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New York Cannabis Licensing, Part 2: The Application Process
Finally, the post that all prospective New York cannabis applicants have been waiting for: an explanation of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act’s (MRTA) license application process.
We ask you to curb your enthusiasm: while the MRTA provides a framework for the license application process, the actual license application (including the license fee) will be created by the Cannabis Control Board (CCB). When? Hopefully in the next few months. The MRTA requires the CCB to…
China Vacation Pay: How not to get Sued
Foreign company employers in China constantly get sued over employee vacation days. The very short version of the general rule regarding vacation days in China is that any employee who works continuously for a year is legally entitled to annual paid leave (a/k/a paid vacation days). This is not news to China-based foreign employers as their parent companies all have vacation policies. However, what is not so well known is the legal requirement that…
Understanding China Employment Laws and Employees
China is not an employment-at-will jurisdiction and terminating China employees is nearly always difficult. To make things even more challenging, many foreign companies doing business in China manage their China affairs from afar. To prevent employment (and especially termination)-related problems, you need enforceable employment contracts and employer rules and regulations, and a good understanding of your China employees.
Let’s take a look at two China employment scenarios.
Scenario 1. The foreign parent company decides to…
Hemp Trademarks and the Perils of Generic Terms: PanXchange v. New Leaf Data Services
Two companies that provide data to the hemp industry are embroiled in a trademark dispute. New Leaf Data Services (“New Leaf”) sued PanXchange in Connecticut federal court, alleging that PanXchange’s offer of services under marks such as PANXCHANGE® HEMP BENCHMARKS constitutes infringement of New Leaf’s supplemental trademark registration, HEMP BENCHMARKS (Reg. No. 5079914). The case was eventually been transferred to Colorado.
In its answer to New Leaf’s complaint, PanXchange stated that the HEMP BENCHMARKS trademark…
Doing Business with China During the Biden Administration
Even though tensions in the U.S.-China relationship have grown steadily over the past four years, the China market is still attractive for American companies because of its large and growing middle class and its massive and efficient manufacturing environment.
Plenty of American companies cannot afford to relocate some or all of their supply chain from China or have no business reason to do so. Many American companies are also doing just fine selling their products…
Cannabis Taxes, the Biden Plan, the Oregon Plan and Your Bottom Line
Cannabis Taxes,the Biden Plan, the Oregon Plan and Your Bottom Line
Andrés Monereo Velasco, Founding Partner of Monereo Meyer Abogados
We are deeply saddened by the sudden passing of our dear friend and colleague Andrés Monereo Velasco.
Andrés was a founding partner of Monereo Meyer Abogados, a leading law firm for international clients doing business in Spain and our affiliated law firm in that country.
Andrés was born in Madrid in 1961 and he obtained a double degree in law and business administration from the Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE). He began his career…
Donations by Minors to Streaming Sites are Not Exactly Legal
Live streamers make their money from from fan donations, paid advertising, brand sponsorships, paid subscriptions, and commissions from marketing and affiliated sales. Direct donations or tips can be an important source of income, especially for less well-known streamers that are less likely to score big brand sponsorship or affiliation deals.
The China Youth Daily recently reported a case where a live streaming platform company refunded nearly 1.6 million Chinese yuan (approximately USD$250,000) to a viewer.…