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Protecting your intellectual property (IP) in China is crucial for SMEs looking to expand or work with Chinese suppliers. Trustiics' 2023 China IP Protection Whitepaper provides expert insights, practical strategies, and case studies to help businesses safeguard patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Download now to learn about industry-specific risks, legal enforcement, and step-by-step strategies to protect your innovations and avoid costly IP theft.

Expanding into China? Protecting your IP is critical for tech SMEs to prevent brand hijacking, patent infringement, and trade secret theft. This 2024 guide covers industry-specific risks in AI, SaaS, blockchain, e-commerce, and more—plus practical steps to register trademarks and patents, enforce rights, and stay compliant with China’s IP laws.

This guide helps SMEs protect their patents in China, prevent infringement, and safeguard innovation. It covers high-risk industries, key patent strategies, common infringement scenarios, enforcement options, and practical tips for outsourcing, joint ventures, and sales in China.

Outsourcing manufacturing to China offers cost advantages but poses intellectual property (IP) risks. To mitigate these, manufacturing SMEs should implement robust IP protection strategies, including conducting due diligence, utilizing NNN agreements, and registering IP rights in China. This comprehensive guide provides practical steps to safeguard your business assets throughout the supply chain.

Outsourcing to China offers cost-saving benefits but comes with risks like scams and IP theft. This guide provides SMEs with essential strategies—due diligence, NNN agreements, secure contracts, and reliable payment methods—to protect their business and IP when working with Chinese suppliers.

An Illinois-based Amazon seller successfully reclaimed her domain name from a cybersquatter in China within two months, leveraging Trustiics' network of vetted intellectual property lawyers. This guide explains how she did it and provides practical strategies for Amazon sellers to combat domain squatting in China.

Explore four different approaches to tackling cybersquatting in China, including legal actions and arbitration. Learn how Trustiics can connect you with experienced IP lawyers to protect your brand and reclaim your domain.

The strategic partnership between Shopify and JD.com opens a gateway for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to access China's vast e-commerce market. This guide outlines the benefits of this collaboration, emphasizes the critical importance of trademark protection in China, and provides actionable steps for SMEs to safeguard their intellectual property while expanding their reach.

China’s e-commerce market offers a massive opportunity for small businesses looking to sell online. This guide covers essential strategies for selling on top platforms like TMall Global and JD Worldwide, protecting trademarks and domain names, managing remote operations, and optimizing logistics and marketing to succeed in the competitive Chinese market.