Corporate
Dec. 29, 2009
Selecting a Company Name in China, Not So Easy
Allan Marson and Irina Shestakova of Baker & McKenzie explain the complexities of choosing a suitable Chinese trade name.
U.S. companies can make a potentially costly mistake when establishing a business entity in China by not paying proper attention to selection of a suitable Chinese trade name.
Chinese regulations set out rigid requirements for naming business entities. A representative office name begins with the foreign company's home country, followed by its full name and the administrative division indicator in China (i.e., location of the office, such as "Shanghai"). For example, ABC Inc., from ...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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