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Intellectual Property
What foreign companies need to know about the Chinese law! The following article explains the Chinese legal framework and points out what you should know as a foreign company to secure your intellectual property appropriately in the long run. (more…)
Differences between Intellectual Property Protection in China and the EU
By Richard Hoffmann, ECOVIS Beijing China, as well as the European Member States, are members of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), party to international agreements such as the Paris Convention, the Berne Convention, and the Madrid Protocol. Furthermore, since becoming a...
SOMEONE REGISTERED MY TRADEMARK IN CHINA!
By Richard Hoffmann, ECOVIS Beijing Before you even sell your products on the Chinese market, the first thing you should do is register your trademark. China operates a first to file policy, meaning if someone registers your trademark in China before you,...
10 most likely mistakes while setting up a WFOE [2/2]
By Manuela Reintgen and Michelle Yan, ECOVIS Beijing Setting up a Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise (“WFOE”) in China requires full commitment. You can’t just do it alongside, it has to be carefully planned and many things have to be taken into...
Transfer of Intellectual Property from Germany into the People’s Republic of China
By Larsen Lüngen ECOVIS Cologne and Krefeld and Richard Hoffmann ECOVIS Beijing The cross-border transfer of intellectual property (IP) becomes more and more important. Intellectual property is an intangible property of an enterprise or an individual and includes patents, non-patented...
5 Steps to Successful Trademark Registration
By Richard Hoffmann, ECOVIS Beijing China The Chinese trademark law adopts a first-to-file rule for obtaining a trademark. Therefore in the vast majority of cases, whoever files first for a particular trademark will obtain the trademark rights. (more…)
Protecting your intellectual property – trademark registration in China
By Richard Hoffmann, ECOVIS Beijing China The Company: A German SME distributing a certain type of household furniture in China. The Issue: When a company enters the Chinese market it has to make sure its assets are well protected. That...