Dave Sheppard of Medworld Advisors recently met Nicholas V. Chen & Juan Carlos Madrigal of Pamir Law Group in Taipei, Taiwan. Dave is IR Global’s exclusive Business Advisory Services member in US-Massachusets, whilst Nicholas & Juan are IR Global’s exclusive Mergers & Acquisitions and Anti-Corruption members in China & Taiwan. Nicholas had the following to say: […]
Whilst in Amsterdam Nicholas V. Chen of Pamir Law Group sat with IR Global, after introducing his firm and their areas of practice he then goes on to discuss his experience within the IR Global network and how the network has benefited him and his clients, his referral activity both inbound and outbound and how […]
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank said on Friday it had agreed with State-owned Export-Import Bank of China (ExIm) to set up a 5 billion dollar fund to promote African exports to China and industrial zones on the continent. The fund, to be financed by China’s ExIm, will invest in the African countries where Attijariwafa […]
Nicholas V. Chen of Pamir Law Group had the pleasure of welcoming Valeriano Del Rosario of Vera Law (Del Rosario Raboca Gonzales Grasparil) to his offices in Taiwan. Both Nick and Val have been members of IR for a long time and have attended numerous conferences, it’s great to see our members catching up.
Introduction & background The China Trademark Law underwent its Fourth Amendment on April 23, 2019 (“Amendment”). The Amendment is intended to regulate filings so that bad faith trademark filing is more difficult. It also provides for increased compensation for trademark infringement. The Amendment became effective on November 1, 2019. On October 11, 2019 the document […]
Introduction & background “. . . Don’t worry, we have the NNN agreements in place…” A snippet of a telephone conversation more fully overheard in the lounge of a major hotel in New Orleans. The speaker was American, presumably a lawyer, and speaking confidently to a client about a China manufacturing deal. Many, including lawyers, […]
IntroductionOn September 23, 2019, the Supreme Court of the People’sRepublicofChina(”SupremeCourt”)gave its decision in an OEM manufacturing trademark case brought by Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (“Honda”) against Chongqing Heng Sheng Xin Tai Trading Co Ltd and Chongqing Heng Sheng Group Co Ltd. (“Heng Sheng”). Overall (“Honda Case”). The Supreme Court held that the two Heng […]
Background Chanel owns the registered trademark (the ‘double C’ logo) in Class 14 in China. In June 2016 the Guangzhou City Haizhu District Administration for Industry and Commerce (AIC) raided a jewellery store and found goods resembling the shape of Chanel’s ‘double C’ logo. Representatives from Chanel later confirmed that the goods were fake. The […]
Draft regulations from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) formalise China’s changing stance on asserting punitive damages for infringement, severely punishing criminal acts regarding IP rights and stating that IP rights should be fully protected. Background The NDRC leads China’s macroeconomic planning. It formulates and implements strategies for national economic and social development and […]
The franchising concept is relatively new to China. In fact, as recently as the mid-1990s, the Chinese language didn’t even include a direct translation of the word “franchise.” Nevertheless, in recent decades, Western franchises have been proliferating in China like flowers after a spring shower. Although fast-food chains such as McDonald’s, KFC, and Starbucks have […]
Nick Chen has been traveling and working in China since 1973. He is the managing partner of Pamir Law Group, an international law and business consulting firm based in Asia with offices in Shanghai and Taipei. Nick Chen’s ‘China journey’ is already in its fifth decade. During that journey, he has guided many international parties […]
Read moreThe US Council on Foreign Relations lists the US-China trade war as the most significant world event of 2018 – and it seems more than plausible that this event will retain its title in 2019. The frightening aspect of this scenario is the fact that neither side has exhausted its arsenal of weapons that could […]
