The Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China was first adopted in 1982. The State Council promulgated Regulations on the Implementation of the Trademark Law in 1983. The Trademark Law was revised in 1993 and 2001, and in 2002 new Implementing Regulations were issued, in part, to bring China’s trademark legislation into compliance with …
What is Direct Sales? Direct selling is a retail channel used by top global brands and smaller, entrepreneurial companies to market products and services to consumers. Companies market all types of goods and services, including jewelry, cookware, nutritionals, cosmetics, housewares, energy and insurance, and much more. The direct selling channel differs from broader retail in …
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I have been working for a client as regards setting up a branch in Shenzhen and successfully obtained the business license on a single day. If you have handled such matter in other city of China, you will know how amazing it is, for in other cities, the period is always weeks. I really appreciate …
After the long vacation for Chinese Spring Festival, many companies will have to recruit new employees as there is always a resignation tide after the annual year-end bonus was distributed. During the recruitment, many companies will encounter the problem on the arrangement of salary and allowance for certain employee. A sound arrangement will attract the …
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The new Standards improve upon the old version from the following aspects: added the examination of a sound trademark, added the CTO’s issuing of the Examination Opinion during the examination, added the application of Paragraph 4 of Article 19, Article 50, Paragraph 2 of Article 15 of the Trademark Law, added the identification of the …
The Government has recently announced measures to reform Trademark Review Cases. The proposed Measures comprise 21 articles and provide an oral hearing may be initiated upon the request of a concerned party or determined by The Trademark Review and Adjudication Board (TRAB) on the basis of the case’s circumstance. If a concerned party has questions …
The newly enacted Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Administration of Domestic Activities of Overseas Non-governmental Organizations (“Foreign NGO Law”) has come into effect since January 1 st of 2017. After more than a year of soliciting views from the public and revisions, this Law has attracted widespread attention from domestic and …
It is known to many people that in China the procedures of enterprises deregistration are complex and time-consuming, we have experienced to take around two years to help one of our clients to close down the company properly. However with a new Guiding Opinion issued by the State Administration of Industry and Commerce (“SAIC”), it …
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Along with the rapid development on international service trade and global communication, there are more and more foreign employees working in China based enterprises. How to make an appropriate salary plan for those expatriates becomes one of the most important questions for many of our clients’ companies. The general idea would be reducing the individual …
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Next week brings Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival, which is the most important holiday in Chinese cultural tradition. During this holiday, large cities such as Beijing and Shanghai empty, with people going back to small cities and villages across China to spend the holiday with family. The holiday brings 7 official public …
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