This post was written by Damjan DeNoble, a 1L at University of Michigan Law School and a summer associate at Harris & Moure (Hey, check out the new website). Damjan (pronounced Dame-Yan) is also co-editor of Asia Health Care Blog. By Damjan DeNoble Meet Gigamedia, a NASDAQ-listed Taiwanese video game company at the center of… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Protecting Your Intellectual Property In China, Part II.
Posted in Legal NewsYesterday, we did a post on the importance of protecting your intellectual property in China. That post, entitled, “Protecting Your Intellectual Property In China, Part I,” was based largely on a recent talk co-blogger Steve Dickinson gave in Qingdao. That post talked of the importance intellectual property/intangible assets holds for companies today, particularly those in… Continue Reading
Protecting Your Intellectual Property In China, Part I.
Posted in Basics of China Business Law, Legal NewsThis post is part I of what is going to be a multi-part, somewhat irregular series on protecting your IP in China. This part I and tomorrow’s part II, were written by Steve Dickinson, and are based in large part on a talk Steve gave last week in Qingdao. Over the last couple of years,… Continue Reading
Suing Chinese Companies In US Courts. The Pros And The Cons.
Posted in Legal NewsYesterday, we did a post on how to effect Hague service of process on a Chinese company so as to bring that company into a United States lawsuit. I concluded that post with the following: Tomorrow, I will discuss why it oftentimes makes no sense to sue Chinese companies in U.S. courts, but also set… Continue Reading
Serving Complaints On Chinese Companies. Not Difficult.
Posted in Legal NewsI have been speaking fairly frequently of late regarding litigating and arbitrating against Chinese companies. One of the things I always hear when I give one of these talks is how difficult it is to serve Chinese companies with complaints. In fact, much of the time, some lawyer will proclaim to me that it is… Continue Reading
KFC In China. Watch And Learn.
Posted in China Business, Recommended ReadingWhy do I always feel so at home in Japan? Reincarnation? Why did the U.S. get involved in Libya? What’s the deal with Stonehenge anyway? Did Darren Richmond really kill Rosie Larsen? How does KFC do it in China? These are probably my top five unresolved questions, at least for this week. I will be… Continue Reading
Random China Thoughts. Been There, Done That.
Posted in China Business, China TravelJust arrived Seoul after a quasi-whirlwind China tour. Started in Shanghai, then went to Beijing and then to Qingdao. It had been around four months since I was in China last, and as is my habit, I am going to toss out my random thoughts from my trip. Here is what I saw/thought. 1. Shanghai,… Continue Reading
Chinese Built U.S. Rail System. Tell Me How Does It Feel?
Posted in China BusinessFT Tilt (a really good new blog/site on emerging markets put out by the Financial Times) has an article out entitled, “Made in America by Chinese Contractors.” [free sign in may be required] The article is on how a Chinese consortium of China’s state-owned railway companies (Shanghai Railway Bureau, CSRC, China Railway Construction, and the… Continue Reading
Managing Intellectual Property In China: The Golden Rules. Qingdao, China, June 22, 2011.
Posted in Events, Legal NewsChina Law Blog’s own Steve Dickinson is going to be setting forth the “golden rules” for managing your Intellectual Property (IP) in China. Steve will be giving this talk on how to protect your IP in China on June 22, 2011, at 4:00 pm at REDSTAR Times Media, Room 41, Building 3, Creative Industry Park,… Continue Reading
China Taxes And Illegal Landlords. Because It’s YOUR Money.
Posted in China Business, Legal NewsHow to form a China WFOE.
Avoiding And Winning China Disputes. The PowerPoint.
Posted in Legal NewsThe other day, I wrote on how I would be speaking at The Offshore Investment Conference Shanghai 2011. My talk was on what it takes to avoid disputes with your Chinese counterpart. I discussed the basics on how to set up your contract/relationship with your Chinese counterpart in a way that maximizes your chances of… Continue Reading
What Is China’s Game? Go Figure.
Posted in China BusinessMore than once, clients have told me that “you must be a chess player.” I actually am not. I have always found chess too slow, too boring, too lacking in action and too contemplative. It isn’t me. I am a backgammon player. Backgammon requires compiling a plan, but being willing to rapidly change it, depending… Continue Reading
China Accounting Blogs. Because Accounting Matters.
