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September 11th, 2017

2017 Shenyang-Germany Intellectual Property Seminar

At September 8th 2017 the Shenyang local authorities hosted the first Shenyang-Germany Intellectual Property Seminar. The German-China Industrial Park of Shenyang has made a lot of effort to organize this event and get an interesting group of participants together. Starke Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht gave a lesson about the differences between the Chinese and German trademark law. Thanks to all 60 participants and my co-speakers, special from the University of Shenyang, the Intelllectual Property Office and the Custom Service of Shenyang.

August 18th, 2017

Taobao wins in landmark online counterfeit case in China

Taobao won an online landmark counterfeiting case against a vendor selling fake Royal Canin cat food on the huge online market. The court ruled that the defendant, a man named Yao, damaged the reputation of Taobao and therefore should pay compensation in the amount of 120.000 Yuan within 10 days. Taobao is also asking the court to order the defendant to publish a written apology in several prominent print and web publications for a week.

This was the first ruling of its kind in China, exemplifying the country’s efforts to fight counterfeiting which has cast a shadow over China’s...

August 11th, 2017

Thus Tyrolean enterprises secured themselves against trademark violation in China; Tiroler Wirtschaft, August 10th, 2017

In the " Tyrolean Economy " of August 10th 2017 you will find an article entitled "How to secure Tyrolean businesses against trademark viaolation in China". The article is in German language. Experts report on the invitation of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber how to effectively protect themselves against trademark infringements and plagiarism. The Austrian Economic Chambers represent more than 450,000 member companies and is voice of Austrian business.

The article reports in detail about the speeches of Dr. Martin Glatz , head of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce in Beijing,...

August 9th, 2017

China Redbull License Dispute; A never ending story in China?

ORG Packaging Co. is being sued by TC Pharmaceuticals for infringing the Red Bull trademark right of TC Pharmaceuticals.

Being one of the major suppliers of Reignwood Group , it announced in July its receipt of a civil complaint and other filings with the Peoples Court in Beijing serving notice of the suits, which demands the court order ORG Packaging to cease forging and manufacturing its registered trademarks - including “Red Bull” and associated image logos - and claiming compensation for its monetary losses in the amount of over CNY 30 Mio.

This has been part of a...

July 15th, 2017

3rd SME Conference in Jieyang

Starke took part at the 3rd China Germany SME Conference in Jieyang. Nearly 200 companies from Germany, Austria, France and Spain joined the SME conference hosted by the China German Metal Eco City . ZhongDe Metal Group Co., Ltd . is the developer, investor and operating company behind Metal Eco City.

The Sino-German Metal Eco City (MEC) is an innovative industrial park, which will open up access to the Chinese market for German small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The MEC is located in the north of the large metropolis of Jieyang , at the heart of the southern province of...

July 12th, 2017

China’s first Online Court recently opened in Hangzhou

China’s first Online Court recently opened in Hangzhou , one of China’s principal tech hubs and home to many major Internet companies such as Alibaba and NetEase. Located in an already existing court building, the Online Court has taken up to 1.500 cases thus far. The court will use an online platform that allows people to file cases and attend trials, but you need to sign up for a cyber-court account. You can attend your trial remotely by entering a verification code on a webpage.

These also called “Cyberspace Courts” started out as a project in 2015 and have been a great success...

April 20th, 2017

Discussion about the IP situation in China with the MOFCOM

Starke Manging Counsel Daniel Albrecht was a part of the official deligation what represents the interests of the European Union and Germany at the MOFCOM in Beijing. The half day long event ends in a fruitful discussion of the current IP situation in China. The high-ranking members of the MOFCOM and the EU had a well exchange and looking forward to the next meeting.

April 1st, 2017

Our new brochure “E-COMMERCE IN CHINA -FACTS AND LAW REGULATIONS”

We are pleased to present you our new brochure “E-COMMERCE IN CHINA -FACTS AND LAW REGULATIONS”.

We believe our new handbook will guide you solve problems, like how to protect your Intellectual Property here, how to deal with the Chinese Communication Law, and how to establish your own e-commerce business in China.

Please feel free to contact us if you need a sample.

March 30th, 2017

E-Commerce in China – Facts and Law Regulations; Kommunikation und Recht, 3/2017

A complete overview about the legal perspective of the E-Commerce market in China you can find here:

E-Commerce in China – Facts and Law Regulations, Daniel Albrecht (Managing Counsel of Starke); Kommunikation und Recht , 3/2017, Beihefter 1/2017, dfv Mediengruppe, Frankfurt am Main;

"China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) reported figures of 520 million Internet users in July 2015. According to new analysis by digital marketing researcher eMarketer cross-border e-commerce in China will hit $85.76 billion this year, up from $57.13 billion in 2015 as...

March 29th, 2017

Webinar: "How to Protect your IPR at Chinese E-Commerce Market"

The newest webinar for the China IPR SME Helpdesk about E-Commerce in China . The China IPR SME Helpdesk supports European Union (EU) small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to both protect and enforce their Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in or relating to China, through the provision of free information and services. These take the form of jargon-free, first-line, confidential advice on intellectual property and related issues, plus training events, materials and online resources.

China will become one of the largest E-commencer markets in...