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5 Key IP Protection Approaches when Manufacturing in Asia

December 16, 2022 by Renaud Anjoran

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...]

Filed Under: IP Protection Tagged With: china copycats, IP security, manufacturing agreement, NNN agreement, product development agreement, tips for importers

From Prototype to Production: 7 Pitfalls for Tech Products

July 14, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

From Prototype to Production: 7 Pitfalls for Tech Products

If you have already done the hard work of building a look-alike and work-alike prototype, congratulations! However, there are still these 7 most common pitfalls you have to avoid while going from prototype to production... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crowdfunding Tagged With: crowdfunding, electronic product design, manufacturing contract, mature product designs, mechanical product design, pilot runs, product development agreement, product performance testing, product reliability testing, product testing, prototyping, tooling

Exploring Product Development Agreements For Importers [Podcast]

June 4, 2021 by Adrian Leighton

exploring product development agreements

In This Episode... We explore product development agreements that clarify your expectations, protect your IP, keep leverage over your supplier, provide you with transparency and control over your supply chain, and make it 100% clear who is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: chinese business practices, IP protection, manufacturing agreement, new product development, NNN agreement, podcast, product development agreement, supplier management

Are You Using A China Manufacturing Contract To Protect Yourself? [Podcast]

September 16, 2020 by Adrian Leighton

Are You Using A China Manufacturing Contract To Protect Yourself? [Podcast]

The importance of a China manufacturing contract I've written about terms to negotiate with your contract manufacturer and the positive effects of signing a strong manufacturing contract before. And some commonalities between them include … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supplier Management Tagged With: contract law, enforceable contracts, manufacturing agreement, manufacturing contract, NNN agreement, podcast, product development agreement


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This is a blog written by Renaud Anjoran, an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer who has been involved in chinese manufacturing since 2005, and his team.

He is the CEO of The Sofeast Group.

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