By Sandra Link King & Wood Mallesons’ Frankfurt group

1. German Automotive Industry

Germany is famous for its cars such as Mercedes (Daimler), BMW, Audi and Volkswagen. But not only the big names characterize the automotive industry in Germany. In the automotive supply sector, the German Mittelstand that is often characterized as the engine of the German economy, dominates the industry. The German Mittelstand is mainly composed of small and medium-sized family companies that have a special leadership style and a strong regional base (often outside the big cities) and are not seldom global hidden champion in their business field. Continue Reading Autonomous Cars – Opportunities and Challenges in Germany

作者:肖马克 赵新华 金杜律师事务所公司证券部

中国显然对自动驾驶汽车有着宏大的计划。

2018年1月5日,中国国家发展和改革委员会(“发改委”)发布了《智能汽车创新发展战略(征求意见稿)》(“意见稿”)公开征求意见。该举措意味着中国在这一关键领域向前迈出了一大步,亦表明中国政府对发展自动驾驶的决心及多方位的规划[1]Continue Reading 发改委发布自动驾驶汽车发展战略草案

By King & Wood Mallesons

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) advised Comsys Financial Leasing (Comsys) on its acquisition and finance leasing of an A380 aircraft to Mauritius-based operating lessor, Veling Group (Veling), with a 12 year operating lease attached to Emirates. Comsys financed its acquisition of the aircraft with a secured loan from a PRC policy bank. Continue Reading King & Wood Mallesons advises Comsys on A380 aircraft acquisition and refinancing

作者:金杜律师事务所

金杜律师事务所协助朗业(天津)国际租赁有限公司(简称“朗业租赁”)完成了对总部位于毛里求斯的Veling集团(简称“Veling”)旗下一架全新空客A380型飞机的收购和融资租赁,同时朗业租赁获得了阿联酋航空12年的经营租约。本次交易中,一家中国政策性银行为朗业租赁的收购提供担保贷款。 Continue Reading 朗业租赁完成空客A380飞机收购及再融资

作者:姜俊禄 刘畅 金杜律师事务所商务合规部

美国人Allen是某世界五百强总部的副总裁。出于工作需要,他长期往返中国和美国。有的时候项目重大,Allen在中国一待就是将近半年,他一直希望将妻子和6岁的女儿也接来,给她们更多的陪伴,也让她们有机会感受一下东方文化的魅力。 Continue Reading R签新政——世界“最强大脑”,都到碗里来!

作者:莫里斯 & 麓伯 & 莱荔

2017年第四季度对比前三季度IPO市场到底发生了什么变化?有哪些政策出台又有哪些新的监管举措?未通过企业的被否原因是否依旧围绕信息披露不足、缺乏独立性这几个核心要点?依托证监会近期公开的数据和IPO市场新动态,本报告将带大家来回顾2017年第四季度IPO市场情况。 Continue Reading 2017年第四季度IPO审核反馈意见分析

作者:桂红霞 金杜律师事务所知识产权部

关于综艺节目模式能否受到著作权保护,这在国内外都是难题。就我国而言,从早期的ECM“go bingo”案、世熙传媒“面罩”案、《超级女声》涉嫌抄袭《Pop Idol》、“take me out”等纠纷到近些年的《极限挑战》涉嫌抄袭《无限挑战》、《非凡搭档》涉嫌抄袭《极速前进》、《中国有嘻哈》被指抄袭等纠纷,权利人均面临着无法通过著作权法维护权益的困境,只能放弃通过诉讼途径维权的做法或转而寻求《商标法》、《反不正当竞争法》对该模式中的部分元素予以保护。但是正如加拿大律师Leonard Glickman所言,给予节目模式商标保护确实是重要的,但与之相比,为该种节目模式能获得版权法的保护而战斗(即使其结果是不确定的)是更重要的。[1]我们对该观点深表赞同,本文将从困境产生的原因、给予综艺节目模式著作权法保护的现实意义等几方面入手,来探讨给予综艺节目模式著作权法保护的可行性。 Continue Reading 综艺节目模式的著作权法保护之道

By Mark Schaub and Atticus Zhao King & Wood Mallesons’ Corporate & Securities group

China obviously has big plans for autonomous vehicles.   

A major step forward showing the Chinese government’s resolve and its multi-faceted plans it has for this key sector was when on 5 January 2018, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) issued a draft Strategy for Innovation and Development of Intelligent Vehicles (“Draft Strategy”) for public comment. [1] Continue Reading NDRC Issues Development Strategy for Autonomous Vehicle

By Susan NING and Han WU King & Wood Mallesons’ Commercial & Regulatory group.

2017 saw the official implementation of the Cybersecurity Law of the People’s Republic of China (“Cybersecurity Law”), building on past efforts and bringing new implications for the future. The implementation of the Cybersecurity Law brought clarity to cybersecurity regulations in various industries. Meanwhile, under the new regulatory system, coordination between the National Cyberspace Administration (CAC) and competent industry authorities has led to the implementation of the Cybersecurity Law that marks a new stage of development for China’s cybersecurity supervision. Continue Reading The 1st Year Implementation of the Cybersecurity Law

作者:宁宣凤 吴涵 金杜律师事务所商务合规部

2017年是《网络安全法》(以下简称“《网安法》”)正式生效施行的元年,也是承前启后的一年。《网安法》是对以往我国各行业网络安全监管制度的一次系统性的梳理,同时在“国家网信部门统筹协调,各行业主管分别负责”的新监督管理体系下,《网安法》的生效施行也标志着我国的网络安全监管进入了新的发展阶段。

事实上,《网安法》2017年6月1日的正式施行,加快了相关的部门规章、司法解释、国家标准的出台速度,目前有多个部门规章和国家标准正在广泛征求公众意见。此外,涉及多个方面的网络安全执法工作也在各个行业内迅速展开,网信部门、电信主管部门、公安部门等都已经在各自职责范围内加大网络安全的执法力度。《网安法》的出台和后续动作一时可谓“东方夜放花千树”,受到了海内外企业、组织与媒体等的多方关注。 Continue Reading 羌笛何须怨杨柳,春风“已”度玉门关 ——《网络安全法》元年纪要及展望