A reader directed me to an excellent article in Material Handling & Logistics Magazine, setting out the basics for succeeding at outsourcing product manufacturing to China. The article is by Michael Zakkour of Technomic and it is called The Ten Rules for Contract Manufacturing in China. The article starts out by noting that “there are three… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Non Disclosure Agreement
China Contracts Because China Law Does Matter
Posted in Legal NewsFascinating and important post over at the Chinese Law Prof blog today, entitled, “When does law matter in China?” The post and my own experiences lead me to answer by saying “all the time.” But remember mattering is not the same thing as being determinative. Professor Clarke starts his blog post by noting how he… Continue Reading
China Non Disclosure Agreements (NDA). Done ALL The Time.
Posted in Basics of China Business Law, Legal NewsJust responded to an email from a client that went something like this: A couple of the potential manufacturers to whom we are showing the NDA you did for us are saying that “we don’t respect” them and that these sorts of agreements are “not done in China” in the _____ industry. Is this true?… Continue Reading
China NDAs/NNN Agreements. What You/We Need To Know.
Posted in Basics of China Business Law, Legal NewsProbably 99% of the Non Disclosure Agreements we see that have been used “quickly” by American companies with their potential Chinese counter-parties are defective, usually terminally so. One of the things that most frequently makes them defective is that they call for disputes to be resolved in the United States. The problem with that is… Continue Reading
Getting Started On Manufacturing In China. The Legal Basics.
Posted in Basics of China Business Law, Legal NewsMy law firm is always getting emails like the following (I got one this morning which spurred me to write this post): I’m a __________ based business owner and widget designer. I’m developing my own line of widgets and I am now preparing to move forward by sending out my samples to factories in China…. Continue Reading
The China Anger Test. Fast. Cheap. Amazingly Accurate.
Posted in China BusinessI was telling a client today how my law firm has done more than 200 Non Disclosure Agreements (NDA) with Chinese companies and our results very roughly approximate the following: 100 Chinese companies signed what we drafted 95 Chinese companies made one or more reasonable modifications and then signed 5 Chinese companies… Continue Reading
Why Non Disclosures (NDAs) Alone Are Not Enough For China, Part II. At Least Make It Enforceable.
Posted in Basics of China Business Law, Legal NewsThis is part II of our series on what are commonly referred to as non disclosure agreements or NDAs. In Part I, “Why Non Disclosures (NDAs) Alone Are Not Enough For China,” we talked about how many companies are using inadequate, off the shelf American NDAs in China. Those agreements are inadequate for three primary… Continue Reading
Why Non Disclosures (NDAs) Alone Are Not Enough For China.
Posted in Basics of China Business LawThe other day, I did a post on why Non-Disclosure Agreements are so often critical for those doing business with China. Within a few hours of that post, entitled, “China Non Disclosure Agreements (NDA). A Really Good Thing,” my co-blogger, Steve Dickinson, was pointing out how if we were going to talk about non disclosure… Continue Reading
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