Companies importing products into the United States from China may be unfamiliar with terms such as "non-market economy (NME)

One of the coolest things we've done here at Harris Bricken was work with the National Credit Union Association on its June 2020 guidance for servicing hemp-related businesses

A European trademark dispute is heating up over the use of the Frisby name, pitting a well-known Colombian fast-food chain against a Spanish company that successfully registered the Frisby trademark...

When someone buys a cannabis business, and not just that business's assets, they essentially inherit all of its liabilities. And there are usually a lot.

Anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations can have a significant impact on businesses that import products into the United States, either directly 0r indirectly.

Until last week, federal law prohibited marijuana users from owning or possessing firearms, even in states where marijuana is legal. In recent years, we have covered the differing opinions by federal courts...

A legal battle in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenges the DEA's final order to reschedule marijuana to Schedule III, with threshold procedural questions about standing, stays, and intervention potentially determining the fate of state-legal medical marijuana programs before the court even reaches the merits of the rescheduling decision. The litigation centers on whether the Department of Justice exceeded its statutory authority and whether additional treaty-compliance regulations required formal ru

En este post, el primero de varios, echaremos abajo las principales ideas erróneas/impresiones/rumores que hemos escuchado en la práctica de cannabis en Harris Bricken México.

China's position as a global manufacturing hub makes it a fertile ground for counterfeit goods, and China leads the world in counterfeiting, by far.

On May 22, 2025, new antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions were filed against imports of hardwood and decorative plywood ("plywood") from China, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

Over the past few years, I have received countless requests to help people reduce liability when operating a foreign retreat.

On June 8, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a significant decision invalidating the Trump Administration’s $100,000 H-1B payment requirement.

For international businesses considering expansion into U.S. territories, a clear understanding of U.S. laws for foreign companies is essential. While it may seem that doing business...

Generative AI has made producing lengthy commercial contracts effortless, but the resulting documents often contain internal contradictions and provisions that work against each other. This analysis examines how AI-generated agreements create more legal work by automating the easy part—generating language—while leaving the hard part—exercising judgment about what belongs in a contract—largely untouched.

If you file a trademark in China, you must provide a Chinese-language version of your company name for the application.

I have previously written on the TikTok Ban. Legislation passed by congress and signed into law by President Biden earlier in 2024 would require TikTok's parent company ByteDance...

China's massive market size presents a tantalizing opportunity for companies with innovative technology. However, navigating the legal and business complexities of operating...

This is part 4 of a series of blog posts on the likely implications of a Biden Presidency on U.S. immigration policy. Read the first post here. Read the second post here. Read the third post here.

On December 17, 2024, new antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions were filed against imports of active anode material from China. Active anode material is the primary...

In a major development that should send shockwaves through the importing community, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has placed trade and customs fraud squarely in its prosecutorial crosshairs.