JURIST

AUGUST 15, 2023

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the main US agency tasked with consumer protection, announced on Tuesday that it would begin the process of regulating companies that collect and sell personal data. The first would define any company that sells personal data as a consumer reporting agency.

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JULY 6, 2022

The members accuse the companies of repeatedly allowing company engineers and executives located in China access to private US users’ data, despite repeated representations from the company that the information was protected. Section 5 defines a deceptive act or practice as one that misleads or is likely to mislead the consumer.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Chinese technology companies Huawei , Hytera , Hikvision and Dahua published comments Tuesday opposing the US Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) proposed rule making that would restrict the use of China-made technology. The proposed rule would restrict consumers’ ability to buy these device altogether.

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JANUARY 5, 2022

The rules are expected to safeguard national security and social public interests, protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens and promote the healthy development of internet information services. There are also special protections for the safety of minors and the elderly. They will come into force on March 1, 2022.

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JURIST

AUGUST 28, 2021

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) , China’s top internet watchdog, on Friday published a 30-point draft guideline which contained proposals forbidding companies from deploying algorithms that “encourage addiction or high consumption” and endanger national security or disrupt the public order.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

” TikTok also transfers user data to countries with less protection for personal data like China and the US. In late June, two other foundations, the Take Back Your Privacy Foundation and the Consumers’ Association, launched a €2 billion claim against the app.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

The companies listed are fined up to 500,000 yuan (US$ 76,000), the maximum penalty under China’s competition law. The state has stated that it is taking a stronger and stricter stance on protecting consumer data privacy and preventing companies from using market size to stifle competition. .

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JURIST

AUGUST 19, 2021

The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), China’s top market regulator, on Tuesday issued draft regulations for banning unfair competition on the internet and restricting the use of user data. The rules are open for public feedback until 15 September.

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JURIST

APRIL 12, 2023

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule making details two initiatives to target greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles, applying to model years 2027 to 2032. Those affected by the rule include vehicle manufacturers and vehicle importers. Public comments on the rule can be made during a virtual hearing on May 9 and 10.

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2024

Over 20 MSDF members and officials improperly consumed free meals in SDF base cafeterias. The scandal emerges as Japan seeks closer military cooperation with the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and other Western partners amid regional threats from China and North Korea.

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JUNE 30, 2021

No shortage of Chinese consumers have a well-established desire to consume luxury goods. This approach is not only effective from a consumer standpoint,” he says that it will also help companies “to protect and reinforce the strength of their trademarks and broader brand awareness in the market,” he says.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Late last month in presenting LVMH’s full year earnings, chairman Bernard Arnault said that he believes the French luxury goods conglomerate “has enough wiggle room to raise prices” – which has been a common move across the luxury landscape over the past couple of years, in particular – “and to protect its margins in an inflationary environment.”

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AUGUST 24, 2021

The appearance of handbag designs may not be protected by copyright law in Taiwan, a new judgment from the Supreme Court in Taiwan confirms. giving rise to a likelihood that consumers would be confused as to the nature or source of the lookalike bags, and therefore, amounting to unfair competition in violation of the Fair Trade Act.

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JANUARY 6, 2022

China boasts the largest video game market in the world, with sales in the segment amounting to nearly $50 billion in 2020, alone. Early action is vital, especially for non-native brands, since cancellations proceedings can be time-consuming. To date, most Western brands have focused primarily on the U.S.

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AUGUST 12, 2021

In the midst of trademark battles in China, New Balance is policing its famous “N” and the source-identifying design of its 574 sneaker in the U.S., In the midst of trademark battles in China, New Balance is policing its famous “N” and the source-identifying design of its 574 sneaker in the U.S.,

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The Fashion Law

AUGUST 20, 2021

Luxury brands have been readily boosting prices in China, with Bernstein finding that the average median price of luxury goods in Mainland China is an eye-watering 60 to 75 percent higher than in Europe. Parallel Imports in China. percent), and Louis Vuitton’s Toiletry Pouch 26 and Multi Pochette Accessories (up 28.9

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

China’s new law, just passed on Aug. 20, is similar to Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applies to any organization that has employees in China or does business in China. China’s new law, just passed on Aug. With companies facing a Nov.

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The Fashion Law

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Canada Goose is coming under fire in China in connection with marketing claims that its buzzy down coats are made from “the warmest material from Hutterite.” billion by 2022. The post Canada Goose Fined Over Ads Amid a Larger Crackdown on False Advertising by Chinese Regulators appeared first on The Fashion Law.

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JULY 1, 2021

The famed fashion brand followed this up with another 5 percent rise in October 2020 in line with a larger trend that has also seen some of its rivals, including Louis Vuitton, Dior, and Gucci, boosting price tags (and protecting margins) in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, not all Chanel fans have reacted that way.

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JULY 6, 2021

Fast forward to 2021, and livestream e-commerce has “become essential to marketing in pandemic-era China,” according to Chinese tech site TechNode. At the same time as regulators implement heightened rules for this ever-growing segment of the market, livestream-centric legal battles are starting to land in court.

