China intellectual property rights have undergone significant reform in recent years. But is it enough? What more needs to be done? Elizabeth Chien-Hale, who has spent extensive time working with businesses in both the US and China, explores these issues in this blog post and accompanying podcast. Last year, the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress …
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China’s legal system: 2014 reviews and predictions for 2015
According to the Lunar Calendar, 2015’s Chinese Spring Festival is on February 19, ending the Year of Fire Horse and starting the Year of Wooden Sheep. At this transitional time, Legal Current invites Chang Wang and Nathan H. Madson to review the major legal events and developments in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) over …
First bilingual legal research book published in China, written by Thomson Reuters Chang Wang
China University of Political Science and Law Press, a leading legal publisher in China, just published a bilingual (English and Chinese) legal research textbook based on West’s Analysis of American Law/Key Number System and WestlawNext. This 700-page textbook is the first bilingual textbook of legal research in American law. The author, Chang Wang, is the Chief …
Viji Krishnan in MCC: Protect your brand in China
Viji Krishnan, general manager and global head of Thomson CompuMark, authored a column in this month’s Metropolitan Corporate Counsel. In the article, titled “Protect Your Brand In China — How To Navigate The World’s Most Challenging Intellectual Property Landscape,” Krishnan talks about China’s 45 different trademark classes, each of which has several sub-classes. If companies aren’t careful, …
Thomson Reuters expands Practical Law service with launch in China
The scope of Practical Law, the leading provider of online know-how to lawyers worldwide, just expanded. Practical Law China, the first legal know-how service to provide transactional support to lawyers doing business in, or with parties based in, mainland China launched yesterday. From the fundamentals of establishing a business in China, to localizing boilerplate agreements, …
Winning a ten year trademark battle in China
Getting Westlaw registered as a trademark in China has been a Herculean task spanning ten years. Ryan Sheppard, vice president of Trademark Assets for Thomson Reuters, recently talked to Donna La Vardera, trademark manager for Legal at Thomson Reuters, about her dogged pursuit of the mark which was finally granted this year. Donna, why is …
Elite COO discusses international law firm growth
Cary Burch, chief operating officer at Elite, talks about how international law firms, specifically in China, are growing at a rapid rate and presenting big growth opportunities for the services that Elite provides, such as assistance with automating processes and international compliance.
Research confirms China leads world in patent applications, trademark filings
By tracking published patent applications, examining real-world trademark and copyright infringement issues and comparing the government policies and long-term innovation strategies of China to other world leaders, new reports from Thomson Reuters suggest that although China leads the world in patent and trademark filings, its status as a global player still faces challenges. “Intellectual property …