VIP Class Notes (Tony) [W]

July 4, 2018Demo StudentFlora

Homework

Learn about Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, who recently won a primary election.

Judges don’t need degrees in some states.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/when-your-judge-isnt-a-lawyer/515568/

Vocabulary

there is no such thing as bad publicity

there is no such thing as the lowest price and the best service. You have to decide.

spin – change with publicity or PR to make negative seem positive

eg: They want to spin the story so its more politically correct.

tribe – an ancient group of people, not civilized

tribal – acting like in a tribe

eg: Unfortunately many people in the USA have a tribal mentality now. They just wanna be part of the winning team.

at stake – at risk, to win more or lose

eg: They have a lot at stake, they put their life savings into that business.

eg: Do you really wanna stake your life savings on that risky investment?

eg: The stakeholders were not happy with the bad publicity.

interim – in between time

eg: My interim boss is pretty chill, but he doesn’t have much at stake.

guidelines – suggested to follow, not compulsory

eg: They laid out some guidelines for the next team.

rules – must be followed

eg: Once you know the rules.

inflexible – not flexible, can not change easily

eg: Their inflexible schedule didn’t work for me.

mediator – a neutral party, to help resolve a dispute

eg: The tribunal must consist of at least one mediator and two others.

Grammar

I have friends who is are working there now

Writing exercise

Hi XXX,

Thanks for your message. We are delighted to share with you about our experience with AA on IP protection work.

We haven’t sign a formal MOU/agreement with AA yet but we have warm contacts and interactions with them since 2016, including their legal team and investigation team. We discussed a MOU signing in 2017 but didn’t put it into practice as we didn’t got lots of feedback and concerns regarding AA.

Based on our experience and understanding, AA have a dedicated team to initiate offline administrative and/or criminal enforcement proactively since last March. They are willing to work with rights owners on enforcement. And they did some successful criminal cases for cosmetics and food brands.

We are always happy to support your work within China. We would like to propose a face to face meeting between us to discuss this case and further cooperation. Suzhou Forum would be a good opportunity if AA will join as well. If AA is not there, I can set up a meeting with them separately if you find it is helpful.

Feel free to let me know your thoughts.

Best regards,
Flora FAN

Hi XXX,

Thanks for your message. We are delighted to share our experience with you about AA on IP protection work.

We haven’t signed a formal MOU/agreement with AA yet but we’ve had warm contacts and interactions with them since 2016, including their legal team and investigation team. We discussed a MOU signing in 2017 but didn’t put it into practice as we didn’t get sufficient feedback and concerns regarding AA.

Based on our experience and understanding, AA have a dedicated team to initiate offline administrative and/or criminal enforcement proactively since last March. They are willing to work with the rights owners on enforcement. And they worked on analyzing some successful criminal cases for cosmetics and food brands.

We are always happy to support your work within China. We would like to propose a face to face meeting between us to discuss this case and further cooperation. The Suzhou Forum would be a good opportunity if AA will join as well. If AA is not there, I can set up a meeting with them separately if you think its necessary.