It’s not enough to register your trademark in China to protect it in the People’s Republic, according to Grace Yang of Harris & Moure. She advises registering the trademark again with Chinese customs. “This additional registration is especially important for those exporting goods from China at risk of counterfeiting,” she says. “Although there’s no legal requirement that you register with China customs, for practical purposes, it’s the only way they’ll lift a finger to seize infringing goods.”
Yang says the process is easy, but a Chinese-registered agent has to do the job. Contact and business information needs to be supplied, including the foreign certification of incorporation as well as the China business license. The IP owner must also provide a power of attorney authorizing the China lawyers to deal with all the filings.
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