How can I protect my design my name and my logo with a Chinese supplier? I would like to avoid the same product being copied and sold by the same supplier or another one!
I am happy to let you know that we have covered this topic extensively and I can suggest the following links to learn about IP protection, registration and enforcement. I also included links to articles and short videos that explain the “blackbox” concept of production.
Video 5: Protecting Your Intellectual Property
Back Door Shipments. What To Do?
Buying from China: What New Buyers Need to Know
Protecting your Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Concerns
About the Author – Mike Bellamy
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Let me know how things work out for you.
Question answered by Mike Bellamy.
Advisory Board Member & Featured Blogger at the not-for-profit China Sourcing Information Center (www.ChinaSourcingInfo.org). Author of “The Essential Reference Guide to China Sourcing” and founder of PassageMaker Sourcing Solutions.
