May 2013

Yesterday I exposed the content of the new (draft) Regulations of the State Intellectual Property Office (“SIPO”) governing employment inventions (available at : New Draft of Service Inventor Remuneration Regulations Open for Public Comment ). Today I would like to complete the theme about the importance of building an IP portfolio in China examining some other …

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Today this entry is about the importance of building an IP portfolio in China. In fact legal protection of intellectual property (IP) is of extreme importance when doing business in China. This legal protection is provided by four mechanisms, namely: 1) patents (both utility and design), 2) trademarks, 3) copyrights, and, 4) trade secrets. To …

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It seems that automakers in Detroit are garnering growing interest from investors and a variety of companies from China.  What is drawing Chinese interest to Detroit?  Well, the New York Times posted an article on their website ( http://www.nytimes.com ) on May 12, 2013 by Bill Vlasic which throws some headlights on the subject.  Mr. …

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As just yesterday I talked about the new initiative by the Chinese legislator to simplify the rules ( http://blawg.lehmanlaw.com/wordpress/?p=1821 ) for the realization of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI), today I would like to spend a few words about the impact of the appreciation of the yuan (also known as RMB) on FDI. First, let me …

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The times they are a changing within the pool of available workers in China, and women are rising to the top.  An article posted on the “Economist” website ( http://www.economist.com ) entitled simply, “Girl power”, on June 19, 2013, details what is happening in Chinese factories today.  The article reports: “SITTING around a restaurant table, …

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Having analyzed almost every aspects of the ADR system in China now in order to complete the description it is necessary to spend some words on the most well known institution for Arbitration in China, namely the CIETAC ( China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission , http://www.cietac.org/index.cms ). Introduction In China the most important …

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Today with this entry I would like to present briefly the new initiative by the Chinese legislator in order to simplify the rules for the realization of foreign investments in China. Substantially China is trying to reduce bureaucracy in order to render more attractive its investment environment to foreign investors. (Some interesting data on FDI …

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Doing business in China often means needing to travel to one part of the country or another to meet with clients.  This is especially true I think of the legal profession.  Quite often the attorneys based here in our Beijing office are required to travel, sometimes long distances, to take care of legal matters for …

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This entry today is about how to limit (trade) disputes with your Chinese counterparts simply paying more attention to the drafting of your agreements. A very illustrative document by the WTO describing how this organization and trading system offer a range of benefits and “fair trade” can help in establishing also good relationships among States …

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Had a good cup of joe lately in China?  Cup of joe?  According to “Wikipedia”, the expression, “cup of joe” came into being as follows: Etymology There is an attribution to Josephus Daniels (1862-1948) who, as Secretary of the U.S. Navy under President Woodrow Wilson in 1913, was said to have abolished the officers’ wine …

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