Hybrid Event | IP Protection a Brave New Digital World: A Primer for SMEs

Software is widely used by European companies in most sectors, from application development to architectural design. While China offers some of the best opportunities for software development, European companies find themselves having to navigate an increasingly complex and changing regulatory and compliance environment for intellectual property and data protection.

During this training, Ms Lisa Lu, China IP SME Helpdesk IP Business Advisor, will discuss the importance of IP protection in the software industry and will cover the different types of IP used to protect software, including but not limited to copyright, patents and trade secrets. Mr Charles Feng, Director of the International Business Department and a Senior Partner of Tahota (Beijing) Law Firm will cover data privacy and IP, and Mr Phillip Neumann, Business Development Manager at AppinChina, will provide practical information on relevant processes and best practices for companies in areas such as software licensing. Before and after the presentation, there will be a short quiz to assess the impact of the seminar. The quiz is anonymous.

Event Details

Date  17 October 2024 (Thursday)

Time 15:00 - 17:00 (Beijing Time)

         09:00 - 11:00 (Brussels Time)

Venue European Chamber Beijing office + Online

Registration: please contact Ms Jennifer Cao at jennifer [dot] caochina-iprhelpdesk [dot] eu (jennifer[dot]cao[at]china-iprhelpdesk[dot]eu) before 16th October COB indicating whether you will join online or offline.

Agenda (Brussels time)

9:00 – 9:05 Opening remarks 

9:05 – 9:30 Navigating Software IP Protection in China  by Ms Lisa Lu, China IP SME Helpdesk 

9:30 – 9:55 Understanding the Current Data and IP Protection Landscape   by Mr Charles Feng, Tahota Law Firm

9:55 – 10:20Software and IP: Compliance and Other Practical Considerations for Companies  by Philipp Neumann, AppInChina

10:20 – 10:55 Discussion and a Q&A

11:55 – 11:00  Closing remarks

Speakers

Ms. Lisa Lu

IP Business Advisor, China IP SME Helpdesk

Lisa Lu is the IP Business Advisor at China IP SME Helpdesk in Beijing, where she advises European SMEs on intellectual property rights matters. She holds a double master’s degree in law from the China University of Political Science and Law and University of Hamburg. Before joining the China IP SME Helpdesk at the European Chamber, Lisa worked as a trademark attorney for the Ferrante Intellectual Property and Chang Tsi & Partners. She mainly focused on the fields of trademark prosecution, trademark enforcement, copyright protection and unfair competition. During her time working in both law firms, she dealt with a variety of clients including but not limited to automotive performance, media, entertainment, new energy, apparel, architecture design, data management, e-commerce, household products, HVAC, and fire & security. Her clients included a range of globally leading companies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Lisa is fluent in Chinese and English.

Mr. Charles Feng

Director of the International Business Department and a Senior Partner, Tahota (Beijing) Law Firm

Charles Feng is the Director of the International Business Department and a Senior Partner of Tahota (Beijing) Law Firm. Mr. Feng graduated from Duke Law in the US and China Foreign Affairs University with LLM degrees. Mr. Feng is the Director of the International Business Department and a Senior Partner of Tahota (Beijing) Law Firm, Head of the Digital Economy Law Center of Tahota. Mr. Feng is a reputable IP and Data Law expert with substantial experience in intellectual property law, data law and anti-trust law with well-known international law firm and Chinese law firms, focusing on IP litigation, prosecution and enforcement, trademark and patent portfolio management, as well as cyber and data law related legal matters. Mr. Feng has represented numerous foreign clients from the US, EU, Japan, UK, Korea and ASEAN countries at various levels of courts as well as administrative organs in China. Mr. Feng is particularly experienced in addressing clients' commercial needs in the areas of IP litigation, arbitration and prosecution, including patent, copyright, trademark, and domain names, unfair competition, and trade secrets. In addition to his work in the courtrooms, he has been involved in IP transactional work, including the drafting, negotiation and enforcement of IP assignment or licensing agreements. Besides, Mr Feng and his team also represented a number of multinationals in dealing with their legal matters in relation to cyber security, privacy and data protection. One of the cases handled by Mr. Feng was ranked as one of 50 Model IP Cases by the Supreme People’s Court of China in 2013. In 2019, a case handled by Mr. Feng acquired the first preliminary injunction on the basis of trademark infringement and unfair competition from the Shijingshan District Court in Beijing.

As a highly regarded expert at home and abroad, Mr Feng is currently serving as the Consultant Expert to the Guiding Case Research Center of the Supreme People’s Court of China, Vice Director of the Copyright Society of China, Standing Committee Member of China Intellectual Property Law Association, Committee Member of TOPC (Trademark Office Practice Committee) of INTA. Committee Member of the Unfair Competition and Antitrust Committee of Beijing Bar Association, an IP Expert for EU-China IPR Helpdesk as well as a member of American Bar Association, China Bar Association and INTA.
His professional experience includes working with the nonprofit Japanese government organization Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), and top international and domestic law firms in China, Baker & McKenzie LLP, King & Wood Mallesons, Wan Hui Da Law Firm and East Concord Partners, which gave him valuable insights into the industry.

Mr. Feng actively participates in events in IP society internationally and domestically. He is an influential IP expert in China. Mr. Feng is currently serving as the Consultant Expert to the Guiding Case Research Center of the Supreme People’s Court of China; Vice Director of the Copyright Society of China, a Standing Committee Member of the China Intellectual Property Law Association, an IP Expert for EU-China IPR Helpdesk, a Trademark Office Practice Committee Head of INTA as well as a Committee Member of Unfair Competition and Anti-trust Committee of China Bar Association and a Member of Legal Committee of AmCham and American Bar Association.

The team led by Charles Feng consists of experienced lawyers and patent attorneys who are able to provide IP, Data Protection, Foreign investment and Dispute resolution related legal services in Chinese, English, Japanese and French.

Mr. Philipp Neumann

Sales Manager, AppInChina

Philipp is the Sales Manager at AppInChina, a leading publisher and operator of international software in China. Founded in 2013, AppInChina now publishes over 300 of the world’s most popular software solutions in the Chinese market.