Doing business in or with Taiwan

Doing Business in or with Taiwan Could Mean Trouble with China

Doing business in or with Taiwan is likelier to get tougher for those who also do business in or with China. As China ramps up its attempts to pressure and intimidate Taiwan, we expect it to expand the scope of what is unacceptable cooperation with Taiwan's government. If political donations to Taiwan's governing party are verboten, why not paying taxes? Or establishing a company in Taiwan? Or selling equipment to Taiwan's military? Or even simply doing business in or with Taiwan?

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Manufacturing Outside China

Manufacturing Outside China: Nike Likes It And You Should Too

What can you learn from what Nike is doing? You can learn that there are plenty of countries other than China that manufacture quality items at a price that makes sense for a highly sophisticated international company like Nike and that alone ought to open your eyes to the manufacturing world outside China. Due to tariffs and shipping costs, manufacturing outside China makes increasing sense for many companies.

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International technology licensing agreements

The Benefits of International Licensing

There have always been benefits to international licensing, but the benefits of international licensing have increased due to COVID. and too many business owners miss the opportunity to generate revenue and increase their business' value by licensing their technology internationally.

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Bad Manufacturing Contracts Lead to Bad Products

Bad Contracts Lead to Bad Products

Bad manufacturing contracts lead to bad products. Nearly all companies that have product problems would have avoided those problems had they used a good contract or done their due diligence on their product supplier before paying. In this post, we explain how best to avoid these common mistakes.

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China trademark registration

China Color Trademarks: The 101

China's trademark office permits for the trademark registration of colors. However, though you can register a China trademark for a color combination, single color trademarks are not allowed. It is also required for China trademark registration that your color combination be distinctive. It is also important that you remember that China is a "fist to file" trademark country so if you want to register your color combination as a China trademark you must be sure to seek that registration first, before anyone else does.

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