNN الصينية لتوفير الحماية من الكشف عن المعلومات والمنافسة والالتفاف على الشروط. لمزيد من المعلومات حول ما تتضمنه
تقول الرواية السائدة إن الحكومة الصينية قررت «السيطرة» على السوق العالمية للسيارات الكهربائية. وتعد حزمة البطاريات المكون الأغلى والأهم في أي سيارة كهربائية. ومن ثم، فإن المنطق السائد هو أن الخطوة الأولى في هذه الخطة تتمثل في سيطرة الشركات الصينية على إنتاج بطاريات السيارات الكهربائية.
Since 1994, China has had a quota on the number of foreign films that can be shown in Chinese theaters on a revenue sharing basis (i.e., with the Chinese distributor remitting some percentage of the revenues to the foreign film’s producer). The quota started at 10 per year in 1994, was increased to 20 films
President Trump last week announced that the U.S. will impose 25% tariffs on about $50 billion worth of Chinese imports, to punish China for its “systematic theft” of U.S. intellectual property and/or to reduce America’s trade deficit with China. China fired back by announcing it would impose 25% tariffs on about $50 billion worth of
Hardly a day goes by without one of our China employment lawyers getting an email from a China expat seeking legal help involving an ex-employer. Many times they will briefly describe their situation and conclude their email with something like, “do I have a case?” Our employment attorneys nearly always respond with something like the
Over the past couple weeks, the Chinese Internet has been abuzz with chatter about how Chinese movie stars allegedly underreport income via a dual-contract system in which only one contract is disclosed to the tax authorities. The ruckus started when television personality Cui Yongyuan uploaded a redacted actor employment contract apparently for Chinese A-list actress
لاحظ محامو الملكية الفكرية لدينا في الصين مؤخرًا زيادة مطردة في عدد طلبات تسجيل براءات التصميم في الصين، حيث أصبحت الشركات الغربية تدرك بشكل متزايد الحاجة إلى اتخاذ موقف استباقي لحماية حقوق الملكية الفكرية الخاصة بها في الصين. ونقوم بتقديم معظم طلبات براءات التصميم لحماية تصميمات المنتجات، لكن بعضها يُقدم لأغراض دفاعية. وتتمثل براءات التصميم الدفاعية في
