by ahsiao | Apr 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
China has been known to have NO wiggle room when it comes to #trademark or #patent deadlines; however, now they are finally bending the rule (or showing willingness to bend the rules) due to the COVID19 situation. In Notification No. 350 issued by the China National...
by ahsiao | Jan 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
Since we advise clients on legal and business issues in Greater China and elsewhere in Asia, we would like to keep you updated on the rapidly progressing events and how they may impact our services and your business objectives in the region. It is likely that regular...
by ahsiao | Oct 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
I received a lot of questions about my recent post: ‘fake Samsung cell phone case in China.’ In that case, the bad guy (Mr. Quo) made and sold counterfeit SAMSUNG cell phones on Taobao. In 2015, the court decided to accept this as a criminal case. ...
by ahsiao | Oct 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Alibaba announced some pretty important updates to its enforcement process in 2018. Since it’s been in effective for over one year, we thought it would be helpful to see how exactly these changes are impacting (or helping) the Western brand owners. In order for...
by ahsiao | Sep 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
The following article was published on NTD WeChat Platform on September 23, 2019 22, 2019 Beijing time. Link to the publication accessible here. 编者按...
by ahsiao | Sep 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
We are pleased to share that Amy Hsiao – our partner in the Asia group – was elected to serve as the Vice Chair of the China IP Committee at ABA (American Bar Association). The committee webpage can be accessed here. Congrats...
