If you have a product or intellectual property you want to license in China, YK Law can help. We’ve helped many clients monetize their intellectual property in China, by authorizing third parties to commercialize the products through technology license or transfer. There are a number of ways you can license your product and protect it at the same time. We…
This article will give you an understanding of China’s IP legal landscape and tell you how to design and implement an intellectual property protection strategy in China. It is less expensive for you to act proactively to protect your IP in China rather than be forced to react to instances of infringement, but if infringement does occur, you must act.…
The Tokenization of Real Estate This article was written by Alexandra “Sasha” Levin, Esq. and was originally published in the FIBREE annual report. Ms. Levin is a Partner, Co-Head of Emerging Growth & Technology Practice and Israel Practice, and Head of Real Estate Practice. She can be reached at (212) 837-2600 x1003 or [email protected]. While tokenization of real estate may…
What You Should Know About Buying Property in China as a Foreigner Can foreigners buy property in China? Yes. This article will explain how. Interested in buying a property in China as a foreigner? If you’ve been living and working in China for a while, you’ve seen that the quality of housing is high and that the real estate market…
By an executive order issued on August 6, 2020, President Trump followed through on his threat by barring ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok from conducting business transactions with other American companies. The prohibition begins 45-days from the date of the...
How to Set Up a WFOE in China Thinking about doing business in China? Many cities and provinces are offering tax incentives and easing administrative requirements for foreign investors. One of the several business structures and contracts that are available to foreigner investors in China is WFOE, which stands for Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise. The attorneys at YK Law explain…
Is China a good place to start a business? Yes! China has a lot to offer a foreign investor, from cheap labor relative to the U.S. to advanced infrastructure and tax incentives for foreign businesses. How can a foreigner start a business in China? How long does it take to open a business in China? Join YK Law in exploring…
On August 20, 2020, the Supreme People’s Court of China issued the newly revised “Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Private Lending Cases” (the “Provisions”). The Provisions amend the judicial protection ceiling on private lending interest rates, setting the new ceiling at four times China’s one-year Loan Prime…
On August 6, 2020, the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (“PWG”) released its report in response to President Trump’s June 4 Memorandum on Protecting United States Investors from Significant Risks from Chinese Companies. The PWG report made five recommendations that are intended to address “certain risks to investors in U.S. financial markets posted by the Chinese government’s failure to…
On Wednesday, June 3, the U.S. Transportation Department announced that it would suspend passenger flights of four Chinese airlines to and from the United States starting June 16 (which are currently the only direct flights between the two countries), in response to China’s failure to let United Airlines and Delta Air Lines resume flights to China this month. Many commentators…