国际商法第一章.pptVIP

internatonal business law International Business Law Introduction to International Business Law Chapter 1 Forms of International Business Trade International licensing of technology and intellectual property (trademarks, patents and copyrights) Foreign direct investment Trade Exporting Importing Government controls over trade: tariffs and non-tariff barriers Role of trade in services Trade Exporting: shipment of goods or the rendering of services to a foreign buyer Importing: process of buying goods from a foreign supplier and entering them into the customs territory of a different country Trade: Government controls over trade Tariffs: import duties or taxes imposed on goods entering the customs territory of a nation Why impose? revenue collection, protection of domestic industry, political control Trade: Government controls Non-tariff Barriers: all barriers to importing or exporting other than tariffs ex. product standards Quota: restriction imposed by law on the numbers or quantities of goods or of a particular type of good Embargo: a total or near total ban on trade with a particular country e.g. used against Iraq in 1990 Trade Boycott: a refusal to do business with certain firms on political or other grounds Trade: trade in services Travel, banking, insurance and securities, professional services (law architecture) Trade: exporting Direct: often use foreign sales agents Indirect: use export trading companies Intellectual Property and Licensing Definitions Copyrights: legal rights to an artistic or written work Trademarks: the legal right to use a name or symbol; that identifies a firm or its product Patents: governmental grants to inventors assuring them of the legal right to produce, use and sell their invention for a period of years International Licensing Agreements International licensing agreements: contracts by which the holder of intellectual property will grant certain rights in that property to a foreign firm to use for a period of time under ce