Investments to China by foreign businesses
- Incorporating new joint ventures, contractual joint
ventures, wholly-owned companies and other local subsidiaries, preparing
documents such as agreements, articles of incorporation, feasibility study
reports for capital participation due to M&A, participating in
negotiations, and acting as proxy for various incorporation procedures - Researching relevant Chinese laws and regulations, legal
work such as providing advice on permit applications to the Chinese government
Management support to enterprises, including foreign trading and investment firms
- Debt collection, handling management issues such as
litigation and arbitration for labor issues (employment, dismissal,
restructuring and industrial accidents) - Preparing agreements such as license agreements for
technology, trademarks and patents, preparing internal regulations such as
labor agreements, work regulations and compliance regulations
Support for corporate reorganization and pullouts
- Constructing reorganization schemes, implementing
personnel processing proposals - Researching relevant Chinese laws and regulations, legal
work such as providing advice on permit applications to the Chinese government
Further, we support companies from all angles by partnering with multiple research offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Dalian and all across China.
Intellectual Property Cases
Currently, intellectual property issues in China, particularly counterfeit goods and infringement cases concerning patents and trademarks, are becoming very serious risk management issues to Japanese companies. L&L provides our clients with the following comprehensive support as one of the trademark agents registered with the China National Intellectual Property Administration:
- Work concerning the Unfair Competition Prevention Act
- Comprehensive trademark services: Trademark searches, registration applications, modifications, assignments, renewals, opposition proceedings, appeals against refusal decisions, invalidation proceedings, and representation in administrative trademark matters and infringement litigation
- Copyright services: Copyright registrations, assignments, licensing, modification of registration details, reissuance of registration certificates, registration searches, and withdrawal of registration applications, etc.
- Countermeasures for patent/trademark infringement
- IP-related commercial services: Drafting contracts in Japanese, Chinese, and English tailored to specific needs (including assignment and licensing of intellectual property rights), and analysis of IP infringement risks and development of countermeasures for foreign companies entering the Chinese market or Chinese companies expanding overseas.
Support for finance, trade, commerce and various types of international business
- Countermeasures for dumping litigation
Preparing written replies and counterarguments in Chinese and English, attending investigations by investigators and providing advice on how to prepare for them - Negotiations and negotiating by proxy with government agencies
- Acting as proxy for license procedures for investments, trade, finance and securities, preparing and reviewing FS reports
- Legal research
- Introducing CPAs for auditing overseas businesses, other mediation services
Discussions on investing in Japan for Chinese companies
- Consulting on foreign currency procedures in overseas
investments - Consulting on laws and procedures concerning overseas
investments
Translation of legal documents
- Translating Chinese laws and regulations, ordinances and
notices - Translating various agreements, letters of intent and
memorandums
