China
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China, Trademarks
Register Your Trademarks In China, And Then Do It Again With China Customs
A trademark registration alone will not limit the spread of counterfeit goods; it merely gives you the legal capacity to enforce your rights to that mark. -
China, Contracts
China Contracts: Why Even Bother?
If your Chinese counterparty believes your contract will be enforced, or even if it just believes it may be enforced, it is likely to act accordingly. - Sponsored
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China, Trademarks
Talk To Michael Jordan, Not Michael Bastian, About China Trademarks
If you want to protect your brand in China, there’s only one thing to do: file a trademark application in China now, before someone else does it for you.
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.29.15
* With the accusations mounting, and the stunning New York Magazine cover feature 35 women alleging Bill Cosby sexually assaulted them, the comedian’s legal team is changing tactics. [CNN]
* Does ideology play a role in conferring honorary degrees? One conservative law professor says yes. [National Law Journal]
* Ever wonder why there are so many iconic movie roles that are lawyers? [ABA Journal]
* Citizens United actually loses a legal battle, this time courtesy of New York’s own Amazing Schneiderman. [Wall Street Journal]
* Need more evidence that campaign finance laws are a joke? [Huffington Post]
* China’s first lawsuit over pollution is a go. [Jurist]
* What will the long term impact be of legally classifying Uber drivers as employees? [Law.com]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.28.15
* Despite the fact that the 25/75 percentile LSAT range for many law schools has dropped precipitously, some schools still care about LSAT scores — because they care about you (and their U.S. News rank). [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News]
* Maryland Law and Baltimore Law are going to be teaming up to launch a solo practice incubator for their recent graduates, and BC, BU, and Northeastern will be doing the same thing in 2016. Full-time, long-term jobs where bar passage is required for all! [National Law Journal]
* The Dacheng Dentons merger has the potential to completely change the legal profession as we know it, or fall flat on its face and be remembered as a good idea that went wrong. It’s been six months, and we’re all still waiting to see what happens. [Financial Times]
* The criminal case against ex-Goldman Sachs programmer Sergey Aleynikov is like the Energizer bunny in that it keeps going, and going, and going, and going. Manhattan DA Cy Vance is appealing Aleynikov’s overturned conviction. [DealBook / New York Times]
* “The unfortunate scenario alleged in the complaint cries out for a legislative fix, not a judicial nix.” As expected, terminally ill civil rights attorney Christy McDonnell’s right-to-die lawsuit was dismissed by a California judge yesterday. How depressing. [AP]
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China, Contracts
Don't Misunderstand Your China Memorandum Of Understanding
Don't sign any contracts in China before consulting an attorney. Here's why. -
China, Contracts, Labor / Employment
China Employment Contracts: Keep 'Em Current Or Suffer Big Penalties
If you are employing anyone in China without an up-to-date written contract in Chinese, you are at risk for a substantial penalty. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 07.15.15
* Doesn’t the increasingly bloated Republican presidential primary field seem like a plot from Veep rather than real life? Well, take a break from the world’s insanity and break down the election law quandary from the season finale of the hit show. [Law.com]
* Spoiler alert: the performance art defense doesn’t work. [Dealbreaker]
* Good news for New York Bar Exam takers — don’t stress about grabbing lunch on the day of the exam. [Custom Gourmet]
* This… is not going to end well. China arrested more than 100 human rights lawyers for inciting trouble. [Christian Science Monitor]
* I think it’s entirely possible Harper Lee never intended to publish “Go Set A Watchman” and that makes me hesitant to read the novel, but Harvard Law School professor Randall Kennedy’s call to “abandon the immature sentimentality ingrained by middle school lessons about the nobility of the white savior” has me itching to buy the book. [New York Times]
* Speaking of the incredibly sketchy circumstances under which Harper Lee’s novel was published, maybe it’s time to blame the lawyer? [New Republic]
* Remember that viral video about cat-calling on NYC streets from last year? Yeah, the woman featured is suing the makers of the video (along with Google, YouTube, and TGI Fridays). Only problem? She got nothing in writing. [Slate]
* I sure hope no attorneys were sucked into this M&A fraud. [Forbes]
* OIL AND HEAVY WATER FOR EVERYBODY — a take on the Iran deal. [Breaking Energy]
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China
Chinese Investment In U.S. Companies: Toss Out Your Assumptions
Chinese investors may not have the long-term health of your company at heart. -
Technology
China Surprises No One By Passing Cybersecurity Law That Gives It More Control Of The Internet
Some countries will surprise you. Some won't. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 07.09.15
* If Taylor Swift doesn’t like a photographer she just shakes it off… and then roughs him up according to her contract. [Gawker]
* Bankers commit crimes for the dumbest reasons. [Dealbreaker]
* Chadbourne closes its Beijing office, leaving the firm with no more boots on the ground in Asia. It’s like the Asian Pivot… but backward. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA]
* The Florida Supreme Court just ordered the legislature to redraw some of the state’s congressional districts before 2016. All that hard gerrymandering work for nothing, huh? [Reuters via Yahoo News]
* Richard Hsu of Shearman & Sterling and the host of the Hsu Untied podcast finds himself on the other side of this interview. [One-400]
* Massively underpaying lawyers. It’s not just for Massachusetts any more. [Legal Cheek]
* Katten Muchin is back in hot water after the Seventh Circuit revived a malpractice suit. [Law 360]
* Judge Rakoff relishes an opportunity to sit by designation on the Second Circuit. [Dealbreaker]
* A reminder that Bloomberg BNA is hosting its inaugural Big Law Business Summit next week to hear from in-house counsel about the evolving relationship between Biglaw and its clients. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA]
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China
8 Ways To Stay Out Of Legal Trouble In China
If your company cannot give good answers to the questions asked in this column, you should start making changes, and fast. -
China, Intellectual Property
8 Tips For China Licensing Agreements
With this knowledge at the ready up your sleeve, your clients will be in a much better situation when attempting to license their IP rights to Chinese companies.
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China, Contracts
China Contracts: Why Even Bother?
If your Chinese counterparty believes your contract will be enforced, or even if it just believes it may be enforced, it is likely to act accordingly. -
China
Transfer Pricing And China: Watch Out
If you do not have a written agreement between your China entity and your overseas entity clearly setting forth the terms of all transactions between those two entities, you need to get one. Now. -
China
China: Where Even The Lawyers Are Fake
The key to avoiding this sort of scam is to do your due diligence on your China lawyers just as you do with any other good-sized transaction -
China, Tax Law
China's Slowing Economy Means Its Tax Authorities Are Coming After You
The key to foreign companies weathering China's economic slowdown will be to focus on scrupulous regulatory compliance and not assume that a slowdown won't affect its business. -
China
Buying A Chinese Company? Why China Deals Don't Get Done
Your China lawyer's advice will probably be a deal-killer, and here's why you should be happy the deal was killed. -
China, Intellectual Property
Giving Your IP To China
Countless American companies give away all rights to their designs in return for saving money on product development and an appropriate Product Development Agreement. Chinese manufacturers are all too happy to oblige. -
China
7 Basics For Starting A China WFOE
If you've gotten all of your ducks in a row on these seven issues, you'll be well on your way to starting a business in China.