Artwork can cross borders faster than the legal protections behind it. This guide explains how artists can protect ownership, control overseas production, register key rights, safeguard their names, and respond when galleries, manufacturers, licensees, or counterfeiters misuse their work.
China adopted a revised Trademark Law on June 26, 2026. The new law will take effect on January 1, 2027. Much of the commentary surrounding the revised law has focused on the statutory changes themselves. Foreign companies, however, should focus on what they need to do differently before the law takes effect. The fundamentals remain
Sinosure Claims: Protect First, Negotiate Later (If You Must) Our firm has handled more than 100 Sinosure matters. In none of them has Sinosure reduced the principal amount it demanded. Not once, not ever, not by one dollar. I lead with this because foreign companies almost always ask us the same first question: Can we
International Distribution Agreements: Beware the Eager Distributor In one matter my law firm handled, a manufacturer of industrial coatings signed an exclusive Southeast Asia distribution agreement with a distributor that looked ideal. It had regional warehousing, relevant sales experience, and a management team that sounded sophisticated from the first call. Eighteen months later, the manufacturer
Foreign Contractors and Distributors: Frequently Asked Questions Yesterday’s post explained why the overseas sales shortcut so often backfires: a company calls someone a contractor, agent, or distributor, but the relationship underneath does not match the label. This FAQ builds on that post. It answers the questions we most often hear from companies selling abroad without
Foreign Contractors and Distributors: The International Sales Shortcut That Often Backfires Many companies want foreign sales without a foreign footprint: no subsidiary, no payroll, no local employees, no leased office, no permanent commitment. That can be a sensible way to test a market. But for many businesses, that first move into international sales is also
If your products are made in China and exported from there, your trademarks are already exposed. For many companies, the real risk is not selling in China. It is someone else registering the mark first and using that registration to disrupt manufacturing or exports.
Los acaparadores de marcas ya están atacando en masa tu cadena de suministro. Durante años, los acaparadores de marcas han seguido siempre el mismo patrón. Identificaban una marca extranjera que aún no había registrado su marca en China, Estados Unidos u otro mercado clave. A continuación, la registraban primero y esperaban. Al final, el propietario legítimo de la marca
Tu posición negociadora suele ser más sólida antes de que tu fábrica en China se entere de que te vas y antes de que tus planes en el nuevo país se hagan evidentes para todos los demás. Esa ventana de oportunidad no permanece abierta por mucho tiempo. Una vez que se cierra, solucionar las deficiencias en materia de marcas registradas, los problemas con el utillaje y los contratos desfavorables se vuelve más lento, más caro y mucho más difícil. A veces, no solo complica la salida; a veces, hace que la salida fracase.
Hacer negocios a nivel internacional: por qué tu abogado internacional también debería encargarse de tus asuntos nacionales Hay ocasiones en las que es imprescindible contar con un especialista local. Un abogado especializado en derecho inmobiliario que conozca los asuntos relacionados con los títulos de propiedad en Oregón, un abogado fiscalista de Nueva York, un abogado laboralista de California. Algunos asuntos legales son de carácter local, y es un error pretender lo contrario. Pero
