Quick Question Friday: China Law Answers, Part 63
Because of this blog, our China lawyers get a fairly steady stream of China law questions from readers, mostly via emails but occasionally via blog comments or phone calls as well. If we were to conduct research on all the questions we get asked and then comprehensively answer them, we would become overwhelmed. So what we usually do is provide a quick general answer and, when it is easy to do so, a link or two to a blog post that provides some additional guidance. We figure we might as well post some of these on here as well. On Fridays, like today.
Companies involved in the cannabis industry will sometimes hear about China being a first-to-file jurisdiction and ask if they should file a trademark application in China for their cannabis products. The short answer is no. Cannabis is illegal in China and those who violate the relevant laws are subject to harsh criminal penalties, including the death penalty.
However, it is possible to use the same workaround as in the U.S., where cannabis is also illegal under federal law: register the mark on products that also have legal uses.
We will be discussing the practical aspects of Chinese law and how it impacts business there. We will be telling you what works and what does not and what you as a businessperson can do to use the law to your advantage. Our aim is to assist businesses already in China or planning to go into China, not to break new ground in legal theory or policy.
Source: https://www.chinalawblog.com/2018/08/quick-question-friday-china-law-answers-part-63.html
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