The American chip manufacturer Intel reports a massive increase in counterfeit Intel CPUs (Central Processing Unit) for the Chinese market. The fakes are sold via e-commerce platforms such as AliExpress or Amazon, and third-party dealers try to smuggle large quantities of fake CPUs into the market by returning (Return Merchandise Authorization, RMA) allegedly original products.… Continue reading Return Fraud for Counterfeit Processors
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Covid-19 Accelerates the Creation of Strong Chinese Brands
The Corona crisis is intensifying the Chinese quest for strong brands. In order to increase the consumption of the population and stimulate the weak domestic demand, China now wants to politically promote and accelerate the development of well-known and high-quality Chinese brands. These are intended to help increase the influence of Chinese products and services… Continue reading Covid-19 Accelerates the Creation of Strong Chinese Brands
IP Databases Reduce Costs of Infringement Proceedings
COVID-19 also leads to companies paying closer attention to costs when enforcing their intellectual property rights in China. IP databases can help them do this. The analysis of Chinese court decisions in comparable cases enables IP managers and their service providers to correctly assess the case and the opponent and to find the right strategy.… Continue reading IP Databases Reduce Costs of Infringement Proceedings
Impact Covid-19: Law, Measures, Strategies in China-Business
Covid-19 will change the business of many European companies in and with China. Established industry structures will be shaken, supply chains will be decoupled, and demand and employment will decline. Preferences of market participants are shifting and the digital space is gaining in importance. The Chinese state will intervene even more strongly in the economy… Continue reading Impact Covid-19: Law, Measures, Strategies in China-Business
Covid-19: Protect Supply Chains Now against Counterfeiting
The pandemic not only leads to global markets being flooded with counterfeit medical products. Because suppliers fail, counterfeit brands and products are also penetrating the supply chains of original manufacturers in other segments and replacing the missing original products. It is now important for brand owners to monitor and protect their supply chains. Counterfeiters often… Continue reading Covid-19: Protect Supply Chains Now against Counterfeiting
Covid-19 and Business: Learning from China
When it comes to business reactions to Covid-19, many Chinese companies are ahead of us. Take the automotive industry, for example: While managers of German brands in China stare spellbound at plummeting sales figures, competitor Geely is launching a corona-safe model on the market. The entire system of the SUV Geely ICON is equipped as… Continue reading Covid-19 and Business: Learning from China
Corona Fires Counterfeiting and Cybercrime
The current pandemic is leading to a massive increase in corona-related activities in counterfeiting and cybercrime. For example, in February, the Chinese authorities seized more than 31 million counterfeit or low-quality face masks that appeared on the market in the middle of the corona virus outbreak. The government authorities are targeting criminal suppliers and dealers… Continue reading Corona Fires Counterfeiting and Cybercrime
Extension of the Patent Term: A Driver for Innovation
The trade agreement between the USA and China provides for the extension of the patent term of innovative medical devices to avoid undue delays. This is to the benefit of pharmaceutical companies in both countries. The contractual clause not only supports pharmaceutical manufacturers from the USA, it also benefits innovative Chinese pharmaceutical companies. These companies… Continue reading Extension of the Patent Term: A Driver for Innovation
Economic and Trade Agreements also Protects the Pharmaceutical Industry
The trade agreement between the USA and China also includes the protection of intellectual property rights for the pharmaceutical industry. The focus is on drugs against cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure and stroke. The intention of the agreement is to promote the development of new treatments and cures for these diseases through better patent protection.… Continue reading Economic and Trade Agreements also Protects the Pharmaceutical Industry
China wants to disconnect itself from foreign countries technologically
The decoupling of the national economies is also being driven forward rapidly by China. For example, 30% of foreign hardware and software is to be replaced by Chinese alternatives in 2020, another 50% by 2021 and the remaining 20% by the following year. This directive, known in China as the “3-5-2 policy”, could affect 20… Continue reading China wants to disconnect itself from foreign countries technologically
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