When manufacturing custom products in China, companies face critical decisions about legal protections at different stages of the supplier relationship. Understanding when to deploy an NNN Agreement versus a Manufacturing Agreement—and how to structure each for enforcement in Chinese courts—can mean the difference between protecting your intellectual property and losing control of your designs, molds, and market position.

En agosto de 2024, un tribunal tailandés condenó al español Daniel Sancho a cadena perpetua por el asesinato y descuartizamiento del cirujano plástico colombiano Edwin Arrieta.

In a recent email to a client, one or our China employment lawyers provided an overview of China's employment law system. This post expands on that overview, offering insights and examples to help foreign.

Arabic, one of the world's most widely spoken languages, plays a growing role in American life—both culturally and commercially. With around 1.4 million Arabic speakers in the U.S.

Since 2015, the business environment in and with China has grown increasingly risky and complex with each passing year.

In the United States and Europe, it is uncommon for a dispute between two businesspeople to become a matter for criminal law enforcement.

In the AI-driven economy, trade secrets have become the invisible engine of competitive advantage—encompassing source code, proprietary workflows, customer intelligence, and operational systems that never appear...

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I recently had the opportunity to sit down and interview Peter Davis. Most people in the Arizona cannabis industry know Peter.

Oregon's civil discovery rules diverge sharply from federal practice by eliminating interrogatories and generally prohibiting compelled pretrial disclosure of retained expert testimony. Understanding these procedural differences and adapting discovery strategy accordingly can mean the difference between building a winning record and discovering critical gaps too late to address them.

Expanding your restaurant internationally is more than a growth strategy—it's a major leap that tests every part of your business, from operations and supply chains to culture, finance, and of course, law.

The response was immediate. With so many companies moving their manufacturing out of China—or seriously considering doing so—that post generated a wave of calls and emails filled with insightful questions

This is the third post in our global trademark series. After covering Australia and Brazil, we now turn to Türkiye—the 16th-largest economy in the world and a critical bridge between East and West.

La mitad de las transacciones de comercio electrónico («e-commerce») en el mundo ocurren en China y las empresas de otros países no se están perdiendo la fiesta.

When brands think about protecting their intellectual property abroad, they often start with the most visible tasks: filing a trademark application, registering a patent, or sending a takedown notice to deal with a specific infringement.

For most companies (and trademark lawyers), Cuba is a someday problem. But someday problems in first-to-file countries have a way of becoming someone else’s mark.

The latest round of tariff changes is here, and the impact will be swift and significant.

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When business relationships fall apart, it can be challenging to know what to do next. Perhaps a contract has been breached, someone owes you money, or your intellectual property is being infringed.

Longtime readers of this blog have heard us say it before: register your trademark in China. Yet, we continue to see brands putting it off — and paying the price later when someone else registers the trademark.