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Recently Starke Management Councel Daniel Albrecht took part in the Huawei IPR conference with the title RESPECTING IP, DRIVING INNOVATIONS. It was their sixth Innovation and Intellectual Property (IP) Forum. He was able to participate online twice in recent years, but this year was his first opportunity to do so in person.

Daniel have been following Huawei's activities for several years, as the company has been one of the largest applicants at the European Patent Office for many years, filing very high-quality patents in a wide variety of...

The Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation hosted a symposium for students in Kaifeng, China with the topic " Power & Meritocracy: Statecraft & Administration in Transition". It was great exchange with a group of talented young people and political fellows. Pleasure for Starke managing counsel Daniel Albrecht to deliver a short speech about legal and economic relations in China.

The German Chamber of Commerce hosted an Executive Roundtable on Bilateral Business Relations in the Context of the Sino-German Financial Dialogue. Speaker of the close door meeting was Alexander von zur Mũhlen, CEO Asia-Pacific, Member of the Management Board of Deutsche Bank AG.Starke IP was represented by Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht . In the nutshell the speaker singed a very positive picture about the ongoing financial dialogue and about the German-Chinese business relationships that are still intact. We are optimistic that this dialogue is the kickoff for a...

German company representatives met the Chair of Delegation and relations with the PRC, European Parliament member Mr. Engin Eroglu. It was a great and lively exchange about several actual economic topics and political questions what need to be discussed bilateral. Finally a German politician visited China, who is really interesting in economic topics and is obvious down to earth. The dinner meeting was organized by the AHK. The board of the German Chamber was represented by Dr. Martin Hofmann and Daniel Albrecht .

A delegation from Thuringia, leading by the minister of economics Mrs. Boos-John (CDU), visited Beijing to promote Thuringia's business location and to manage cooperations with Chinese companies and institutions. The delegation consisted of more than 60 participants. Starke managing council Daniel Albrecht represented the board of the German Chamber of Commerce together with his fellow board members.

This year the German National Day celebration was hosted under a special topic, 35 years of the German reunion. Speeches from German and Chinese sides were straight, but also dominated by respect and friendship. The German Business Community is greatful to our ambassador Dr. Flor and her team for their support and this remarkable event.

At August 25, 2025, the Cultural Resources Center of Peking University inveted Starke Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht to the Gong Pengcheng Lecture Hall to deepen the Chinese society's understanding of German culture and push forward the Sino-German cultural exchanges and mutual learning to a new height.

He spoke about German Cultural Heritage and International Exchange Practice. This event focusesd on "the practice of German cultural exchange and integration". It aims to build a platform for in-depth dialogue among the industrial,...

Starke Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht had the pleasure to refer about IP Strategies at the German Brands Day – Bridging Markets, organized by the German Chamber of Commerce in North China and hosted at the JD headquarters at June 11. 2025.

The event showcased expert insights from marketing executives from smart Automotive and Volkswagen Group, who shared their knowledge on how multinational brands can successfully navigate and thrive in the Chinese market. Alongside them, professionals from the service sector, such as Melchers, Starke, and We...

Last Friday the new 🇪🇺 Member States Supervisory Board of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China had the first meeting at the Delegation of the European Union to China 欧盟驻华代表团. The supervisory Board represents the European Business communities based in China and consists of one representative per Member State. Starke Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht represents Germany. He looks forward to his term and to a fruitful cooperation.