tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post8565782097966670889..comments2024-03-28T16:45:51.051+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Sunday SurprisesVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-41913447202853598252017-07-17T10:52:58.202+01:002017-07-17T10:52:58.202+01:00The Fortnum & Mason story actually involved se...The Fortnum & Mason story actually involved several long-running sagas before the Chinese office. Fieldfisher (my firm) was co-ordinating the matters for most of the duration together with a couple of different Chinese firms. As well as the ultimately successful bad faith action, which Frederick mentions in his article, we also had a notable success against another party on the basis of copyright in the design of the iconic Fortnum's clock. <br /><br />I think the key lesson from working on those matters is extreme patience -- not only do the wheels grind very slowly (punctuated by frantic urgency as you have to meet a very short response deadline) but it is also the case that previously in our experience lower level decisions in China tended to stick to a very narrow remit. In a number of cases, we have had to appeal through several stages before more complex issues such as bad faith are actually addressed in detail.Hastings Guisenoreply@blogger.com