China, USA
- March 29 2023
The past couple of weeks have seen a flurry of important Uyghur Forced Labor Protection Act (UFLPA) developments. This post flags the things…
China
- March 28 2023
Yesterday, the AP published an article entitled Amid Strained US Ties, China Finds Unlikely Friend in Utah. I spoke with an AP journalist last year…
China, USA
- March 24 2023
It was revealed today that China raided a large and well-known American company earlier this week, seizing five of its staff and closing down its…
China
- March 23 2023
Terminating China-based employees is difficult. Article 40(2) of China’s Labor Contract Law permits an employer to unilaterally terminate an employee…
China, USA
- March 23 2023
You have a great product and you have no other options but to have your product made in a foreign country to which you have never been and know…
China
- March 21 2023
The other day I cleaned up and revised the various email templates our China lawyers sometimes use to answer Frequently Asked Questions sent to us by…
China
- March 15 2023
I have recently been helping a company source and develop a new product in China. This post contains the questions that have arisen during that…
China
- March 15 2023
You are a new company just starting out. You have a great product and you have no other options but to have your product made in a foreign country to…
USA
- March 12 2023
Earlier this year I sat down with the Asociación Interamericana de la Propiedad Intelectual (ASIPI) to discuss what can be done to protect trademarks…
China, USA
- March 9 2023
Trademark oppositions are proceedings by which parties can formally request the refusal of another party’s trademark application. They are a feature…