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2019 Meeting with NDRC delegation and BLUEDEX in Frankfurt

On September 26 2019 we received a delegation from the China National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Economic Department of the Chinese Embassy in Berlin in the offices of our partner law firm BLUEDEX, in Frankfurt.

The high-ranking delegation visited us practitioners to get more information about the German insolvency law, in particular about the liquidation of large companies.

BLUEDEX Partner Dr. Herrmann contributed to the details in a 90 minute presentation and also reported comprehensively on the innovations of the EU, which now have to be implemented...

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ECTA Annual Conference 2019

ECTA Annual Conference completed on last Friday in Edinburgh. With more than 1500 Members, coming from all Member States of the EU and beyond, ECTA promotes the knowledge and professionalism of the Intellectual Property Law community in the fields of Trade Marks, Designs, Copyright and other Intellectual Property Rights, within the European Union. Starke is a member since 2019.

With about 900 attendees this Annual Conference was a great success! Our team took part at many interesting discussions, speeches and other programs.

Two of the highlights were the session about EU...

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Working breakfast with Mr. Benoît Battistelli the President of the European Patent Office (EPO)

At 21st November 2017, Starke Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht joined a working breakfast with the President of the European Patent office in the NUO Hotel of Beijing. As the patent office for Europe, EPO is an intergovernmental organisation which supports innovation, competitiveness and economic growth across Europe. The core activity of EPO is the search and examination of patent applications and the grant of European patents, while also providing patent information and training services. The organization works in close co-operation with the patent offices of European Union member states...

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EU China Industry Roundtable on Online IP

Starke took part at the EU China Industry Roundtable on Online IP Protection today, organized by the EUIPO , CAASA, IP Key , last anniversary event of the IP Key.

With the reform of China’s E-commerce Law advancing in the legislative agenda, the European Commission and MOFCOM are going to host a roundtable on online IP protection , tackling in particular voluntary cooperation models to curb IPR infringement on e-commerce , liabilities of intermediaries and other topics. The event builds on last year conference with industry representatives and e-commerce platforms. The outcomes of...

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