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Tag Archives: manufacturing agreement
IP Infringement In China. What To Do If You’re A Victim?
Here’s an interesting, yet unfortunate scenario about IP infringement in China. You have designed a new product and have found a Chinese manufacturing partner (supplier) to help develop and manufacture it under a manufacturing agreement. Nothing uncommon here. But how … Continue reading
How To Reduce Risks As Your Order Sizes Grow When Working With Chinese Manufacturers?
Despite the pandemic’s numerous lockdowns during 2020 and 2021, one positive result has been a boom in sales for a lot of businesses as many consumers have chosen to upgrade electronic, exercise, and home office equipment, furniture, home and kitchenware, … Continue reading
My Supplier Didn’t Prepare My Export Packaging For Checking And More… | Disputes With Chinese Suppliers Q&A (Volume 7)
What happens if your Chinese supplier hasn’t kept up their end of the bargain when inspections happen? In this case, what can you do if a supplier hasn’t prepared export packaging for checking or performed a package drop test, leaving … Continue reading
How Far Does An NNN Agreement Need To Go To Protect Your IP In China?
Not every strong NNN agreement is perfect. For instance, your NNN agreement may seem to be ‘watertight,’ providing excellent protection of your IP, but it may lead to difficulties in working with Chinese suppliers or with service providers if it’s too … Continue reading
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Tagged chinese law, intellectual property, manufacturing agreement, NNN, NDA, IP protection, supplier management
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Quality Control Plan: Defining Expectations Before Production
A quality control plan is the document that lists all the quality-related checkpoints to be passed during/after a production run. Depending on the situation, it can include process, product, or legal checkpoints. Getting this document approved is an essential step … Continue reading
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Tagged pre-production, quality control plan, manufacturing agreement, process control, qc, QA
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