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JURIST

APRIL 12, 2021

China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) fined Alibaba 18 billion yuan, or approximately 4 percent of the company’s 2019 revenues Friday, after a months-long investigation. The post China fines Alibaba $2.75 Ant Group is an affiliate company of Alibaba. Ant Group is an affiliate company of Alibaba.

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JANUARY 27, 2022

Ivan Cardillo (Senior Lecturer at the Zhongnan University of Economics and Law in Wuhan) , Recenti sviluppi della mediazione in Cina ( Recent developments in mediation in China ; in Italian). This article examines the most recent developments on mediation in China. Observatory on Practices.

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JULY 29, 2022

Customs and Border Protection. Customs and Border Protection ( CBP ) officers at the Area Port of Norfolk-Newport News, Va., consumers, and on the effectiveness of the Act in promoting drug-related crop eradication and crop substitution efforts by beneficiary countries. On July 18, 2022, the U.S. On July 19, 2022, the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The highly anticipated Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”) was passed on August 20 and will come into force on November 1 of this year, leaving companies less than three months to ensure compliance with the new law. Given the incredibly tight time frame, businesses need to move quickly.

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The Fashion Law

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

No small shift, according to Econsultancy, Magento and Hootsuite’s 2019 “State of Social Commerce in Southeast Asia” report, consumers routinely find social media to be highly influential in their buying decisions. The enduring rise of social media usage and shifting shopping habits has brands clamoring to meet consumers where they are.

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MARCH 24, 2024

Answering these questions, this article explores the recent expansion from judicial mediation to Specially-Invited Mediation at the people’s courts in China and discusses whether the features of Specially-Invited Mediation impact the recognition and enforcement of MTS at the common law jurisdictions. What is the notion of consumer?

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The Fashion Law

JULY 26, 2021

Fear of God shed light on the state of counterfeiting in a new lawsuit that it filed against a long list of defendants, which it claims are using its trademarks to piggyback on the “widespread fame, outstanding reputation, and significant goodwill” of the Fear of God brand, and confuse consumers into buying copycat products.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Not only has the large-scale adoption of e-commerce by consumers across the globe enabled digitally-connected brands to better weather the pandemic than their brick-and-mortar dependent counterparts, it has also given them sweeping access to valuable data that they can use to more effectively target consumers going forward.

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JULY 22, 2022

Customs and Border Protection . Under the terms of the final order, in addition to paying $753,000, Resident Home LLC and Reske are prohibited from making several claims that deceive consumers and harm law-abiding businesses whose sales decreased because of this behavior. USTR announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

The increase in online spending by consumers and corresponding reliance on e-commerce by brands has brought with it a need for increased attention among luxury brands to issues involving domain names. . For instance, Armani uses the armani.com/cn domain to reach consumers in China. domain name is registered to a third party.

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MARCH 16, 2025

The Summary regulates that unless an asymmetric choice of court agreement involves the rights and interests of consumers and workers or violates CPLs provisions on exclusive jurisdiction, the peoples court should reject the parties claim that the agreement is invalid on the ground of unconscionability. 15] In Sun Jichuan v. Hwabao Trust Co.,

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The Fashion Law

JUNE 28, 2021

Although the world economy was hit hard by COVID-19, China has recovered quickly, thanks in large part to its booming e-commerce sector. This created the potential for the infringement of consumers’ rights and interests that regulators might not be able to find a proper legal basis to address. Tightened privacy protection.

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MAY 5, 2021

federal court to force its much smaller rival to limit the sales of its Australian-made boots to Australia and New Zealand in order to not interfere with the sales of its boots and its trademark-protected name. While “evidence of how Australians used the word ugg could be relevant to consumer perceptions in the U.S.,” a trademark).

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

alone, over the past year and a half against dozens of defendants, which have ranged from a large number of China-based counterfeit-sellers to the likes of Redbubble, MNLM, Macy’s, J.C. The brand currently maintains more than 225 registrations in the U.S.). Trademark applications filed with the USPTO by Chrome Hearts.

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JUNE 1, 2021

Meanwhile, 32 percent of the trademark-bearing domains for “brands for regular consumer goods and services” were found to be suspicious, followed by 24 percent of domains for “professional goods and services” companies, with legacy gTLDs (i.e., followed by China, Germany, Panama, and the United Kingdom.

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AUGUST 12, 2022

On August 11, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit released a ruling which determined the Court of International (CIT) was wrong to consider China’s non-market economy (NME) status when analyzing whether to grant first sale treatment. Customs and Border Protection . International Trade Commission.

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JUNE 16, 2021

Senate opted not to include anti-counterfeiting-specific provisions in the $250 billion China-focused bill that it approved on June 8. Absent from this legislative push – which is aimed at “countering China’s growing economic and military prowess,” according to the Washington Post – is the Inform Consumers Act.

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