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Managing Director, Edward Lehman, nominated as China’s leading expert in China Franchise Law by leading media outlet. Mr Lehman is a 25 year resident of mainland China. Lehman is a former research fellow at the China Academy of Social Sciences (where he worked with key decision makers who drafted the China franchise law and helped …

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The DealMakers Global Awards 2012 has selected LEHMAN, LEE & XU China by a vote of the magazine’s global readership with a comprehensive guide to those firms that are noted for demonstrating a consistently high level of ability, within those Countries that the monthly publication reaches, whilst ensuring they are kept well informed as to …

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Q: What is the status of the first “guiding cases”? A: The guiding cases just ushered in by the SPC is different from the decisions published by the SPC or any of its functional divisions before mainly in that these decisions are actually officially recognized as an authority of law (or source of law) which …

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The Lawyers World Global Awards 2012 recognize a select number of leading professional firms, across the globe, for their individual areas of specialization, within their geographical location. Lehman, Lee & Xu was selected as a Lawyers World Global Awards Winner 2012 – in the category of Patent law firm of the year. According to the …

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Question 1: Whether can the Letter of Consent be accepted in China? Answer 1: When a trademark application is refused by citing similar prior trademarks in China, the applicant may first file a review before the TRAB to keep the applied trademark application pending. At the same time, we suggest trying to negotiate with the …

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Q: Must a request for PPH be filed based on claims of an application granted by the JPO? A: It is possible to file a PPH request based on national work products from the JPO or based on the PCT international work products from the JPO. In the situation where the national work products from …

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Q: What is the RQFII Pilot Program? A: China has launched a pilot program under the “Measures on the Pilot Program for Asset Management and Securities Companies to Qualify as RMB Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors” that allows Chinese yuan raised in Hong Kong by Hong Kong subsidiaries of Chinese domestic fund management companies and securities …

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Q: What is the economy aspect of China during the time after entry the WTO? A: THE World Trade Organisation (WTO), like many clubs, denies patrons the right of automatic readmission. Having quit the organisation’s predecessor shortly after the Communist revolution of 1949, China had to wait 15 long years to gain entry after reapplying …

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December 3, 2011,- Lehman, Lee & Xu was recently ranked as “Leading Trademarks Firm in China” by Asia IP, a well-known magazine in the IP and legal sectors. Asia IP is read directly by in-house counsel and lawyers worldwide with an active interest in Asia. The magazine is essential reading for anyone interested in one …

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Besides Civil procedure, a civil case trial will also be governed by inner regulations and rules of courts. Commonly these regulations or rules are neither written on paper nor opened to public, but they are important to any civil cases. 1. A court of first instance shall try civil cases by a collegial panel composed …

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