by Jonathan Smith | Nov 25, 2020 | Legal, Trade Marks and IP
Many brands are deeply concerned about their products being copied by a local company when they enter the China market. Quite frankly, nowadays the greater concern for foreign brands regarding local companies should be outcompeted by a local company that is more...
by Jonathan Smith | Jul 1, 2020 | Legal, Trade Marks and IP
Ensuring that you register your trademarks in China is one of the first things we advise all companies interested in entering the market to do. Many companies are caught out as they assume that the trademark system in China will be similar to their own country, but...
by Admin | Mar 20, 2019 | Compliance, Legal, Market Entry, Organic
China’s organic food market more than tripled in size in the past decade. Consumers are skeptical towards their domestic organic produce supply chain, leaving huge potential for foreign brands. The largest challenge for foreign organic brands entering into China...
by Admin | Mar 16, 2019 | Legal, Trade Marks and IP
1.First to file system China’s trademark and IP works on a first to file basis, which means no amount of evidence that you have built up a brand, to be however well known, for however long will be taken into consideration. An example of this is when apple failed to...