Your China Manufacturing Agreement Should Be in Chinese This post explains why having your China manufacturing contract should always be in Chinese. The Importance of Language in China Manufacturing Contracts International contracts involve parties from different countries and are typically written in two languages. Most of the contracts we draft for our clients doing business
Introduction Imagine a child's toy, gleaming with bright colors and designed for endless hours of fun. A toy which turned out to hold a lurking danger due to poor manufacturing processes. A month after hitting the shelves, there's a widespread outcry. Parents are furious, the media is ablaze with criticism, and the company responsible faces
Introduction A toy importer, thrilled about getting its toys from Vietnam at a great price paid $2 million upfront to a supposed "toy maker". The dream turned into a nightmare when they realized there was no such Vietnamese toy maker, and no toys would ever materialize. This importer isn't alone. Many foreign companies have faced
Navigating International Manufacturing Agreements: The Power of Term Sheets Outsourcing manufacturing requires meticulous planning, skillful negotiation, and unwavering attention to detail. International Manufacturing Terms sheets can streamline this process, by helping manufacturers and product buyers establish crucial terms before embarking on the formal drafting of a comprehensive Manufacturing Agreement. The Role of Term Sheets Consider
The shifting winds surrounding China geopolitics have left many companies feeling adrift. "We have been trying to diversify away from China manufacturing for years, but we've only managed to move about 10% of our supply chain out," a client recently told me. "China still makes 80% of our products. Even if we wanted to pull
Bye-bye China Manufacturing With no sign of peace breaking out any time soon on the US-China trade front, an increasing number of businesses are turning their eyes toward alternative manufacturing destinations, such as Vietnam, Thailand and Mexico. Such relocations present all sorts of new and different headaches, but I suspect that before long many folks
China is Central to Latin American Counterfeiting Issues Counterfeit challenges in Latin America are closely tied to manufacturing in China because a significant proportion of these counterfeits trace back to China. This means an effective brand protection strategy for Latin America often requires an effective brand protection strategy for China as well. For many brands,
The international lawyers at my law firm have been increasingly fielding inquiries from companies looking to diversify their supply chains away from China. Many of these companies are looking to move their China manufacturing to Southeast Asia. To help our clients moving to or already in Southeast Asia, I recently went to Vietnam, Indonesia, and
International NNN Agreements can protect against disclosure, misuse, and circumvention, but they are not always the right tool and they are only the beginning. This post explains when an international NNN makes sense, why it must be tailored to the country and transaction, and what companies need to do after signing one to preserve the protections they expect to enforce.
About a decade ago, I gave a speech on software outsourcing at a major software event. Last week, I found my outline for that speech and this post is based on that outline, revised and updated. It is largely based on my experiences and what I have learned from talking with clients and other businesses
