Apples and pears? China's commercial franchising and trade mark licensing regimes

RouseYihong [email protected] introduced new franchising regulations in 2007, which brought in stricter rules for franchising arrangements. However,…

5 minute read February 02, 2010 at 11:58 PM

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Yihong Ying

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China introduced new franchising regulations in 2007, which brought in stricter rules for franchising arrangements. However, the new law did not draw a clear line between franchises and other business models, such as trade mark licensing, as illustrated in a recent case.

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