The seminar will focus on product liability. We are delighted to invite two speakers to view this topic from different perspectives. Willi Vett, Beiten Burkhardt, will cover the topic from a legal perspective. Gavin Chen, FIELD service, will bring you the whole picture on the quality management in your China factories from his experience in the electric & electronics and Hardgoods quality assurance field.
Topics
Gavin Chen
If you reflect on the recall rate in your industry, are you satisfied? Are you annoyed by a much too high rate? How do you solve these problems in your company? Gavin Chen, SGS, will discuss these questions with you and reflect on possible solutions how to optimize the process in your company.
Willi Vett
Introduction: Willi will cover the following legal issues in the presentation:
- Requirements for product liability
- Who is potentially liable under product liability laws
- End-product producers, spare-part producers/suppliers, sellers?
- The scope of liability, burden of proof, evidence collection
- Product recall regulations
- Product liability for products to be exported from China
Speakers
Gavin Chen – Business Development Manager, South China, FIELD service
Gavin is experienced in electric & electronics and Hardgoods quality assurance field. Through deep cooperation with international retailers, buyers and agents, Gavin and his team have developed vary quality improvement programs to meet different client’s quality goals besides the traditional product inspection during or after production. His sharing will bring you the whole picture on the quality management in your China factories.
Willi Vett - Partner with BEITEN BURKHARDT, Head of Shanghai Office, Head of Intellectual Property Desk China
Career: Born in Haan/Germany, 1974. Legal education at the Universities of Freiburg/Germany and Münster/Germany (law degree 2000), legal training in Essen and Taipei/Taiwan. Admitted to the Bar of Düsseldorf, Germany since 2004 and as Solicitor for England and Wales since 2008. He joined BEITEN BURKHARDT in 2004. Author of various legal publications, mainly on topics related to intellectual property rights.
Expertise: Mr. Vett specialises in intellectual property matters in the PRC and in Hong Kong. He advises and assists clients on management of trademark portfolios, technology transfer, licensing of intellectual property rights, enforcement of infringement cases and anti-counterfeiting strategies.
Agenda
16:00 – 16:30 Registration
16:30 – 16:35 Opening remarks
16:35 – 17:05 Presentation by Willi Vett
17:05 – 17:35 Presentation by Gavin Chen
17:35 – 18:10 Q&A
18:10 – 18:15 Closing remarks
18:15 Networking over snacks and drinks
Registration
For registration, please confirm your participation by email to
Ms. Saskia Pfeifer at
prd@euccc.com.cn before May 25th.
For enquiries, please contact Mr. Dominik Ehmann at dehmann@euccc.com.cn before May 25th.
Venue
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Holiday Inn, 188 Jinshan Road, Zhuhai
珠海吉大景山路188号
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Starting time
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16:30 (please come in time) |
Registration Fee
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Members: 150 RMB
Non-Members: 300 RMB |
Event Terms & Conditions
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