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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...

China’s new Ecommerce law, which is in progress, shall regulate the relationship between consumers, platform operators as well as online providers in the field of Ecommerce.

As the Ecommerce market is constantly changing and undoubtedly its major impact on social life and the current economy cannot be denied, it seems to be necessary to provide a legal framework to give answers to upcoming questions within the scope of Ecommerce.

Hence a new Ecommerce law is in progress and drafts are waiting to be adopted. The new law shall remedy the current situation by promoting the...

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...

Here is a basic introduction about the Jordan vs Qiaodan case/result...

Watchdata System Company Ldt., a manufacturer of USB keys used as electronic authentication devices in financial services, filed a lawsuit against Hengbao Company Ltd., a manufacturer of USB keys as well, in February 2015. Hengbao was charged with developing and selling many USB key products to "scores of banks across China" while infringing Watchdata’s single patent on data encryption technologies. Hengbao claimed that the questioned products and physic identification method in online bank transfers were not protected by Watchdata's patent.

On December 8, 2016, the Beijing IP...

Starke Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht was invited from the Institute of Financial Studies of the Renmin University to take part at 2016 Silk Road Economic Belt Cities International Forum in Yiwu.

Chinese Employment Law, often also referred as Chinese Labor Law, is a vital area for achieving legal compliance in any foreign invested company in China. Due to a significant rise in awareness on these matters and compliance inspections becoming increasingly stringent and frequent, especially managers of foreign businesses with operations in China are well advised to be aware of the most important rules and regulations on how to accurately employ personnel in China according to local standards.

This roundtable took place at the Draexlmaier Automotive plant near...

At July 19 2016, Starke Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht met with Mr.Arunas Karlonas, the Commercial Attaché of the Republic of Lithuania, and Mr.Zilvinas Danys, deputy director of the state patent bureau of the Republic of Lithuania in the office.

Daniel Albrecht was honored to give a small presentation introducing the Chinese intellectual property system to them. They talked about the troubles foreign companies usually meet in registering trademarks in China and shared opinions about some famous trademark infringement cases in China. It was a fruitful discussion with great...

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Trademark is to distinguish the goods and services from different trademark owners. Trademarks are unique names, symbols, or logos.

When you come to do business in China it is very important for you to protect your trademarks. Trademarks can include product marks, service marks, certification marks or collective marks and sound marks.

To obtain trademark protection in China, an application for a China trademark can be filed through the national registration system or the international registration system. For a national trademark application in China, an application has to...

Every company who entered into the Chinese market and already established business bring their new ideas, their patented products and their famous brands to China to profit from its still increasing potential. But the question is how do you protect this Intellectual Property (IP) from infringements by competitors in China and fight back against imitators.

Our 40 pages hard copy will guide you, how you register your trademark, trade secrets and patents in China, how you doregistration with the Chinese customs, how to draft licensing agreements and how you manage your intellectual...