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China Supplier Fraud In Yiwu: Why We Recommended The Police, Not A Lawsuit
A U.S. company paid $177,000 to a Yiwu intermediary for three shipments, but only the first arrived. When the buyer sought legal help expecting to file a lawsuit, experienced international counsel recommended a different path: taking the matter to Chinese police as potential economic fraud. This case reveals when supplier disputes cross into criminal territory and why the right legal advice sometimes means not taking the case.
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Harris Sliwoski
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China's Trademark Law Amendment: A Systematic Improvement
China's Trademark Law amendment, effective January 1, 2027, introduces significant reforms including registration of dynamic marks, enhanced penalties for bad-faith filings, and expanded protection for well-known marks and prior interests. The changes aim to modernize trademark protection for the digital economy while streamlining procedures and strengthening enforcement mechanisms across administrative and judicial channels.
China IP
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CCPIT Patent & Trademark Law Office
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New Trademark Law In China Takes Effect On 1 January 2027: What Businesses Need To Know
China's revised Trademark Law, effective January 1, 2027, introduces sweeping reforms to combat bad-faith trademark filings and strengthen genuine use requirements. The new legislation expands tools for tackling trademark squatting, introduces administrative penalties for malicious filings, and enhances protection for well-known brands while tightening regulations on misleading trademark use. Brand owners must adapt their filing strategies and monitoring processes to navigate the shift from a registration-c
China IP
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Mayer Brown
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News & Cases From China: June 2026
China's National People's Congress has released a comprehensively revised Trademark Law featuring 87 articles across nine chapters, introducing motion signs as registrable marks, strengthening penalties for bad-faith filings, and expanding protection for well-known trademarks. How will these reforms reshape trademark registration practices and enforcement strategies for businesses operating in China's evolving intellectual property landscape?
China IP
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Rouse
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Recognition And Cross-class Protection Of Well-known Trademarks In China
Well-known trademark protection provides expanded safeguards for brands with high reputation and influence, yet malicious trademark squatting and cross-class imitation pose growing challenges. This analysis examines a landmark Beijing Intellectual Property Court case involving a luxury automobile brand to illuminate the recognition criteria for well-known trademarks and the application of cross-class protection under China's 2019 Trademark Law.
China IP
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CCPIT Patent & Trademark Law Office
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