The Directorate General for the Protection of Industrial Property – Italian Patent and Trademark Office of the Ministry of Economic Development issued the call for the grant of the “Marchi+2022” facilitating measure (the Call), with some subtle differences compared to the previous year. The aim is to support companies in registering their trademark abroad through…
One of the objectives of the Congress is linked to the renewal of the leadership that will lead China for the next five years. The delegates are, in fact, called upon to elect the members of the Central Committee, which, in turn, elects the Politburo, the Politburo Standing Committee and the Secretary General of the…
In 2020, the People’s Republic of China closed the national borders, tightening at the same time the procedure for obtaining a visa and drastically limiting the number of inbound flights to China (subject to a consequent price spike), in the attempt to safeguard the national territory from the rapid spread of the virus. With particular…
In late March, Chinese authorities announced the total lockdown for all citizens living in Shanghai. After several weeks, the situation in the Chinese metropolitan city does not seem to have fully recovered, making difficult the conduction of daily activities and the smooth operation of companies located in this area. Faced with the current companies’ difficulties…
Unicredit, first Italian banking group, recently announced the closure of its offices in the Pacific area and Far East, including China, where, according to what has been released to the press, only the branch of Honk Kong would remain operative with a purely representation function. The re-organization of Unicredit presence in these areas will imply…
On February 8, 2022, the announcement no. 8 of the State Council established 27 new CBEC – Cross Border E-commerce pilot zones, in corresponding 27 Chinese cities (amongst them, Yangzhou, Taizhou, Zhenjiang, Jinhua, Ma’anshan, Jingdezhen, Zibo, Rizhao, Xiangyang, Chaozhou, Baoji, Ordos, Kashgar, Alashankou, and others). 2022 New 27 CBEC Pilot Zones: where, and why? The…
A few months ago, the People’s Republic of China and the European Union signed the bilateral agreement “EU-CN GI Agreement” (hereinafter Agreement), which represents the first trade deal regarding the protection of the European geographical indications (hereinafter GIs) in China and, vice versa, the Chinese GIs in Europe. It should be noted that the Agreement…
On December 13, the General Administration of Costums of China (GACC) issued a further announcement – Announcement No. 103/2021 (hereinafter Announcement) – which provides for some clarification relating to the Regulation no. 248 (Regulations on the Registration and Administration of Overseas Producers of Imported Food) and the Regulation no. 249 (Administrative Measures on Import and…
The fifth edition of the “EU Silk Road Summit” was held in Amsterdam on December 7 and 8, bringing together more than 300 railway freight professionals with the main objective of discussing about the recent developments, the perspectives and the challenges for the future of the China-Europe railway, the overl-land backbone of the well-known infrastructural…
Since some time ago, China has been fighting a war against abuses in IPR protection by means of bad faith in IPR applications or evidence. Chinese government issued amendments both to Trademark and Patent laws to ensure Chinese IPR law system is well-equipped against bad faith declarations, applications, and evidence. Trademark Law On 2019,…