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China Music Industry: Understanding Copyright Ownership, Re-recording, and Statutory LicensesNew!!
I. Introduction: The Worldwide Battle Over Masters The recent high-profile conflict between G.E.M. (Deng Ziqi) and her former management company has caused significant waves in the Asian entertainment scene. Central to this dispute is a situation familiar to industry watchers globally: an artist attempting to re-record their own songs to escape the control of a […]
Evidence Collection Strategies in Chinese Patent Infringement Litigation: Navigating the “Evidence Is King” Principle
In China’s judicial system, the fundamental principle of adjudication based on facts and law places evidence at the highest level of importance, often referred to as the “king of legal proceedings.” Unlike the United States, where pretrial discovery is common, China’s legal system requires plaintiffs to bear the burden of proof under the rule that […]
Trademark Registration Guidance
We guide you each step of the trademark process, and take care of everything. We perform a trademark search, provide legal advice, and prepare and file your application, which will simplify the trademark process and improve your chances of success in getting China trademark registration. You will get personalized guidance from the experienced trademark attorneys […]
China Suppliers Due Diligence
Overseas clients come to us to see if we have a solution to verify the vendor. They want to proceed purchasing, but not sure. We dealt with many contract breach cases that overseas clients partnering up with a Chinese supplier who eventually couldn’t deliver the product, or even worse, disappear forever. Prevention is better than […]
Contract Management
We advise on contract drafting and negotiations, including the preparation of state-of-the-art form document suites to streamline your entire contracting process. We also facilitate productive negotiations with vendors, subcontractors, manufactures or distributors in China. Our work will include but not limited to:
Reputation Management
We act for a range of content creators and users, helping them to effectively exploit rights whilst protecting their brand, reputation and underlying intellectual property. Our service includes reputation management, advising clients on defamation, malicious falsehood and privacy issues across all forms of media. Through our discrete and specialist advice we help our public sector, […]