Dan Harris, Partner of the US law firm Harris Sliwoski LLP and long-time writer of the China Law Blog, shares his tips on common IP risks in China and steps you can take to protect your business when you buy from Chinese suppliers or … [Read more...]
5 Key IP Protection Approaches when Manufacturing in Asia
How do you protect your product IP and business interests when doing your product development and manufacturing in Asian countries? This is a common concern for entrepreneurs, hardware startups, and SMEs, and rightly so...after all, you … [Read more...]
Manufacture in China, Get Your Product Copied? Not That Simple.
There are many examples out there of companies that got in big trouble because of their suppliers in China. In many cases, a supplier got very tempted to start selling the same product on their customer’s market. As a result, people who … [Read more...]
Is It Beneficial To Be First To Market With Your New Product Idea? [Podcast]
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In this episode... A recent China Law Blog article questions the wisdom of rushing out your innovative new made-in-China product in order to 'beat the copycats' to market. While there are some situations where this may have some merit, … [Read more...]
New Product Launch: Taking Shortcuts vs. Preventing Risks
You are developing a new product. There is currently nothing like your product on the market. You have high confidence that it will be successful (otherwise, why are you working on this project?). You need to make a choice. Do you … [Read more...]