Mexico shelter manufacturing makes good sense for companies looking to reduce their manufacturing dependency on China and thereby reduce their tariff costs, their shipping costs, and their overall risks.
I am not a big fan of filing Madrid Protocol applications for China. In certain situations, they can work well, but when they don’t work (which is fairly often) the trademark registration process takes longer and costs more than just filing a national application. See China Trademarks. Register Them In China Not Madrid. Filing a
China's regulations for foreign company SaaS (Software as a Service) Companies is complicated and harsh. This article explains what foreign SaaS companies must do to succeed in China.
What is required to move your manufacturing from China to Mexico, using shelter manufacturing
When registering your trademark in China, it is important you choose your China trademark classes wisely and not choose to register in too many or in too few China trademark classes.
China does not require proof of use to register or renew a trademark, but that does not make use irrelevant. Once a registration becomes vulnerable to non-use cancellation—or you need to enforce it—the quality of your evidence can determine whether the trademark is worth much at all.
Your China distribution contract should contain provisions that protect your brand name in China.
Close your eyes, and imagine that when you open them you have been magically transported to another country and you are inside a McDonald's. How do you know you're in a McDonald's? Surely you would know without having to see the name McDonald's or the famous Golden Arches logo. Would you even know that you
I attended an excellent IPWatchdog webinar this past week on trademark squatting, presented by Ai-Leen Lim of AWA Asia. You should watch the whole thing, but here are some thoughts and takeaways. Trademark squatting is one of the biggest problems when it comes to intellectual property rights (IPR) protection in China. Basically, squatting occurs when
