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Chinese employment law guidelines for subsidiaries operating in China during the coronavirus outbreak
The coronavirus outbreak has become a global emergency. In an effort to slow the spread of the virus, Chinese authorities imposed quarantines and restricted travel throughout the country. National and local governments have issued various rules dealing with the coronavirus outbreak. On Jan. 24, the Office of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security...
Takedown of counterfeit goods in China
The elimination of counterfeit goods from online marketplaces in China continues to improve due to support from the Chinese government, changing laws in China which can impose liability on online marketplaces for infringement of intellectual property rights (IPR) and continued pressure from manufactures from around the world. The Alibaba Group, owner of some of the...
Have you taken appropriate measures to ensure your intellectual property is secure?
If manufacturing or selling goods in China is part of your current or future business strategy, it is not too early to ensure protection of your intellectual property in China. On May 8, Porter Wright is holding half-day seminar titled Strategies for protecting IP rights in China to discuss U.S. businesses’ experiences as they enter the Chinese...
State Department announces a change in visa reciprocity agreement with China
This past weekend President Obama, while in China, announced changes in the reciprocity agreement for visas for Chinese citizens. The reciprocity agreement, which becomes effective on November 12, 2014, governs the period of validity for different kinds of visas which permit Chinese citizens to travel to the United States for different purposes. The agreement provides...
China’s new trademark law
China has passed a new trademark law that becomes effective May 1, 2014. The new law includes: A requirement that trademarks shall be registered and used “by the principle of honesty and credibility;” Some important changes to the trademark application and appeal processes; and As discussed here, several notable provisions designed to improve trademark enforcement...
Federal Securities Law Blog’s Monthly Review (May 15, 2012 Edition)
Today, the Federal Securities Law Blog takes a look back at the last 30 days in the federal securities world in a regular feature which appears on approximately the 15th of each month. The last month saw our Blog turn five years old, but more importantly, the SEC continued to provide guidance relating to the...
Former Morgan Stanley Executive Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Evade Internal Accounting Controls Under the FCPA in China, While Morgan Stanley Avoids Prosecution Due to Internal Controls
On Wednesday, April 25, 2012, DOJ announced that Garth Peterson, a former managing director for Morgan Stanley’s real estate business in China, pled guilty in federal court in Brooklyn, New York for participating in a conspiracy to evade the internal accounting controls which the company was required to maintain under the FCPA. Because Morgan Stanley...
SEC Files Case Against Chinese Company For Misrepresentations Regarding the Use of Its IPO Proceeds
On Monday, April 23, 2012, the SEC announced that it had filed a case against SinoTech Energy Limited, an oil field services company based in China, with intentionally misleading investors about the value of its assets and its use of $120 million in IPO proceeds. The SEC also charged CEO Guoqiang Xin and former CFO...
D.C. Magistrate Judge Rules That Service by E-Mail of Show Cause Order on U.S. Counsel for Chinese Accounting Firm is Acceptable
In the on-going dispute as to whether the SEC can enforce an investigative subpoena on an accounting firm in China, Magistrate Judge Deborah Robinson issued a Minute Order on Wednesday February 1, 2012 which reiterated that the SEC can serve the Order to Show Cause on counsel for Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd. (“D&T Shanghai”)...
Deloitte Touche Shanghai Subpoena Case – Parties Take Differing Views on Procedure to Resolve Dispute Over Whether the SEC Can Enforce Its Investigative Subpoena On a Chinese Accounting Firm
In the on-going dispute as to whether the SEC can enforce an investigative subpoena on an accounting firm in China, the parties have submitted differing proposed scheduling orders. Although the arguments between the parties focus on procedure at this point, they are potentially significant in that the Court is being asked to address actually how...
New National Nanomanufacturing Network Newsletter
The National Nanomanufacuring Network (NNN) at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst just published its October newsletter which you can find here. There is a nice article by Barbara Beck and Chris Long from Gradient regarding the recent Song nanoparticle study from China which was my first contributing editor piece for NNN’s InterNano. Please read the newsletter...
Soil Association Cites Alleged Deaths in Renewed Call for Moritorium on Nanotechnology Commercialization
Earlier today, the Guardian printed a letter from the Soil Association criticizing the paper’s nanotechnology supplement appearing last Thursday. The letter cites the Song study from China as more evidence supporting its call for a moratorium on nanoscale materials along with “nano-free” standards, which we have previously covered. Key statements from the letter follow: “Seven women working...
Nanotechnology in China
China, nano, nanotechnology, regulation, environmental health and safety, market, commerce, medical device
China’s giant step into nanotech
The last decade has seen the rise of the People’s Republic of China as a major economic, industrial and military power. According to a recent article in the UK’s Guardian, it might soon become a major power in nanotechnology and nanoindustry. The article by Tom Mackenzie may be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/mar/26/nanotechnology-china .

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