We wish all our friends and clients and a Merry Christmas with your families and a Happy New Year.

Our office will be closed from December 23rd, 2022 to January 1st, 2023. E-mails and post are therefore not read and answered regularly.

As already explained in the first part of the article (China insight 3/2022), regulations on the management of IT algorithms* have far-reaching implications for algorithm service providers, users and the balance between user autonomy and national security. The second part of this article describes the detailed guidance and limitations of the new regulation, which was passed on December 31, 2021, and its impact on businesses.

The full artcile you can find here: China Insight, Wirtschaftsmagazin, 04/2022, P.40-44. (German language)

Under Trip nach Thailand nimmt Euch mit in die Welt der IP Industrie und zeigt Euch einen der größten Märkte für Fake Produkte in der Welt. Daneben könnt Ihr einen Eindruck gewinnen, wie schwer es ist, China (Beijing) zu verlassen.

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World Intellectual Property Forum 2022 in Bangkok successful done. World Intellectual Property Forum is known for organizing one of the best Global IP event. The World IP Forum took place at Hotel The Landmark, Bangkok in Thailand from 10th October to 12th October 2022. The theme for the conference was 'Technology & Innovation Shaping the Future of IP'. This three-days conference focused on recent developments in Intellectual Property and its syncing with business objectives.

Starke Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht was honored to take part...

This year's World Intellectual Property Forum will take place in Bangkok from 10 to 12 October 2022. The title of the conference this year is "TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION SHAPING THE FUTURE OF IP".

During the conference, Starke Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht will speak on "THE USE OF TMS AND COPYRIGHT BY INFLUENCERS".

We look forward to meeting numerous colleagues.

We are happy to accept appointment requests by email.

More about the event and the program can be...

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China has enacted new regulations on the management of IT algorithms, which have far-reaching implications for algorithm service providers and users, as well as the balance between user autonomy and national security. the Internet Information Services Algorithm Recommendation Management Regulations (IISARM) aim to protect the privacy of citizens and ensure the extraterritorial data transfers. The first part of the article classifies the new regulations and their objectives.

The full artcile you can...

"The IISARM regulations could have broad implications on algorithm service providers, users, and the balance between user autonomy and national security. The new IISARM regulations, like other privacy laws such as the EU GDPR and the German BDSG, are aimed to protect the privacy of those countries’ citizens and to safeguard extraterritorial data transfer. However, the IISARM regulations, in conjunction with the DSL and PIPL, could potentially go one step further since certain requested data must be approved by the Chinese government before it can be obtained in...

The 2022 Chinese-German Industrial Cooperation and Development Forum was held in Beijing, Shunyi at July 29, 2022. A Sino-German Industrial Development Zone called BCGP has been set up in Shunyi to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two countries. The industrial zone is located near the airport in Beijing and has already attracted numerous companies.

As part of the annual conference, which was also attended by the Deputy Mayor of Beijing, Starke Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht was appointed as the industrial park's IP...

The decision of the SPC on one of the 10 significant cases regarding trademark infringement of the trademark HONDA provides an instructive guidance for determination of trademark infringement in OEM export trading.

Everything you need to know about trademark registration and well-known trademarks in German language can be found here: https://youtu.be/RwXwxAl6GLc

You can read the article in English on the Honda case here: https://www.starke-ip.com/en/news/trademark-infringement-in-oem-export...

“Champagne”, as the well-known wine producing region in France, has been protected as an appellation of origin since 1908. In 1941, the Comité Interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne (CIVC) was established and has functioned as an industry association for the management and maintenance of the wine industry in the Champagne region since then. The CIVC applied for the registration of “Champagne” and its Chinese translation “香槟” in Class 33 as collective mark in China in 2012. Both collective marks were approved for registration in 2013.

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Die Anpassung der Schwellenwerte in Sachen Bestechung und ähnlicher Vermögensstraftaten in China, gilt ab sofort und hat unmittelbare Auswirkung auf Manager und Unternehmer in China. Es lohnt sich daher einen Blick auf die Details zu werfen, um mögliche Straftaten zu vermeiden.

Unser Video zum Thema bösartige Managerhaftung in China findet Ihr hier: https://youtu.be/saQXFsii6LQ

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New Balance hat nach knapp 16 Jahren den finalen Sieg gegen den Kopierer New Barlun in China errungen. Warum dieses möglich war, obwohl New Balance die Marke in China nicht eingetragen hatte und was das chinesische Wettbewerbsrecht, bzw. Handelskleidungsmarken damit zu tun haben, erfahrt Ihr in unserem neuen Video.

Unser Video New Balance feiert einen Sieg gegen New Barlun seht Ihr hier: https://youtu.be/S38wYKS5V4A

Wie Ihr eine Marke in China erfolgreich anmeldet erfahrt Ihr hier: https://youtu.be/RwXwxAl6GLc...