Transmogrification’s base word is “Transmogrify”. The Merriam Webster dictionary defines “Transmogrify” as follows: “Definition of TRANSMOGRIFY: to change or alter greatly and often with grotesque or humorous effect.” A close look at what often happens to western trademarks in China reveals that there is often a whole lot of “transmogrifying” going on there. Novice, uninformed, and many …
It seems that another friend of mine is interested in these “entries” and I was suggested to write something about the protection of Intellectual Property Rights in China, So today I will introduce this new theme. Establishing a business in China usually implies the usage of certain IPR which the owners wishes to protect in …
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in China When Doing Business Read More »
This early morning while I was having my cappuccino and croissant at the starbucks just in front of my office, my attention was attracted by an article about Outbound M&A activities conducted by Chinese corporations reported by the China Daily, and I was deeply impressed. M&A is my favourite topic so I read carefully the …
When I think of American fast food in China Burger King just doesn’t come to mind. McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut, Papa John’s, yes. Burger King, pretty much no. Why is that? Believe it or not Burger King entered the Chinese market in 2005 with a plan to open 250-300 stores by 2012. To …
A friend of mine, an Italian professional, who is reading these entries sent me a message last night telling me that one of his client was not aware of the existence of this “categorization” of the investments in China. This is why today my intent is trying to give a brief introduction about the so …
The Catalog for the Guidance of Foreign Investment Read More »
I have already introduced the theme but today I want to stress some facts before to proceed with the description of these transactions. It is also necessary to spend a few words on the functioning of the IPO, because with other entries I will describe more in detail the functioning of the Chinese Bourses. China …
M&A and Takeovers: introduction to the functioning of Stock Exchanges Read More »
Today, just to detour a little bit from my preferred topic (i.e. M&A) I will continue to introduce a new subject, i.e. e-commerce, which I started to analyze at the very beginning of my “postings” ( http://blawg.lehmanlaw.com/wordpress/?p=1545 ), not only because it is my second favorite theme, and I will talk more extensively about it …
E-commerce in China Introduction to the legal framework governing on-line transactions Read More »
As we already exposed when considering to penetrate this market a business entity should learn more about its unique rules for doing business, but also how to solve disputes. As we will have other entries on this topic, today my intention is only to illustrate and introduce the theme. The most popular methods to solve …
InterContinental Finance Magazine has awarded a 2013 Continent Award to Lehman, Lee & Xu Mongolia. This confirms Lehman Lee & Xu’s status as a premier law firm, not only in Mongolia, but also for the entire Asian continent. ICFM spokesman James Turner states that the magazine has a long practice of recognizing the crème de la …
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There is a website called “China Solved” ( www.chinasolved.com ) that might be of interest to the many foreign business people thinking about entering the China market for the first time might find to be of considerable interest. The site is belongs to Andrew Hupert who has written two books about doing business in China, …
