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Having China-based, English-speaking legal counsel on retainer is a cost effective way to avoid pitfalls and ensure your business strategy is sound. Counsel is not only there to get you out of the occasional crisis but can help improve the day-to-day running of your businesses. If you are importing, exporting or based in China, General…

Fee Structure The following fees are listed in “RMB” which is the Chinese currency also known as “CNY” or “Chinese Yuan”. Payment may be made in any major currency at the day’s given exchange rate. Visit www.XE.com to check the exchange rate of your currency against the CNY. Lawyer   Fee on Typical Project Service…

Typical Dispute Resolution Project Steps   Step One: Confirm if you are dealing with a scam or a legit entity If it’s a scam, your options depend on the amount of money involved If over $30,000, it makes sense to engage a private investigator. Most law firms don’t provide this service, but I would be…

On behalf of the client, a China based lawyer can prepare new contracts from scratch based on proven templates or they can simply review your existing documents and offer a legal opinion. For new documents, typical project steps are as follows: Review client’s objectives and concerns for the document Draft English version for review with…

Time Frame for an Invention Patent The total procedure depends on the project scope and national holidays, but the average project takes at least 32 months from the time the application is submitted to the point where the IP is protected. Typical Fee Structure for an Invention Patent Registration in China The following fees are…

Documents required by a lawyer from the client for an Invention Patent Forward to the lawyer the patent application you have submitted in your home market. If you are submitting in China first, the lawyer will help you prepare a technical disclosure document.   Next in the series IP Registration:  Invention Patents (Time Frame &…

Time Frame for a Utility Patent The total procedure depends on the project scope and national holidays, but the average project takes 8 months from the time the application is submitted to the point where the IP is protected. Typical Fee Structure for a Utility Patent Registration in China The following fees are listed in…