How to register trademark in China?

SBLAW would like to introduce the legal procedure to register trademark in China as follows: 1. Documents requires: The scanner of Applicant’s identity document(Individual: identity card, passport, the self-employed license, etc; Company:business license, Certificate of Good-Standing, extract of business entity identification, etc) Chinese translation of the applicant’s full name and address(if no, we can do the professional […]

Vietnam court upholds key decision in landmark 'Super Swindler' fraud case

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s High Court rejected an appeal on Wednesday against a judgment that the central perpetrator of a 4.9 trillion dong ($215 million) theft - dubbed “Super Swindler” by local media - is responsible for returning some of the stolen money, rather than the individual’s employer at the time, state-controlled VietinBank […]

TV rights infringements hurt Vietnam broadcasters, viewers on the fence

Copyright violations are raising the stakes for Vietnamese broadcasters, but sports fans are grateful for some illegal options. Nguyen Minh Tuan is a big football fan and was upset at the prospect of not watching the Vietnamese men’s team playing at the ongoing Asian Games in Indonesia. No broadcaster in the country had bought the […]

Prohibited goods on Lazada and Shopee

Lawyers believe Lazada and Shopee could be fined for VND30-40 million ($1,300-1,740) for the loose administration of goods sold on their websites, causing serious consequences.  The prohibited goods in question appeared on Lazada and Shopee Over the last days, there have been complaints of guns being displayed on e-commerce websites like Lazada and Shopee. Specifically, […]

Coercion without a decision is against the law!

" My family built a wall around the pond to raise turtles on the land of the family that was divided according to Decision 115 / QD-UB of Ha Nam Province. While inviting me going to the Commune for discussion with the content of "clearance of land violations", the People's Committee of Nhat Tan Commune […]

TRADEMARK PROTECTION TIPS FOR TURKEY

SBLAW would like to introduce some information about trademark in Turkey, this information is from IP letter of Libra Patent. New Turkish Trademark Law (6769 numbered IP LAW) has been enacted at the beginning of 2017 in TURKEY and there are several new implementations which are very important to protect your trademarks. So, the following […]

Representative Office Setup in Vietnam

Question: We have a new potential client who need to setup a Representative Office in Vietnam, most probably in Hanoi. Purpose of setting up Rep. office is for exports and imports.  Could you please advise what information you need regarding this? And what will be your quotation. Answer: Happy lunar new year 2019 to you. Under Vietnam […]

Nominee structure company in Vietnam

In Vietnam, there are some business lines are restricted that foreign investor cannot proceed or difficult to expedite or it causes complexity for investors due to legal barrier. In actual practice, many foreign investors get troubles and headache and some of them cannot overcome or satisfy such legal requirements. Therefore, foreign investor choose nominee structure […]