Suite 503, 5/F, St. George's Building, 2 Ice House Street, Central, Hong Kong
+852 2868 0696
“Una conversazione con un uomo saggio vale dieci anni di studio.”
– Proverbio Cinese
Grazie ad avvocati esperti presenti sia nell’ufficio di Hong Kong sia in quello di Shanghai, OLN è perfettamente posizionato non solo per pianificare, ma anche per eseguire e attuare integralmente le esigenze di business dei propri clienti nella Cina Continentale.
Hong Kong si è classificata come l’economia più libera al mondo nell’Index of Economic Freedom del Wall Street Journal e della Heritage Foundation per 16 anni consecutivi, dall’istituzione dell’indice nel 1995.
Hong Kong è il punto di accesso naturale alla Cina Continentale e gioca un ruolo centrale nello sviluppo economico del Paese. È sede di un sistema giudiziario e finanziario indipendente, riconosciuto a livello internazionale per la propria affidabilità.
Our Approach
Our China Practice has a long history of offering strategic and legal assistance to multinationals, investment funds, professional services firms, local companies, importers, and trading businesses of various sizes, as well as entrepreneurs in handling cross-border mergers and acquisitions projects. We have experience in dealing with bank and project financing, restructuring existing businesses, obtaining approvals and licensing for specific projects, setting up offices, and maintaining business presences in Mainland China. Whether through Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprises (WFOEs), joint ventures, or representative offices, we assist commercial activities in a wide range of industries, including property development, banking, and financial services, information technology, manufacturing, infrastructure, insurance, apparel, publishing, construction, retail, logistics, and distribution.
One of the primary concerns of our clients is their unfamiliarity with customs, legal regime, regulations, procedures, and the general business environment in Mainland China, such as the issues of licensing and taxation. We will help clients to identify and resolve such concerns and take them through the labyrinth of relevant legislation and help protect their interests by liaising with relevant PRC government authorities, negotiating with the contracting parties, and drafting commercial agreements and documents relating to various types of transactions.
Another major concern of doing business in China is the protection of Intellectual Property Rights. OLN has a substantial Intellectual Property practice, we help clients to deal with both contentious and non-contentious Intellectual Property work including trademark, patent, and copyright matters. Our Shanghai Intellectual Property team has been granted a license to file and prosecute trademarks directly in China and deal with the PRC examiners without a third party.
We have assisted Chinese state-owned enterprises and privately-owned China enterprises in establishing and expanding their businesses and investment activities through or in Hong Kong. We have accumulated extensive and in-depth experience regarding the respective legal systems and business environments of Mainland China and Hong Kong and are able to comprehensively serve the client’s needs. Our China Practice lawyers are proficient in Chinese (including Putonghua) and English and they are experienced in dealing with the unique Chinese business culture.
Our IP expertise in both Hong Kong and Mainland China covers:
- Trademark, patent and copyright portfolio management, from pre-filing to post-registration
- Enforcement of IP rights against competitors and infringers
- Proactive protection of IP rights and anti-piracy initiatives
- Commercial IP – acquisition and exploitation of IP rights, including franchise agreements and licensing
- Internet and domain name issues, media and advertising law, packaging, labeling, regulatory requirements, trade secret protection and related data protection.