Posted in China Business, Recommended ReadingI was on a panel of speakers yesterday at the Offshore Investment Conference 2011. We panelists were to give a statement enunciating “the one key point” from the talks we had given earlier in the day. Yongjun Peter Ni, who heads Zhong Lun’s tax practice, said something about how foreign companies need to abide by… Continue Reading
Avoiding And Winning China Disputes. June 16, 2011, Shanghai.
Posted in China Business, Events, Legal NewsA bit late on this I know, but I will be speaking today (it is not yet even 6 am here) at The Offshore Investment Conference Shanghai 2011. My topic (a bit different than noted on the program) will be “Avoiding and Winning China Disputes. I will be speaking at 4:30 pm and then I… Continue Reading
The FCPA And China. Do You Feel Lucky? Do You?
Posted in Legal NewsThis post is by Simon Malinowski, one of my firm’s summer associates. Simon summer clerked with us last summer and has returned for another few months of punishment. Simon is currently a 2L at Indiana University. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) should be a constant concern for any U.S. company operating abroad, particularly in… Continue Reading
Yahoo/Alibaba/Alipay/Jack Ma/Carol Bratz: What Really Happened And What It All Means.
Posted in China Business, Legal NewsThe media has been doing a thorough job of covering the Yahoo/Alibaba/Alipay so I am only going to summarize the situation in the briefest terms. Yahoo (along with Softbank) owns a large portion of Alibaba, which in turn, owned Alipay. Alipay is in the online payment business, which, according to Chinese law, means it cannot… Continue Reading
China’s Internet Is Not Your Father’s Internet
Posted in China Business, Recommended ReadingI cannot tell you how many times we have had to explain to people why we do not have a Chinese language version of our China Law Blog, but each time the explanation is the same. Our blog posts are written for Western businesses already in or doing business with China, or looking to do… Continue Reading
China’s Economy. It’s All Good Until 2013. Maybe We All Can Get Along.
Posted in China BusinessJust read an interesting post on one of my favorite blogs. The blog is China Solved, written by my friend Andrew Hupert. I have known Andrew since forever and I have always found him to be one of the most thoughtful and rational China anaylsyts out there. Andrew is an adjunct business professor at NYU… Continue Reading
China Reverse Mergers. Good Luck With That.
Posted in China Business, Legal NewsThe following post was written by Damjan DeNoble. Damjan just completed his first year of law school at the University of Michigan and he will be clerking at Harris & Moure this summer. Many of you may already know or know of Damjan from his days managing the Kro’s Nest in Beijing and from his… Continue Reading
The Best Readings For Understanding China. A Forum.
Posted in Recommended ReadingAbout a week ago, I did a post entitled “The Five+ Best Books for Understanding China.” The post was a public response to a very good friend of mine who, in turn, had a reporter friend who will soon be stationed in China. My friend wanted me to list “3-5 good books to read to… Continue Reading
How To Really Really Investigate A Chinese Company.
Posted in China Business, Legal NewsNot sure if it is cynicism or realism, but I am getting increasingly willing to blame “the victim” of China business problems. I am convinced that nine times out of ten when bad things happen to good people who do business internationally (that includes in or with China) it is the “good person’s” fault. Like… Continue Reading
Eating Dog In China. It’s Very Complex. Very.
Posted in China BusinessEarlier this year, I was on a slow highway on the outskirts of Hanoi when my daughters said something like “look at all those dogs down there being prepared for eating. Eewww.” Without looking, (and thinking they were referring to live dogs in cages) I tried to put the best face on things for my… Continue Reading
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About The China Consumer
Posted in China BusinessJust read China Smack’s interview of Tom Doctoroff and, as is the case whenever I read Doctoroff, I leave impressed. I am always recommending Doctoroff’s book, Billions: Selling to the New Chinese Consumer, and his Huffington Post writings to my consumer goods clients. Though there are definitely those whom I respect who disagree with Doctoroff’s… Continue Reading
How To Find The Right China Supplier
Posted in China BusinessHow to find the right China supplier for your product manufacturing.
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