Dear member,

As you may know, every year, the President of the European Chamber leads a delegation of senior representatives to present the annual Position Paper to high level representatives of the European Union Institutions in Brussels. This year the trip took place in the last week of September. In an effort to create awareness about this important initiative and to follow up on the outcome of these high level meetings, the Chamber would like to invite you to a meeting for a debriefing session with Massimo Bagnasco, VP of the Chamber.

• 2018-12-03 | 16:00 - 18:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C412

E-commerce is playing an increasingly significant role in both domestic and cross-border trade, with China – accounting for 42% of the global e-commerce market – on the forefront of this trend. The EU SME Centre and the European Union Chamber of Commerce are pleased to welcome you to join our Inter-Chamber SME Working Group, SME Forum, Legal and Competition, Intellectual Property Rights joint Working Group Meeting. In this meeting, Mr. Michael Tan from Taylor Wessing and Mr. Kyle Freeman from Dezan Shira will discuss the implications of the newly issued E-Commerce Law, as well as the opportunities European businesses and more concretely SMEs can find by embracing an e-commerce model in China. This meeting will take place at the European Chamber Beijing and Shanghai offices on the 30th November from 13:30 to 15:30.

• 2018-11-30 | 13:30 - 15:30
• European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, Shanghai office

E-commerce is playing an increasingly significant role in both domestic and cross-border trade, with China – accounting for 42% of the global e-commerce market – on the forefront of this trend. The EU SME Centre and the European Union Chamber of Commerce are pleased to welcome you to join our Inter-Chamber SME Working Group, SME Forum, Legal and Competition, Intellectual Property Rights joint Working Group Meeting. In this meeting, Mr. Michael Tan from Taylor Wessing and Mr. Kyle Freeman from Dezan Shira will discuss the implications of the newly issued E-Commerce Law, as well as the opportunities European businesses and more concretely SMEs can find by embracing an e-commerce model in China. This meeting will take place at the European Chamber Beijing and Shanghai offices on the 30th November from 13:30 to 15:30.

• 2018-11-30 | 13:30 - 15:30
• European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, Beijing office

The Intellectual Property Right working group of the European Chamber invites members to join upcoming meeting focusing on Intellectual Property Protection mechanism at WeChat.

• 2018-11-27 | 14:30 - 17:30
• Tencent Office, TIT Creativity Garden

On 1 January 2018, the amendment to the Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the People’s Republic of China (“Anti-Unfair Competition Law”) became effective. This is the first major amendment to the Anti-Unfair Competition Law since its implementation in 1993, and it will have a significant impact on business in China. It becomes crucial to understand how the amended anti-unfair competition law will change the landscape of intellectual property protection in China and how the enterprises can benefit from the amended law in practice. Don't miss this exciting comprehensive IP enforcement and practice program featuring leading toymaker,various industry players, IPR experts, enforcement officials and other key experts.

• 2018-08-29 | 14:00 - 17:00
• Regal International East Asia Hotel, Emerald Ballroom

The European Chamber is glad to invite you to a Joint IPR, SCA and ICT Working Group Meeting on Guidance on Standard Essential Patent (SEP) Disputes, which will take place on Thursday 5 July from 14h to 15h30, at our Beijing and Shanghai offices, via video conference.

• 2018-07-05 | 14:00 - 15:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office

On 26 April 2018, the High People’s Court of Guangdong Province, China’s high-tech heartland, issued the Working Guidelines on the Trial of Standard Essential Patent Disputes (For Trial Implementation) 《关于审理标准必要专利纠纷案件的工作指引（试行）》. While these Guidelines are currently legally binding locally, they endorse recognised court practices on SEP-related issues. Thus, they may also shed light on the factors that courts in other parts of China may consider in such cases.

• 2018-07-05 | 14:00 - 15:30
• European Chamber Beijing Office, 4th floor, Room C411A

IPR WG seminar

• 2018-05-24 | 09:00 - 12:30
• Luogang Conference Center, Guangzhou

At the European Chamber’s Corporate Venture Capital Conference 2018, managers of CVC funds, advisers and academics will talk about what makes a CVC unit successful, what deals these units are looking at in their respective sectors – information technology and life sciences, among others – and what they think about this sector’s potential in China.

• 2018-03-20 | 14:00 - 18:25
• The Westin Bund Center Shanghai

The Intellectual Property Rights Working Group is glad to invite you to the next Working Group meeting and elections, that will take place on Thursday, 8th Mar 2018, 16:00-18:00 at the European Chamber Beijing, Shanghai and South China Office via videoconference/dial-in.

• 2018-03-08 | 16:00 - 18:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office