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Trademark Squatters Are Coming for Your Supply Chain in Swarms Now For years, trademark squatters followed the same gene...
05/25/2026

Trademark Squatters Are Coming for Your Supply Chain in Swarms Now For years, trademark squatters followed the same general script. They would identify a foreign brand that had not yet registered its trademark in China, the United States, or another key market. Then they would file first and wait. Eventually, the legitimate brand owner would

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Trademark squatters are targeting supply chains, China Customs, USPTO filings, and Amazon listings. Learn how to protect your brand before it is used against you.

Sinosure Claims: Why Foreign Buyers Need More Than a Quick Consultation Why Sinosure Matters Are Different A Sinosure cl...
05/18/2026

Sinosure Claims: Why Foreign Buyers Need More Than a Quick Consultation Why Sinosure Matters Are Different A Sinosure claim is not just an unpaid invoice. By the time most companies contact us, they have usually already lost ground they cannot easily recover. The setup looks simple: a Chinese supplier claims a foreign buyer failed to

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Sinosure claims are not ordinary debt disputes. Learn why foreign buyers need a full strategic review before responding to a Sinosure demand.

Enforcing U.S. Judgments in China: What Judgment Creditors Need to Know For years, the standard advice about enforcing U...
05/11/2026

Enforcing U.S. Judgments in China: What Judgment Creditors Need to Know For years, the standard advice about enforcing U.S. judgments in China was simple: don’t bother. That advice is now outdated. It is still not easy or inexpensive to enforce a U.S. court judgment in China. And it is also far from automatic. But Chinese

The post Enforcing U.S. Judgments in China: What Judgment Creditors Need to Know appeared first on Harris Sliwoski LLP .

A practical guide to enforcing U.S. judgments in China, including reciprocity, Hague service, costs, punitive damages, and when enforcement makes business sense.

China Manufacturing Contracts: When One Agreement Is Not Enough A U.S. company recently called one of our international ...
05/04/2026

China Manufacturing Contracts: When One Agreement Is Not Enough A U.S. company recently called one of our international dispute resolution lawyers after receiving a message from its Chinese factory. Future orders, the factory said, would require a 34% price increase, effective immediately. The factory had the client’s molds. It had the client’s designs. And it

The post China Manufacturing Contracts: When One Agreement Is Not Enough appeared first on Harris Sliwoski LLP .

China manufacturing contracts can fail when NNN, tooling, development, and production terms are blurred. Learn when one agreement is enough and when it is not.

China’s New Supply Chain Security Rules Raise the Risks for Foreign Companies On April 7, 2026, China turned supply chai...
04/29/2026

China’s New Supply Chain Security Rules Raise the Risks for Foreign Companies On April 7, 2026, China turned supply chain decisions into national security decisions. The regulations took effect the same day. No transition period. These regulations, issued as State Council Order No. 834, give Chinese authorities a formal mechanism to investigate and punish foreign

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China’s new supply chain security rules raise risks for foreign companies, including audits, supplier exits, UFLPA compliance, and China exit bans.

f you think China’s new trade secret rules mean you can rely less on contracts, you’re making a costly mistake. Laws don...
04/24/2026

f you think China’s new trade secret rules mean you can rely less on contracts, you’re making a costly mistake. Laws don’t enforce themselves. Contracts still do the heavy lifting.

The post China’s New Trade Secret Rules Do Not Replace China NNN Agreements appeared first on Harris Sliwoski LLP .

China’s new trade secret rules help, but they do not replace China NNN Agreements for protecting against use, disclosure, and circumvention.

China NNN Agreements work when they deterChinese companies from misusing your IP. Here is when they help, when they do n...
04/21/2026

China NNN Agreements work when they deterChinese companies from misusing your IP. Here is when they help, when they do not, and how to draft one that will actually work.

The post China NNN Agreements: The Hard Truth appeared first on Harris Sliwoski LLP .

China NNN Agreements work when they deter misuse and fit the real deal. Here is when they help, when they do not, and how to draft one that matters.

International Litigation: Winning the Lawsuit Is Often the Easy Part Companies often go into international litigation as...
04/20/2026

International Litigation: Winning the Lawsuit Is Often the Easy Part Companies often go into international litigation asking the wrong first question: can we win? That matters, of course. But in many cross-border disputes, it is not the most important question. The more important question is whether winning will ever lead to money. Our international dispute

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You won the judgment. Now where is the money? Why international litigation often fails without asset tracing, contract analysis, and an enforcement strategy.

Moving production to Mexico is more than just a sourcing decision. It is a legal and operational rebuild. Companies that...
04/13/2026

Moving production to Mexico is more than just a sourcing decision. It is a legal and operational rebuild. Companies that treat China/Mexico contracts, labor, IP, customs, and transition sequencing as afterthoughts often end up paying to fix avoidable mistakes.

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Moving manufacturing to Mexico can reduce risk and shorten lead times, but only if companies get contracts, labor, IP, customs, and structure right.

Your China Exit Strategy Is Also Your IP Strategy When companies decide to move production out of China, they usually st...
03/31/2026

Your China Exit Strategy Is Also Your IP Strategy When companies decide to move production out of China, they usually start with the operational questions. They look for factories in Vietnam, Mexico, India, Thailand, or elsewhere. They bring in engineering, procurement, and quality control. They test samples, work through qualification schedules, and map out transition

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Moving manufacturing out of China without protecting your trademarks, tooling, contracts, and know-how can turn a supply chain move into a legal fight.

Doing Business Internationally: Why Your International Lawyer Should Handle Your Domestic Work Too There are times when ...
03/30/2026

Doing Business Internationally: Why Your International Lawyer Should Handle Your Domestic Work Too There are times when you absolutely need a local specialist. A real estate lawyer who knows Oregon title issues, a New York tax lawyer, a California employment litigator. Some legal work is local, and it is a mistake to pretend otherwise. But

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Why companies doing business internationally should often use their international lawyers for domestic work too.

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