Foreign companies invest in China with a variety of investment vehicles. The benefit of a joint venture, meaning a Chinese party and a foreign party jointly create a legal entity for the purpose of providing a product or a service for a fee, is derived from real estate and relationships provided by the Chinese party. …
The Third Annual Special Issue and Symposium for the Review of Intellectual Property Law (RIPL) is to take place on Thursday, April 19, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is an honor for RIPL to invite the world’s practitioners and scholars in the field of intellectual property to write and present on the general theme …
The Draft of the Trademark Law Third Amendment (Draft) was released for public comment by the Chinese State Council’s Legislative Affairs Office on September 2, 2011. While the vast majority of the clauses will not change, certain provisions in the Draft are well worth discussion. Protection of well-known marks Article 62 forbids the use of …
The new PRC Social Insurance Law, came into effect on 1 July 2011, indicates that foreigner working in China are able to participate in the Chinese social security system. A foreigner who has the work permit for foreigners, a foreign expert certificate, a foreign journalist card or a permanent residence permit for foreigners must participate …
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If you’re managing a company with software copyrights and have not registered them in China, have you thought of what you will do if your software is copied by a competitor? It takes nearly one year and one-half for the application process. The application process is necessary before even a basic cease and desist letter …
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Q: What is the related case to Shareholder Derivative Actions in China? A: In 2006, the Shin Kong Group, one of the Taiwanese family-owned conglomerates, established a joint venture with Hualian Investment, a large Chinese State Owned Enterprise (SOE), which has an affiliate listed on the Shanghai stock exchange. In late 2008, relations between the …
China has launched an RMB FDI pilot program which allows foreign companies to invest in China using the Chinese Yuan (RMB). The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), in a statement issued after the release of their new rules on foreign direct investment (FDI), said that permits to make direct investment in China with a settlement …
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In rem (Latin, power about or against “the thing”) is a legal term describing the power a court may exercise over property (either real or personal) or a “status” against a person over whom the court does not have “in personam jurisdiction”. Jurisdiction in rem assumes the property or status is the primary object of …
American Law Schools Law School Course/Seminar Instructor American University College of Law Chinese Law Yu University of California at Berkeley Law School Chinese Legal Institution (for undergraduates) Robert Berring University of California Hastings College of the Law Introduction to Chinese Law China and the International Legal Order Seminar Legal Reform in East Asia Keith Hand …
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