Your intellectual property (IP) and designs are valuable assets of your business that must be protected, especially when sourcing from overseas. In this Buyer Fireside Chat, host Meghla Bhardwaj talks about IP protection with two leading attorneys specializing in commercial law in China and India – Dan Harris, also known as “Super Lawyer”, and Rishabh […]
The Five Most Basic Rules for Doing Business in a Foreign Country
Over the weekend, a U.S. company emailed seeking our help in finding them a criminal lawyer to represent one of their employees who had been arrested in a foreign country for trying to buy cannabis. The employee’s excuse was that he “thought cannabis was legal.” I took this to mean he thought that because cannabis […]
Protecting Your Intellectual Property when Sourcing from China
IP protection is vital. Registering your ownership is how you ensure that you can reap the benefits of the designs, brands, breakthroughs and other intellectual property you’ve spent so much time, money and effort on creating. And if your product crosses borders, it’s not enough just to register your IP in your home jurisdiction and […]
Friday links: goblincore fashion, fingertip batteries, Honda smart shoes (6 Aug 2021)
Goblincore fashion is the new style trend the internet is talking about Wondering what exactly is goblincore fashion? A rising trend on TikTok and Reddit that’s gaining mainstream attention, “goblincore” fashion is all about finding beauty in traditionally undesirable parts of nature. It’s the fashion trend that embraces “chaos, dirt and mud.” For sourcing purposes, […]
International patents: Be careful what you wish (and pay) for
By Dan Harris At least once a week one of our international manufacturing lawyers will get an email that starts with something like the following: