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 …
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 …
