On April 23, 2019, revisions of China’s Trademark Law passed into law by the National People’s Congress Standing Committee. The amendment aims at enhancing intellectual property protections and seemingly addresses US concerns over forced technology transfer and IP theft. It is noticeable that the amendment seeks to penalize “bad-faith trademark registrations without intent to use”. The amendment to the Trademark Law will take effect on November 1, 2019.

• 2019-05-31 | 14:30 - 16:00
• European Chamber Beijing Chapter, 4th Floor, Office C405, Lufthansa Centre

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• 2019-05-31 | 13:00 - 17:30
• South Gate Lobby, Tianjin World Financial Center

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is delighted to welcome you to our China Economy Conference, designed to provide you with an economic view for the next half of the year, this conference will include academic and business perspectives. You will hear about topics such as investment, employment, policies and trade conflict.

• 2019-05-31 | 11:00 - 13:20
• Regal International East Asia Hotel, Emerald Ballroom

Come and join us at the 2018 New Year's Members' reception. Connect with our newcomers, mingle with familiar members and meet the staff of the European Chamber in a casual networking atmosphere and see what's planned for the upcoming months.

• 2019-05-31 | 16:30 - 19:00
• Spaces

Social media age, potential crisis is every where, customer complains, safety issues, environmental issues, labor issues, product recall and so on. Companies with an increasingly fierce media landscape changes and an army of self-media eager to express their opinions via wechat and Weibo, that may lead to a reputation crisis and its effects on their brand and even businesses. This is especially true in the digital world, where a new crisis management strategy is a must-have.

• 2019-05-30 | 14:00 - 17:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

With each passing tweet, the US-China trade dispute continues to deepen and threaten to move towards a more strategic level confrontation. While most analysts would agree the trade war has yet to have any real effect on the economy, pressure is being applied at a difficult time, when Chinese economic planners are seeking to alleviate the risk that has developed through years of aggressive credit-driven expansion.

• 2019-05-29 | 15:00 - 18:00
• Hilton Hotel Beijing, Signature Ballroom B

Pharmaceutical Working Group Meeting: Introduction of Upcoming EU-China IP Dialogue and Preparation for Rare Disease Lobby Actions

• 2019-05-29 | 14:00 - 16:10
• European Chamber Beijing Office

Pharmaceutical Working Group Meeting: Introduction of Upcoming EU-China IP Dialogue and Preparation for Rare Disease Lobby Actions

• 2019-05-29 | 14:00 - 16:10
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

Intelligent is changing the proposition, core capability and technology of the vehicle, which could be recognized as a new wave of revolution to the 100-yr industry. Look back to the prior waves of industry revolution - assembly line, electronics control and electrification - each of which opened new opportunities to external players as well as brought challenges to existing players.

During the meeting, Mr. Yichao Zhang, Senior Manager, EY will deliver a presentation on Intelligent Vehicle: Challenges and Opportunities to Suppliers, the presentation will be followed by a Q&A session with interactive discussions on the topic.

• 2019-05-29 | 10:00 - 11:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

Sustainability is a growing requirement from governments, suppliers and customers. Many businesses still don't recognize that working sustainably also means working cost-effectively. To turn this around requires a willingness to buck conventional financial wisdom by focusing not on reducing the cost of each part but on increasing the efficiency as a whole.

During this event, a range of speakers from various green sectors, will share with you how companies can start making their facilities more sustainable and reduce the environmental footprint.

• 2019-05-28 | 15:30 - 18:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Shui On Plaza, Unit 2204