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Posted May 7, 2017

What exactly is an anti-counterfeiting program? And how much does it take to make it a criminal case?

Most of the counterfeit products in the world today are originated from China. Narrow in a bit — they are from South Eastern ports of China. Big brands and international companies have [...]

By sladlaw

In Events, Law Blog

Posted May 1, 2017

What was China doing for the World’s Intellectual Property Day?

China celebrated the IP holiday by holding annual conferences. This year’s IP conference was held in Hangzhou — the capital city of Zhejiang Province. The conference took place from 3/30 [...]

By sladlaw

In Law Blog

Posted April 27, 2017

Top 5 Cases Picked by China’s Authorities as A Roadmap to its TRADEMARK System

Following my recent meetings in China, I came across something practical and useful. China’s Trademark Appeal Board recently announced its Top 20 “Most Representative” cases. They were selected [...]

By sladlaw

In Law Blog

Posted April 26, 2017

Five Questions to Ask – How to Know Whether Your China Experts are Indeed Experts or Simply People Who Travel to China in First Class (With Your Money)

Just because an attorney is Chinese and he/she happens to speak English does NOT make him/her an expert in China’s trademark law! ... The use of this outdated model explains why we still see [...]