The Madrid System makes it possible to seek trademark protection in more than 100 countries through a single application, but there is no such thing as a worldwide trademark. We explain how Madrid works, where regional trademark systems fit in, which important markets Madrid does not cover, and why direct filing is often the better approach in China.
How to Sue a Chinese Company. Choosing between litigating or arbitrating in your home country or litigating or arbitrating in China. This article arms you with the information you need to decide whether and how to sue a Chinese Company and it will help you with your litigation and arbitration strategies if you sue in a Chinese or a foreign court or if you pursue arbitration in China or outside China.
AI can produce a polished China contract while leaving its most important and complicated terms blank. Governing law, forum, language, service, and enforcement decide whether a company can stop a Chinese factory, recover its tooling, or reach assets after the deal goes bad.
Forensic Accountants and Damages Experts Can Shape the Outcomes of China Business Litigation. Choose wisely.
A China trademark registration and an NNN Agreement protect different assets against different parties. Most branded manufacturing projects need both, but each has its own deadline.
AI Didn't Replace Lawyers. It Gave Us the 48-Page Contract. In 1972, two lawyers a few years out of school opened a storefront office in Van Nuys and called it the Legal Clinic of Jacoby and Meyers. Leonard Jacoby and Stephen Meyers were going after the large group of people who earned too much to
An NNN Agreement protects sensitive information while you evaluate Chinese factories. After you select the manufacturer, a Manufacturing Agreement governs quality, delivery, tooling, IP, and remedies. Here is how the two contracts work together and when one agreement can do both jobs.
A signed investment agreement with a Chinese investor does not guarantee the money will arrive. China’s new outbound investment rules make ODI approvals, foreign-exchange compliance, banking procedures, and funding risk central to the deal.
Startups cannot protect every trademark, patent, design, and trade secret everywhere at once. The smarter approach is to identify what the business cannot afford to lose, focus on the countries that matter most, and build an international IP strategy around revenue, manufacturing, expansion plans, and a realistic budget.
International deals become far more dangerous when the contracts, ownership records, customs filings, or tax documents say something different from what actually happened. These real-world cases show why the paperwork matters.
