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Regulierung des Umgangs mit Algorithmen stärkt Verbraucherschutz (Teil 1) (German language)

Daniel Albrecht

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.

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Die Internet Information Services Algorithm Recommendation Management (IISARM) Regulations in China, CRi 4/2022

"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...

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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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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...

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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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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...

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