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Webinar: The Corna Virus infects labor law (diruj)

Webninar: "Corona Virus infects labor law" on March 13 at 12:00 noon in Frankfurt.

Where: " Deutsches Institut für Rechtsabteilungen und Unternehmensjuristen (diruj )".

Topic: How the labor law situation is with regard to the corona virus

Language: German

Dr. Michael R. Fausel, BLUEDEX Labour Law and Daniel Albrecht, Starke (Beijing) Intellectual Property China .

The link to the stream of the webinar you can find: here

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Cancellation of a exhibition due to Covid-19. What now?

The spreading corona virus also affects the international trade fair and event calendar. If you want to protect yourself against the corona virus, you should avoid large crowds. The Robert Koch Institute's recommendation for action states that it is difficult to trace contact persons at trade fairs, congresses or larger events and that the virus could be transmitted to many people under unfavorable conditions.

Against this background, numerous trade fairs have been postponed or canceled entirely in the past few weeks. Prominent examples are the Hanover Fair or the Leipzig Book Fair...

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“red sole” decision between Christian Louboutin and the CNIPA

In the retrial of the trademark administrative dispute case “red sole” between Christian Louboutin and the CNIPA , the Supreme People’s Court dismissed the claim of the CNIPA on Dec. 24, 2019. The application of retrial was rejected, the decision of the Beijing Higher People’s Court was maintained.

According to decision of the Beijing Higher People’s Court in December 2018 , the trademark “red color that used on the sole” is to be considered as a mono-color trademark that the using position of the color is defined. The Beijing Higher People’s Court affirmed, mono-color...

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Seminar Vilnius: E-COMMERCE in China

It was a great pleasure to host a seminar in Vilnius (Lithuania) about E-Commerce in China . The seminar took place in the hotel “Holiday Inn Vilnius”, on February 19th, 2020. Starke Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht referred about basics and new market trends in front of about 70 company representatives. It is always a great pleasure for Starke to work close together with " Enterprise Lithuania ". We look forward to further projects and cooperation.

From the invitation:

E-commerce in China is a hot topic, and hence already widely discussed. This seminar offers...

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Event: Update Labor Law 2020 / Corona Virus and the impact on employment contracts

Starke Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht and Bluedex Partner spoke on February 13, 2020. Dr. Michael R. Fausel on the premises of PraeMontis GmbH in Frankfurt on current issues of labor law.

From the invitation to the event:

Since the outbreak of the Corona Virus raises numerous legal questions in addition to the tragedy for those affected as well as for the economy, we are particularly pleased that we were able to win German attorney Daniel Albrecht at short notice for a keynote speech. Mr. Albrecht is Managing Counsel at Starke, which is based in China and focuses on the...

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The Corona Virus and its effects on the Employer Relations of German companies in China

China and the Chinese economy are still firmly in the grip of the Corona Virus . Against this background, we continue our first article by first examining the effects of the Corona Virus on sales chains and possible claims for damages if delivery obligations become impossible. Today we turn to the next major complex that is spreading to workers and employers due to the spread of the virus, namely Chinese labor law . Before we turn to detailed questions, however, we would like to give you a few general suggestions for action on how you can make your company fit in the event of a...

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The 2019 Draft Measures on Security Assessment of Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Information, Article in CRi 06/2019

The Cybersecurity Law of the People’s Republic of China was issued on November 7, 2016, and officially put into effect June 1, 2017. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has released supportive measures to implement provisions of the Cybersecurity Law . These Draft Measures provide guidelines for cross-border transfer of data, data security assessments, and the protection of data in relation to national and public interest.

In 2017, the CAC published Measures on Security Assessment of Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Information and Important Data. The draft received...

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Legal situation with fake products - Which penalties threaten counterfeiters, interview i the Germen televison MDR

Starke in the news. The MDR reported in its broadcast "Umschau" on the situation of counterfeit products in Germany, in particular on the import of counterfeit products from China to Germany. The program was intended to give viewers an overview of the current situation and to demonstrate how and whether counterfeiters are being prosecuted in China. Due to friendly recomendation by the AHK North China, the show also interviewed Starke Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht on this topic. As an IPR expert in China, he answered the questions asked about the current legal situation in China....

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Measures on Security Assessment of Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Information in China (2019 Draft)

Summary: The Cybersecurity Law of the People’s Republic of China was issued on November 7, 2016, and officially put into effect June 1, 2017. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has released supportive measures to implement provisions of the Cybersecurity Law. These draft Measures provide guidelines for cross-border transfer of data, data security assessments, and the protection of data in relation to national and public interest. In 2017, the CAC published Measures on Security Assessment of Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Information and Important Data. The...

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