Tian Yuan is one of the first Chinese law firms serving the emerging telecom, media, information and communication technology (ICT) and high-tech industries at their explosive development stage in 1990s in China. By participation in many Iandmark projects, we have obtained valuable experiences in the fast-growing ICT industry, and our practice has expanded rapidly to cover the newest business development of these industries. The activities that our services have covered in this area include the following:
- Telecom infrastructure development and construction
- Assisting clients in investing in new-technology-supported value-added telecom services in compliance with the industry policy on foreign investment
- Assisting domestic start-up companies in developing their business models legally complying with the requirement for future financing
- Legal support to the structuring and operation of e-commerce platforms
- Internet safety system matters, such as anti-virus technology, firewall systems, Certificate Authority (CA), and net encryption technology
- Internet domain name protection and dispute resolution, internet-related technology and copyright protection
- Internet-based gaming operations and related financing
- Investment and fundraising activities in connection with business operations of TV channels, periodicals, magazines, newspapers, internet media, and city transportation media systems
- Corporate restructuring, business reorganization, transnational or domestic industrial collaboration, merger & acquisition, venture capital fund investments, IPOs and other financing arrangements in connection with telecom or internet business
- Preparing, reviewing and/or participating in negotiations on contracts, agreements and other related legal documents regarding media-involved large-scale entertainment events, sport games, exhibition, and commercial sponsorship
- Protection of copyright, trademark and franchise rights in entertainment and media industries
- Investment and financing arrangements in bio-tech, information technology (IT) and other high-tech areas
