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Foreign Investment in US Real Estate: A Legal Guide for International Buyers A Chinese tech entrepreneur loses $1 million on a Seattle condo deal after 6 months of negotiations when he’s unable to transfer enough money out of China to complete the purchase, leading to a forfeiture of his earnest money. A Vietnamese developer acquires
How to Settle a U.S. Litigation Matter: A Guide for Foreign Companies A few years ago, a Chinese manufacturing company received an $850,000 settlement offer just two months into a U.S. breach of contract dispute. The offer seemed premature—they hadn’t even started discovery, their engineers were confident in their position, and the CEO insisted they
Oregon Landlords Can Now Evict Squatters with a 24-Hour Notice: What HB 3522 Means for You Until recently, Oregon property owners faced a frustrating dilemma when dealing with squatters. The only legal pathway for removal involved filing a time-consuming ejectment lawsuit, a process that could drag on for months or even over a year. That
La estafa del cambio de cuenta bancaria: qué hacer antes y después de que te ocurra La estafa del cambio de cuenta bancaria es una de las formas de fraude electrónico y de suplantación de identidad empresarial (BEC) que más rápido está creciendo y que más daño causa a las empresas en la actualidad. Esta estafa de fraude en los pagos suele consistir en que un proveedor —o alguien que se hace pasar por él— solicite que los pagos se
A Practical Guide to Trademark Registration in Spain: Protecting Your Brand for the Spanish Market and Beyond This is the latest post in our global trademark series. Having covered Australia, Brazil, and Türkiye, we now turn to Spain—a key jurisdiction in the European Union, with a dynamic consumer market, strong IP enforcement culture, and seamless
Your Trademark Filing Could Trigger Domain Name Hijacking in Seconds In today’s hyper-connected digital landscape, brand protection risks can emerge in an instant. The speed at which these threats materialize makes proactive defense essential. Our trademark team recently encountered a case in which a third party registered a domain name matching a newly filed trademark—less
Cómo recurrir al asesoramiento jurídico al expandirse internacionalmente La expansión internacional de un restaurante es un paso de gran envergadura que pondrá a prueba todos los aspectos de tu negocio: las operaciones, las cadenas de suministro, la cultura, las finanzas, la propiedad intelectual y, sobre todo, la legislación. Es fácil dejarse llevar por el entusiasmo que despiertan los nuevos mercados y las escenas culinarias emergentes, pero
A Practical Guide to Trademark Registration in Türkiye: Protecting Your Brand at the Crossroads of Europe and Asia This is the third post in our global trademark series. After covering Australia and Brazil, we now turn to Türkiye—the 16th-largest economy in the world and a critical bridge between East and West. With its expansive consumer
A Practical Guide to Trademark Registration in Brazil: Protecting Your Brand in Latin America This is the second post in our global trademark registration series. We began with Australia, a jurisdiction known for its modern and flexible system. We now turn to Brazil—the largest economy in Latin America and an important jurisdiction for any brand
Guía práctica para el registro de marcas en Australia: cómo proteger tu marca en las antípodas Esta es la primera entrada de una nueva serie dedicada al registro de marcas en todo el mundo. Comenzamos por Australia, no solo porque es un mercado global clave, sino porque nuestro bufete cuenta con una amplia experiencia en ese país. Nuestro compañero de Sídney, Mathew Alderson, es un experto
