In the case of investment projects in Vietnam, a foreign investor must commit himself to the authorities in many details of the project implementation more strongly than is the case under current law in China.

Questions relating to copyright protection in the use of generative artificial intelligence have arrived in Chinese practice, case law and literature. Against the background of the current Chinese copyright law, our partner Dr. Jörg-Michael Scheil presents two recent judgements of the Beijing Internet Court in a new article that will appear in the upcoming issue of the IP journal “Mitteilungen der Deutschen Patentanwälte”, which essentially deal with copyright protection when using image-generating AI on the one hand and with the protection of personality rights when using a voice generator on the other.

We are delighted to be hosting this year's General Assembly of the International Advisory Group (IAG) in Germany from 06^th of June to 08^th of June 2024. With over 110 delegates and guests, this assembly will reach the highest number of participants in the 35-year history of the IAG.