<h1>Legal checklist for creative firms expanding internationally: IP protection, export compliance, cross-border contracts, corporate, employment, tax and liability risks</h1> A creative design firm has rebranded and expanded internationally, opening an office in the Middle East and marketing bespoke exportable products and proprietary events. Relevant legal considerations include protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights in multiple jurisdictions for proprietary festivals and product designs, ensuring export compliance and customs documentation, negotiating cross-border contracts with shopping centers, brands and airports, and addressing local corporate, employment and tax regulatory requirements where new offices are established. The firm's in-house production and global supply-chain activities also raise potential liability, warranty, insurance and safety compliance issues for large-scale public installations.