As cross-border business in China has exploded, so has the frequency of business disputes there. With both Western and Chinese firms wary of conducting litigation on the other’s home turf, parties can often agree on arbitration. Arbitration may even be preferable to bringing a Chinese company to an American court, says Craig Celniker, a Morrison… Continue Reading
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The Global Prenup
Posted on from MoFo Tech Fall/Winter 2012Think two steps ahead to keep your international deals afloat You’re excited about that joint venture deal you signed with an overseas company. Together you’ll build a factory that will take orders from both sides, with the other company operating the factory. Excited, that is, until profits mysteriously vanish. You start to suspect the overseas… Continue Reading
From .com to .younameit
Posted on from MoFo Tech Spring/Summer 2012As a semiconductor manufacturer, how would you—or your competitor— like the exclusive right to the Web domain suffix “.chip”? The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is accepting applications for new generic top-level domains that can be comprised of virtually any name or number string. Top trademarks and brands have taken notice. “Some trademark… Continue Reading