A bit off topic here, but it is something I have been thinking about for months and it just will not go away. It is that neither McCain nor Obama are up to the task of leading our nation. The other day, a good sized group of us from all political per...

This article was written by my friend, Brian Geoghegan, who describes himself as having "practiced trademark and copyright law since graduating in 1985 from the University of California at Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall). In 2003, he finally left...

There are predictions the law will add roughly 25 percent to the cost of labor in China, which typically accounts for 10 percent of total manufacturing costs...

At least once a week, I will sarcastically say, "I'm from the government and I'm are here to help you." I love blaming the government for just about everything. But even I have my limits. In its post, "The iPhone debate: what can Apple do?" China...

"And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear...." Space Oddity, by David Bowie I love technology and I am constantly on the road. I definitely fit the definition of "early adapter" and my friends are constantly asking me what technology they...

Whenever I get together with tech people who have been doing business with China for a few months, they seem to throw out expressions about China like "next Silicon Valley" or "going to be even bigger than Silicon Valley." But whenever I get together...

Andrew Hupert over at the Chinese Negotiation blog did an interesting and helpful post on negotiating strategy in China in a post entitled, US-China Variation of Prisoners Dilemma -- The Factory Game. In his post, Andrew, who teaches at New York...

I have a new rule. When I get three or more emails on a topic, and at least one of them says something like the following: "Dan, I am sure you are familiar with the recent Microsoft case and already planning to blog on it, but...." I am going to...