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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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

Our newest webinar for the China EU SME Center about E-Commerce in China. The EU SME Centre is a European Union initiative that provides a comprehensive range of hands-on support services to European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), getting them ready to do business in China.

Starke Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht speaks about the following content:

China will become one of the largest E-commencer markets in the world. By 2020, its market size will be bigger than the US, Britain, Japan and Germany.

This webinar provides a holistic picture on a general...

In 2016 a new brand, Uncle Martian, was anounced in Jinjiang, Fujian Province, China.

This new brand, however, is found to be extremely similar to a famous sportswear brand Under Amour. There is remarkable resemblance between not only the patterns but also the names.

The company behind Uncle Martian is Tingfei Long Sporting Goods Co. (廷飞龙体育用品有限公司). This company, also well-known for its copy of New Balance, is based in southern China's Fujian province. Fujian province is famous for its fake sneakers manufacturing industry.

According to the database at CTMO, the name...

Daniel Albrecht Managing Counsel of Starke provides an overview of the rules that they need to abide by, including those pertaining to enterprises that utilise mobile Apps as part of their business model. Of particular importance, he says, is the way that foreign enterprises are structured if they are to operate in China’s e-commerce sector and remain compliant. You can find the article in the EURObiz magazine of the European Chamber of Commerce in China. EURObiz contains articles and features that address the important issues affecting European businesses in China.

The European...