Posts by Heidi
Why Register a Trademark in China?
AsiaBridge Law Firm recently posted what the buyer will receive if they register his or her trademark in China. Also if you didn’t already know, China is a first to register IP system, this is one reason it’s best to always register your trademark before embarking on any sourcing endeavor. AsiaBridge addresses what trademark registration…
Read MoreHong Kong’s Virtual Scammers
AsiaBridge Law’s blog team recently published a blog about sending money to Hong Kong accounts. Many buyers seem to be getting scammed by sending money to an account in HK but the goods are being produced in China. This right here, AsiaBridge tells us is a red flag. Many people automatically trust this because it’s…
Read MoreBest of Fall at Global Sources [GS]
October saw lots of buyers at the Global Sources [GS] trade fair in Hong Kong and the rest of the season GS brought us up to date sourcing news and trends. We’ve compiled the best of Fall from GS. What China makes: 10 things the country is big on [Infographic] GS provided us an interesting…
Read MorePurchase Orders or Purchase Contracts?
AsiaBridge’s blog recently wrote at length the exact difference between purchase orders and purchase contracts. What’s really the difference? The difference is specifics. Contracts tend to be more specific than a purchase order. Purchase contracts you can constantly re-use, especially when it’s already bilingual, only thing to be careful of is the specifics you request…
Read MoreBest of Fall at Asia Quality Focus [AQF]
September, October, and November saw a lot of great content pumping out of Quality Control’s blog. We’ve compiled the best. Be sure to check them out for the best tips on inspections, audits, and smart sourcing. Difference between audit and inspection The Asia Quality Focus Team illustrates the difference between an audit and inspection for…
Read MorePRC Releases New Trademark Amendment, Violators Face Fines: ~500K USD
China’s top legislature– Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) adopted an amendment to the Trademark Law which went into effect on 30th of August, 2013. The amendment, raises the compensation ceiling for trademark infringement to 3 million RMB (about 500,000 US dollars), six times the previous limit, it also includes clauses that will effectively prevent…
Read MoreJune & July’s Best of AQF
Asia Quality Focus’ blog gave us lots of good information regarding new policies to look for, ethical manufacturing, sourcing risks, inspection sampling and much more. We’ve taken the top four we found to be most useful. Risks in Doing Business in China AQF operations team advises readers the best way to curb risk-taking in China…
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