U.S. companies' relationships with their Chinese business partners have been strained in the past year, and that has only accelerated the past few months, as we have noted in prior blog posts.

We've written previously about the basics of cannabis patents, which are a substantial area of growth within the cannabis industry,

China is tightening its grip on digital business practices, especially those tied to social trust and content authenticity.

Cannabis concentrates have become a cornerstone of modern cannabis consumption, offering a potent, clean, and diverse way to experience cannabinoids and terpenes.

On April 24, 2025, the Florida Legislature approved the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth Act, which now awaits the Governor's signature.

For companies that import products into the United States, U.S. Customs plays a critical role in enforcing intellectual property (IP) rights by ensuring that counterfeit goods...

As lawyers, we spend a lot of time fielding good, bad, weird, interesting, deep, superficial, and all types of other questions from people.

In the never-ending loop of federal marijuana reform debates, one crucial fact keeps getting overlooked: the Attorney General (AG) has the power to reschedule marijuana.

The recent confirmation of Paul Atkins as Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) marks a pivotal moment for U.S. cryptocurrency regulation.

If your company has done anything in China (even just sending someone there to meet with a supplier), you have probably received a somewhat official-looking email offering to "help" you stop someone from taking your domain registry in China or maybe somewhere else in the world.

I don't know how it came to be, exactly, but I've spent countless hours of my adult working life aiding due diligence on cannabis transactions.

The DOJ Final Order on marijuana rescheduling dropped last week. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche ordered that “FDA-approved drug products containing marijuana...

Most commentary on the "hemp ban" included in the November funding bill has focused on two related questions: (1) which products and activities may become unlawful on November 12, 2026...

The trade war with China is escalating. Tariffs are rising, impacting hundreds of billions in imports—businesses must act now.

Xiaohongshu, known outside China as RedNote, has denied reports that a former employee’s complaint delayed a possible Hong Kong IPO. The underlying dispute is real, and it turns on a problem we see constantly in China matters: The company that signs an agreement is not always the company that controls the factory, tooling, money, or employment decision.

My blog post yesterday, Global IP Protection: Why You Need a Strategy, Not Just an Application generated a lot of questions.

On December 11, 2020, the Arizona Department of Health Services (the "Department") released proposed regulations for adult use marijuana.

Years ago, in Importing Goods From China: The Risks Are Rising, I wrote about how companies can recognize impending antidumping (AD) or countervailing duty (CVD) petitions.

I may be later to the party than some of you, but I recently read the lengthy transcript of a speech given by former Australian journalist and later diplomat to China, John Garnaut...

Earlier this week, in my blog post, Protecting Your IP from an Increasingly Rapacious China, I discussed the growing threats to intellectual property (IP) posed by deteriorating relations.