The Motley Fool Is Foolish On China
The Motley Fool, a hugely popular investment advice site, recently did an article on Home Depot’s planned expansion into China, entitled, “Home Depot Sells Fine China.“ The article talks about how...
View ArticleMy Tentative China/Asian Itinerary — Let’s Meet!
On Wednesday, July 26, I will be taking off on my bi-monthly Asian trip. As is nearly always the case, I will be spending my first night in Seoul, Korea. I leave Seoul, on Friday, July 28, for...
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Protecting Your Intellectual Property in China — The Starbucks Perspective
This is the third of my posts on the United State’s Patent and Trademark Office’s recently completed two-day conference on “Protecting Your Intellectual Property In China and The Global Marketplace“...
View ArticleChina Trademark Law: Simple And Effective
Earlier this year, I wrote an article for the Alaska Bar Magazine [link no longer exists] (I am an Alaska Bar member!) on China’s trademark laws, mostly extolling how necessary it is to secure such a...
View ArticleWhere To Locate Your China Retail. Wake Up And Smell The Coffee. Literally?
For many years here in Seattle, a newish/smallish coffee chain called Seattle’s Best Coffee (SBC) was said to choose its locations based on Starbucks. Supposedly (and I do think this was the case),...
View ArticleWho To Copy In China, Part I. Starbucks.
Lawyers copy. Let me expound on that. Lawyers proudly copy. If I am writing a joint venture agreement on a coal mine in Western China, the first thing I will do is send out an email to everyone in...
View ArticleBank On China’s Home Grown Consumers Rising
The Street.com did a story on the increasing growth of Chinese consumerism. The article talks about how China’s growing middle class is translating into a growing customer base and then goes on to...
View ArticleChina IP Protection — A Seoul Perspective
There is an assumption out there that China’s legal deck is completely stacked against Western companies. China bad. South Korea good. Starbucks just proved it is not that simple. I have handled at...
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