March and April 2019 were whirlwinds for foreign IP owners with respect to the legal and regulatory framework in China governing foreign investment, cross-border technology …
A Guide To China’s New Online Publishing Rules For Foreign Media
This analysis is intended to address a number of concerns that have been raised regarding China’s new Administrative Regulations for Online Publishing Services (“Online Publishing Regulations”) and …
PRC Criminal Law Tackles Data Privacy
This month we take a detour from trademark issues to cover recent developments in data privacy, a subject that has been the focus of considerable …
Assessing China’s Plan to Build Internet Power
When the Chinese Communist Party targeted clean energy in its 11th Five Year Plan (2006-2010), the resulting investment spree upended the global clean energy market almost overnight. …
Merchandise Licensing: Contractual Arrangements
This is the second part of a two-part article introducing best practices in this sector. The first part focused on securing relevant IP. This part …
Merchandise Licensing: Securing Rights
The licensing of names and images from fictional works, including the names of cartoon characters and film titles, is growing exponentially in the PRC and …
Should You Record Trademark License Contracts?
There are a range of legal and practical reasons for foreign trademark owners to record licenses of their registered Chinese trademarks with the China Trademark …
