A Checklist for Avoiding China Employment Problems
A checklist for getting into compliance with China's employment laws
China LOI and MOU: Don't Let Them Happen to You
At least once a month, an American or sometimes a British company will come to one of our China attorneys after having spent considerable time negotiating a complex transaction with a Chinese company. They then show us a Letter of Intent (LOI) or a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that sets out in great detail the
Pegasus, the “Evil Twin” and Why You Probably Need a Security Consultant
How to protect your data and your trade secrets when traveling internationally.
China Contracts That Work: Get the Company Chop Right
Avoid China contract problems with the proper company chop or seal.
China Trademarks: Counterfeit Goods and Parallel Imports
Our international IP lawyers do a lot of work for clients seeking to remove listings of counterfeit goods from Chinese e-commerce sites. Most of these listings are for obviously, sometimes extravagantly counterfeit merchandise, offered in vast quantities at far-below retail prices, with pictures either lifted from the real manufacturer’s website or showing products of dubious quality,
Shelter Manufacturing in Mexico: Back by Popular Demand
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.
Make China Trademarks a Priority
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
SaaS in China: Build a Compliant Go-to-Market Plan by Looking Beyond the Regulations*
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.
Using Shelter Companies to Move Manufacturing from China to Mexico
What is required to move your manufacturing from China to Mexico, using shelter manufacturing
China Trademarks: Register in More Classes, Take Down More Counterfeit Goods
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.