— Protecting Innovation in an Innovative Way: What are China’s IP Courts? After decades of engagement between US and Chinese legal experts on reforming IP protection in mainland China, Chinese IP courts were first pioneered in 2014 in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou (see the National People’s Congress (NPC) Decision of Establishing Intellectual Property Courts in
The recent U.S. bans on Chinese technology companies (by adding them to the U.S. Export Administration’s Entity List) are not new but are a continuation of ongoing concerns with Chinese government deficiencies. This is the same Chinese government that requires Chinese organizations “support, cooperate with and collaborate in national intelligence work,” accelerating China’s great technological
Presidents Xi and Trump prepare for a meeting next week at the G20 event with the purported goal of restarting negotiations to resolve the Section 301 tariff dispute and other trade issues between the U.S. and China. Many analysts and business people from both countries are confident this meeting will lead to resolution. Unfortunately, this
File for Your China Trademark in China, not Madrid Whenever clients ask about China trademark registration through the Madrid System, my advice is pretty straightforward: filing directly with the Chinese Trademark Office (CTMO) is almost always the smarter choice. China’s Trademark System China’s trademark system is a bit of a maze—complex, idiosyncratic, and highly regimented.
Los viejos piratas, sí, asaltaban los barcos mercantes — «Redemption Song» de Bob Marley 1. La Feria de Cantón La 125.ª Feria de Cantón dará comienzo el 15 de abril. Para quienes no estén familiarizados con este evento (conocido oficialmente como Feria de Importación y Exportación de China), se trata de la feria comercial más grande de China, que se celebra dos veces al año en
1. La nueva Ley de Inversión Extranjera de China Bajo la presión de Estados Unidos, China ha aprobado recientemente una nueva Ley de Inversión Extranjera de la República Popular China («FIL»), que llevaba varios años en fase de debate. Muchos creen que esta ley hará que las empresas con inversión extranjera reciban el mismo trato que las empresas privadas chinas nacionales. Lamentablemente (y como era de esperar), el sistema actual que limita
Un artículo titulado «De prototipo a producción en Kickstarter: 100 000 dólares no son suficientes» está teniendo mucha repercusión en LinkedIn entre los profesionales del sector de la fabricación en China, y las personas que conozco y que conocen bien este sector están de acuerdo con él. El artículo expone razones de peso por las que fabricar un producto electrónico en China casi siempre requerirá más de 100 000 dólares.
1. The Huawei Indictments On January 28, the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed two indictments against Huawei. The first indictment concerns ongoing claims against Huawei and its CFO, Meng Wanzhou, for allegedly violating U.S. sanctions against Iran. The second and more interesting indictment concerns alleged trade secret thefts by Huawei’s U.S. subsidiary under the direction
The purpose of a trademark, from both a legal and branding perspective, is to identify the source of goods. It follows, therefore, that the best trademarks are both memorable and distinctive. You want people to associate your brand with your company, not confuse your brand with other brands. You also want to make sure your
In the past few months, our China lawyers have been seeing something new and troubling with China licensing agreements. Before I explain, let me step back and give a bit of history. This post is important so please stay with me. In a typical China licensing deal the foreign licensor grants the Chinese licensee the
