Renaud and Adrian revisit the topic of protecting product IP and your business interests when doing your product development and manufacturing in Asian countries. Renaud shares 5 key pieces of advice for anyone who is concerned about this topic, such as which agreements to use and why, not getting bogged down with patents, what to share online about your new product idea and when, and much more!

00:00 - Greetings

00:24 - Today's topic: Protecting IP and yourself when manufacturing in Asia.

03:26 - 1. Don't let worries about being copied consume you and put you off from manufacturing in China.

10:59 - 2. Don't immediately take what IP and patent lawyers say at face value.

11:55 - Doing market research and raising funds the smart/safe way.

21:18 - 3. Don't get bogged down with questions about IP rights from investors.

23:46 - When to register trademarks?

24:29 - 4. DON'T add a category to your product name.

27:11 - 5. Use the right agreements.

34:03 - How agreements can help with supply chain transparency and protecting your business.

39:59 - Wrapping up.

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