We wrote on China domain name scams last year, but since we are seeing an increase in these from our clients and readers, we are going to write on it again. Just about everyone doing business in China or doing business with China gets or will get one or more of the following: 1. Preventing… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Register your trademark in China
China Trademark Squatting: The British Version.
Posted in Legal NewsInteresting article in today’s Daily Telegraph, written by the Telegraph’s Beijing correspondent, Malcolm Moore. The article is entitled, ”Asda in China? That’ll be Mr Liu in Shenzhen: The Chinese love for Western consumer brands is well known,” and it is on UK companies that have had trouble with “trademark squatters” in China. The article focuses on… Continue Reading
China IP Protection. Deja Vu All Over Again.
Posted in Legal NewsWhen we first started this blog way back in 2006, we would constantly tout how if you want to protect your IP in China, you have to register your IP in China. Our thesis was (and is) that if you don’t bother registering your IP in China, you really have no right to complain about… Continue Reading
The Four Essentials For Sourcing From China.
Posted in Basics of China Business Law, Legal NewsThe four things every company must do to succeed with their China outsourcing.
China: Do Just One Thing. Trademarks.
Posted in Basics of China Business Law, Legal NewsFrom time to time I get calls from start-up companies about to embark on manufacturing in China. They are calling to ask what they need to do “to protect themselves.” I tell them about NNN Agreements and how they can help prevent potential manufacturers from replicating their product. And I tell them about how important it is that they… Continue Reading
Nike On China IP Protection: Just Do It With Green Tea
Posted in Legal NewsLast week I attended the United State’s Patent and Trademark Office‘s two-day conference on “Protecting Your Intellectual Property In China and The Global Marketplace.“ China Law Blog’s own Steve Dickinson was asked to speak there on how to protect your trademarks and trade secrets while doing business in China, but work commitments prevented him from… Continue Reading
China Courts Are Widening Their Intellectual Property (IP) Enforcement Nets
Posted in Legal NewsFive western luxury goods makers, Prada, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, and Burberry just won a landmark trademark case in the Beijing High People’s Court against the Beijing-based Silk Street Market, according to this China Daily article. The ruling requires the Silk Street Market to pay each of the five companies 20,000 yuan (approximately US $2,500)… Continue Reading
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