Submission of Foreign Official Documents to Chinese Courts Requires Notarization and Authentication-Sue a Company in China
The ‘foreign official documents’ here refer to official documents formed outside the territory of China.
Is CISG Automatically Applicable in China?
The answer is YES, as long as the international sales of goods contracts are concluded between parties whose places of business are in different Contracting States of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (the “CISG”). In such cases, the Chinese courts shall apply the Convention automatically.
How Much Does It Cost to Register a Trademark in China?
The minimum cost is USD 50 for trademark registration fees plus hundreds of dollars for agency fees.
What Types of Foreign Judgments Can Be Enforced in China?
Most civil and commercial foreign judgments can be enforced in China, except for those relating to intellectual property, unfair competition and anti-monopoly disputes.
Why Registration Number Matters in Recovering Debt from Chinese Company?
Because it can help you accurately identify your debtor.
Do I Need to Register My Trademark in China?
If your product will enter the Chinese market sooner or later, you’d better register your trademark in China.
What Is China’s National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System?
You can check or verify the basic information of Chinese companies on this official platform via the link (http://www.gsxt.gov.cn/index.html). The information here is the most authoritative and timely.
How to Know Whether My Judgment Can Be Enforced in China?
You need to understand the threshold and criterion for the enforcement of foreign judgments in China. If your judgment can pass the threshold and meet the criterion, you may consider enforcing your judgments in China to collect your debts.
Does China Use First-to-file Trademark Regime?
Yes. If you and another applicant both apply to register an identical or similar trademark, whoever files the application first shall own the trademark.
How Long Does It Take to Register a Trademark in China?
Normally, it takes 10-12 months to register a trademark in China.
Why Do You Need to Preserve Debtor’s Property When Collecting Debt in China?
You’d better preserve the debtor’s property through the court to prevent the debtor from evading debt by transferring assets.
Three Tips for Debt Recovery in China
Given the large scale of China’s trade, even the chance of getting bad debts is small, the impact on international creditors and amount of liabilities arising therefrom should not be underestimated.
Is Your Trademark Protected in China?
If you have not registered your trademark in China, the answer is NO.
How Chinese Courts Ensure Impartiality in Enforcing Foreign Judgments: Looking Inside the First English Monetary Judgment Recognized in China
In March 2022, with the approval of China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC), a local court in Shanghai ruled to recognize an English monetary judgment.
Six Tips for Debt Collection Calls in China
It is not easy to demand payment from the debtor, either to ask the buyer to pay for the goods or to ask the supplier to return the money (in case of a failed transaction).
How to Combat Counterfeiting on Alibaba, Taobao and Tmall?
You can register an intellectual property rights (IPR) complaint account on Alibaba (including Taobao, Tmall, 1688.com and Alibaba.com) and file a complaint against counterfeit products in person or through an agent.
China Introduces New Reciprocity Rules for Enforcing Foreign Judgments, What Does It Mean?
It means enforcing foreign judgments in China will not be much harder than that in other foreign judgments friendly countries.
Five Tips for Small Enterprises to Collect Debts in China
In practice, as an agency specializing in China-related debt collection, we have noticed that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are often more likely to get into situations where they are owed money by their Chinese partners.