Articles from Marius Adler

25. Apr 2022 Draft of a new EU Machinery Regulation reaches important intermediate step

In March 2022, the European legislative process to revise the so-called "Machinery Directive" (Directive 2006/42/EC) reached another important intermediate step. The legislative process is now entering the decisive phase, in which final votes and negotiations will take place, leading directly to the adoption of a draft law by the European Parliament. For the machinery sector, this means changes in a regulatory area whose relevance should not be underestimated. We would like to use this final legislative phase to provide an overview of the current status of the draft EU Machinery Regulation.

IP/IT Stuttgart
31. Jul 2020 Trademark law: Distribution and trademark protection in international trade especially in China

No other country is more frequently associated with the term "brand piracy" (counterfeit products) than the People's Republic of China. According to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), manufacturers in the EU recently suffered a loss of revenue of 60 billion euros annually due to imported counterfeits, and this figure is rising. Medium-sized companies in particular are therefore shying away from the lucrative Chinese market, as selling their own products increases the risk of counterfeiting. Nevertheless, the export quota is continuously increasing. In 2019 alone, goods worth 95.97 billion euros were exported from Germany.

IP/IT Stuttgart

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