Since leaving the familiarity of the bench to become an intellectual property (IP) lawyer, the author has frequently heard the pessimism and negativity of persons when discussing protection by foreign companies of their brands in China. One can list the reasons as: (1) the uneasiness with the actual situation...

Performance bond mechanism design is an important part of the government drafting of public-private partnership (PPP) project tender documents. To ensure that investors and project companies perform according to what has been agreed, lawyers of the consulting organizations and governments often design interlocking performance bond mechanisms rigorously to protect...