Are you ready to start up a business in China? Or want to know what it takes to do so successfully? If so, then this series with lawyer and managing partner of Guo Ce Law Firm, Patrick Dai, is just what you need to learn the ins and outs of setting up shop.

Knowing the laws and abiding by them are key to success.

Ep#115: The basics of setting up shop

In this first episode in our five part series, Patrick talks the nuts and bolts of making an enterprise legally recognized and ready for operation on the Mainland. Tune in to hear his seasoned advice on choosing the right city, getting a visa, finding proper support agencies, putting down capital, applying for licensing and of course, how to best chip away at the long list of required business registrations.

Ep#120: Structuring your business

With many viable options to set up an organization in China, how do you determine which is right for you? What limitations might you put on yourself if you go it alone, without a local partner? How do you protect yourself and your interests in a joint venture? In episode 2 in our series on Start-Up Law Patrick addresses these questions and more so you can walk away with a better understanding of which options might be the best fit for you and your company.

Ep#124: Overcoming HR challenges

In this episode Patrick talks through some common labor issues facing foreign employers in China and more importantly gives very practical steps you can take to protect your interests in the case of a hiring situation gone wrong.

Ep#128: Protecting your intellectual property

Is Intellectual Property Right in China a joke? I mean, it doesn’t take long to form the biased conclusion that China is still a bit of an IP Wild, Wild West, right? In this episode Patrick walks through the registration of trademarks and patents and the legal liabilities for infringement of IP in China, including the changes that are happening across China to ensure proper protection for those of us with IP that we’d rightly like to protect.

Ep#128: Dispute resolution in China

In this final episode in our Start-Up Law series, Patrick talks through some of the main types of disputes he has seen involving laowai in China, the process for filing a dispute, how to properly gather evidence to support your case and how to actually minimize your chances of getting caught up in a lawsuit in the first place.

Connect with Patrick

Connect with Patrick at daipeihong@guocelaw.com.

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