intellectual property

SYMPOSIUM ON DEVELOPMENTS AND CHALLENGES IN CONNECTION WITH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN CHINA 2023

On Tuesday, June 13th, 2023, the SYMPOSIUM ON DEVELOPMENTS AND CHALLENGES IN CONNECTION WITH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN CHINA took place in the German Embassy in Beijing. Around 50 company and association representatives took part in this event, organized by the AHK China and the German Embassy.

The experts on the panel discussion included the lawyers Christoph Hezel (Taylor Wessing) and Daniel Albrecht (Starke IP). The moderation was taken over by Dr. Constanze Wang (AHK China).

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"Thailand Special" - World IP Forum 2022 / On the hunt for fakes in BKK (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, speech about "THE USE OF TMS AND COPYRIGHT BY INFLUENCERS"

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.

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Chinese German Forum for Industrial Cooperation and Development 2022

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...

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Trademarks on OEM products: what does this mean for use in China?

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...

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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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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...

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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....

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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.

You can find out the consequences of this in our new video.

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Hörmann./. Hebei Huoman (German language)

"Der" Deutsche Türhersteller in China im Kampf gegen Fake-Produkte. Am heutigen Beispiel erkläre ich Euch am Beispiel unseres Falls, was bei einem markenrechtlichen Verfahren in China alles zu beachten ist und welche kleinen Kniffe es gibt um erfolgreich Fakes zu bekämpfen.

Zudem gibt es Informationen zum Thema Markenstrategie in China.

Unser Video zum Thema bösartige Markenanmeldung in China findet Ihr hier: https://youtu.be/urlPqs5ff0U

Zu den Änderungen des chinesischen Patentrechts geht es hier: https://youtu.be/4S4Nd5d65Is

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