Last Friday, the AHK Board and a small circle of German business representatives gathered at the Embassy Residence to bid a heartfelt farewell to Ambassador Dr. Flor. As a member of the Chamber Board, our Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht was also invited to join this special occasion. Guests took the opportunity to sincerely thank the Ambassador for her unwavering support and the excellent cooperation over the past years. Her commitment to strengthening German-Chinese economic ties has been truly invaluable.
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Well-known collective mark “Champagne”
“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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Compliance update China; Neue Schwellenwerte in Sachen Bestechung (German language)
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 ./. New Barlun ; Das große Finale im Markenrecht (German language)
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...
Bad faith trademark applications are a violation of unfair competition in China
Bad faith registrations, such as trademark squatting or trademark imitation, often cause great trouble to the business activities of the actual trademark owner. The out coming of a recent case in China may provide a new possibility of rights protection for trademark owners who are troubled by bad faith registrations.
On September 27, 2021, the High People’s Court of Fujian Province in the second instance process upheld the ruling of the Intermediate People’s Court of Xiamen City of Fujian Province regarding the case Emerson Electric Co. vs....
Winter Olympiade in Peking 2022; Ein Rückblick mit Bildern von vor Ort (German language)
Heute zeige ich Euch ein paar Impressionen von den olympischen Winterspielen in China und berichte kurz, wie es hier in Beijing während der Olympiade wirklich abgelaufen ist. Ehrliche Bilder und eine klare Meinung. Danke Beijing!
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Chinese first Personal Information Protection Law in contrast to the European GDPR, CRi 1/2022
The development of big data brings convenience to life but also breeds chaos. The first personal information protection law of PRC was designed to curb collection of excessive personal information and its misuse, which is often a subject of complaints, the law seeks to ensure users' knowledge and consent when their personal data is collected and processed. This article compares relevant regulations of the PIPL with the GDPR with regard to 13 different aspects. From the comparison, we can see that most regulations in the PIPL are similar to those in the GDPR, especially in the context of...
China joins the Hague system; Simplifications for design applications (German language)
China has joined the Hague System bringing the total number of countries covered to 94. The Government of China deposited its instrument of accession to the 1999 Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement on February 5, 2022. China is the 68th contracting party to the 1999 Act and 77th member of the Hague Union.
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Opening of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
The Austrian Embassy, the Austrian Chamber of Commerce and the Austrian Tourist Office celebrated the opening of the Winter Olympics in Beijing on February 4th, 2022 with a "Winter Wonderland" on the embassy premises. Numerous invited guests, including Starke Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht , celebrated the opening ceremony together. Companies, including clients of Starke, actively supported the event and presented winter sports products, among other things. There was also a cultural part. Other events will follow as part of the Olympics. ORF 2 reported on the opening. You can view the...
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR 2022!
Starke IP wishes all clients and friends a happy Chinese new year 2022!
May this new year be filled with happiness,prosperity, and many precious moments with your loved ones.
Our office will be closed from January 29th to 6th February .
After the ox in 2021, the tiger is the third animal in the Chinese zodiac calendar. The Tiger is known as the king of all beasts in China. The zodiac sign Tiger is a symbol of strength, exorcising evils, and braveness.
Neue Entwicklungen bei Chinas Negativlisten (German language)
Mit Wirkung zum 01.01.2021 wurden die Negativlisten erneut eingekürzt. Weitere Punkte die Tätigkeiten betreffen, die ausländische Unternehmen, nicht, oder nur eingeschränkt durchführen können, wurden gestrichen. Ein erneuter Schritt zur Liberalisierung des Investitionsumfeldes. Details erfahrt Ihr in diesem Video.
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Alles zum Thema Unternehmensgründungen in China findet Ihr in den folgenden beiden Videos:
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Personal income tax in China, Update 2022 (German language)
Am 31.12.2021 kam es zu einer überraschenden Bekanntmachung des chinesischen Finanzministeriums, die für Erleichterung bei zahlreichen Ausländern sorgen wird. Aufgeschoben, heißt aber nicht aufgehoben. Ihr solltet daher vorbereitet sein, Arbeitsverträge müssen rechtzeitig entsprechend gestaltet werden.
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Einkommensteuerreform Auswirkungen Arbeitsrechtliche Konsequenzen FolgenIch freue mich auf Eure Meinung und über Eure Kommentare.
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Rethinking network operators, China Insight, 4/2021
New requests due to the current data protection law of the PR China
In the past few years, data extortion, theft, disclosure and other incidents have been commonplace in China. Data security problems have risen to unprecedented levels and have a direct impact on information security in the country, industry, businesses and individuals. Against this background, the Data Protection Act (DSL) of the People's Republic of China was passed by the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress on June 10, 2021 and officially implemented on September 1, 2021...