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Famed Chinese Director Defamed Ex-Soldier in Memoir, Court Says

Jan 9, 2019 / Headlines From China /

Chen Kaige had refused to apologize for his unverified account of the plaintiff following a court decision. Read More

Founder of Once-Popular Torrent Site Jailed for Piracy

Jan 8, 2019 / News /

BT Tiantang hosted thousands of pirated films and TV series, leading to its owner’s arrest in September 2016. Read More

In A Series of Three Firsts, Beijing’s Internet Court Dismisses ByteDance Copyright Suit against Baidu

Dec 28, 2018 / News /

Beijing’s newly established internet court has dismissed ByteDance-backed Douyin’s copyright lawsuit against Baidu. Read More

Ten Ways to Calculate Your China Legal Risks: Do You Feel Lucky?

Oct 24, 2018 / Legal /

As China governmental power continues to expand and continues to get more concerned about its slowing economy and how it is viewed by its citizens, it continues to get tough on foreign businesses. This makes now a good time for foreign companies doing business in China or with China to determine their China risks. Read More

Headlines from China: ‘Lost in Thailand’ Sentenced to a Fine of 5 Million RMB for Unfair Competition

Apr 13, 2018 / Headlines From China /

Lost in Thailand, a hit Chinese comedy directed by Xu Zheng, has been sentenced by The Supreme People's Court of PRC to a fine of 5 million yuan ($796,000) for unfair competition. The film was released in 2012 and went on to make over $20 million at the Chinese box office. Read More

China Online Gaming: Trademark and Copyright and Patent Protections

Apr 13, 2018 / Game /

China presents a wealth of opportunities for foreign gaming companies, but (and this is true of pretty much every IP-laden industry), it also presents substantial risks. Read More

Dual Language China Contracts: Don’t Get Fooled!

Apr 5, 2018 / Legal /

Foreign companies sign dual language contracts without knowing exactly what the Chinese language portion of their contract says. This is really risky dangerous. Many dual language Chinese-English contracts are silent on which language controls. Read More

China Non Disclosure Agreements: Please Do Not Try This at Home

Apr 2, 2018 / Legal /

United States companies all too often make the mistake of trying to protect their intellectual property from China by using a U.S. style non-disclosure agreement (NDA). These agreements do not work for China. Chinese companies know this and so they willingly sign them. Read More

China Business Scam, Part 1: Come to China to Sign the Contract

Mar 6, 2018 / Legal /

The scam consists of the Chinese company luring the Western company in with promises of big money for services to be supplied by the Western company. There is just one small hitch: the Western company must go to China. Read More

Boy-Coin: The World’s First Fan-Made Cryptocurrency

Feb 12, 2018 / News /

A new cryptocurrency targeting fans of teen boy band TFBoys took Chinese social media by storm over the weekend, but the pop trio’s agency has denied having any affiliation with the project. Read More

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