China online gaming IP

China Online Gaming IP

China presents a wealth of opportunities for foreign gaming companies, but (and this is true of pretty much every IP-laden industry), it also presents substantial risks. This post sets out the basics on how online gaming companies can protect their IP in China via China IP registrations. Though our law firm represents a host (sort-of-pun intended) of online gaming companies, we have been hesitant to write specifically about largely because it is not all that legally different from other industries. But because we have lately been getting emails requesting we do so, we will. Starting now.

How to protect your IP from China with China IP lawyers

How to Avoid Inadvertently Gifting your IP to your Foreign Manufacturer

My law firm represents many foreign companies that do OEM manufacturing around the world -- mostly China, but India, Mexico, Brazil, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan, Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and Cambodia as well.  In our discussions with our clients that manufacturing in foreign countries, we nearly always discuss what they can and should be doing to

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.

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.

China Trademark Lawyers

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,

China trademark registration

China Trademarks: When (and How) to Prove Use of a Mark in Commerce

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.

Subscribe To Our Blog

Explore the latest legal news and insight regarding China, cannabis, international law, immigration, dispute resolution and Web3.