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A Helpful Guide for Companies Doing Business in
the Asia Pacific Region
By International Society of Primerus Law Firms
The following guide was produced by
The International Society of Primerus Law Firms, which is comprised
of 175 independent small to medium
size law firms. The guide is intended
to be a helpful tool for companies
who are exploring, plan on, or currently provide legal services in the
Asia Pacific region. Assembled by
some of the world’s finest law firms,
this guide will prove valuable in
addressing many frequently asked
questions within the region.
Australia
Website for company registry search:
• www.asic.gov.au
Website for foreign investment
related search:
• www.firb.gov.au
Website for IP related search:
• Trademark – www.ipaustralia.
gov.au
• Patent – www.ipaustralia.gov.au
• Copyright – N/A
• Industrial Designs – www.ipaus-
tralia.gov.au
What are the rates of tax?
• Corporate tax rate – resident: 30%
• Nonresident: 30%
• ( www.austrade.gov.au/Invest/Do-ing-business-in Australia/Inves-tor-Guide/Running-a-business/
Understanding-Australian-taxes/
Australian-business-taxes)
Is your country a signatory to the
following international treaties
related to IP or dispute resolution?
• Berne Convention on Copyrights
– Yes
• Patent Cooperation Treaty – Yes
• Madrid Protocol – Trademark – Yes
• Geneva Convention – 1927 – No
1961 – No
• New York Convention – Yes
( www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/
uncitral_texts/arbitration/NYCon-vention_status.html)
China
Website for company registry search:
• Website of local counterpart of
China Administration of Industry
and Commerce, Shanghai: www.
sgs.gov.cn/shaic/
Website for foreign investment
related search:
• General overview regarding laws
of foreign investment on Ministry
of Commerce’s website: www.
mofcom.gov.cn
• Detailed information regarding
local policy on website of local
counterpart of MOFCOM,
Shanghai website: www.scofcom.
gov.cn/en/index.htm
Website for IP related search:
• Trademark – www.sbcx.saic.gov.
cn/trssearch-e/