A bit of shameless plugging here guys, as we wouldn’t want you to miss out on our upcoming free Helpdesk webinars in November and December. So check out the following dates and subjects and hopefully they’ll be of interest to you:
It’s only another mere 48 hours until our eagerly anticipated webinar on ‘IPR Protection Strategies in Singapore’, however, if you’re like us and you just simply can’t wait, here are some basics about IP in Singapore to whet your appetite… Continue reading “Getting smart in Singapore” »
After working as a cultural counselor at the Dutch Embassy for five years, Machtelt Schelling decided to make her dream come true and start her own gallery. She founded Ubi Gallery in Beijing in November, 2012. Machtelt says:
“I always had a personal interest in applied arts. When I moved to China I searched for forms of contemporary Chinese design, but could hardly find anything. I visited art academies and asked what their students do after graduating. I found out that it is very difficult for young Chinese designers to start a business. This is partly because they often lack the capital required to start a company and the Chinese educational system does not teach them how to use their talent commercially. Another important reason is that graduates are reluctant to promote their products, as they assume their designs would be copied if they showed them.” Continue reading “The creative industry in China: Less copyright, more “copy, right?”” »
[This guest post has been kindly contributed by European small business and China IPR SME Helpdesk user, English Trackers]
In this world of instant gratification, it takes two years to get your registration certificate. That’s pretty long.
As a comparison, it only took me three months to get my Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise (WOFE) licence (back in 2008). Continue reading “Company logo – why register it in China?” »
The vast range of support tools available to European SMEs looking to break into the Chinese domestic market are showcased today at the SME Conference in Beijing (25 October). Central to these are the free resources offered by two of the conference’s organising entities- the China IPR SME Helpdesk and the EU SME Centre, both co-funded by the European Commission. Continue reading “SMfreE: The SME Conference 2012” »