弗雷德负责Harris Sliwoski知识产权业务，并担任该所国际团队的协调人。弗雷德的主要业务是协助大麻企业保护其品牌。他还为进军Web3领域的创业者和公司提供服务，该领域是知识产权法的新前沿。在加入Harris Sliwoski之前，弗雷德曾在海外工作十余年，先后在政府和私营部门任职。 弗雷德是屡获殊荣的《China Law Blog 《Canna Law Blog的常驻撰稿人。
弗雷德的职业生涯始于中国广州，担任美国领事官员期间，他致力于推动中国对美国企业和公民的公平对待，并加强知识产权执法力度。 转入私营领域后，弗雷德先是在上海某律所担任外聘法律顾问，后加入中国历史最悠久的美国律所之一，协助外资企业应对中国法律环境。他还曾领导香港某品牌保护咨询公司的法律团队，大部分时间奔波于大中华区、东南亚及拉丁美洲，为客户抵御假冒伪劣和欺诈行为。
除了知识产权相关工作外，作为一名西班牙语母语者，弗雷德还与Harris Sliwoski 各个Harris Sliwoski 紧密合作，处理涉及拉丁美洲和西班牙的事务。此外，弗雷德还就进出口交易事宜，为大麻行业从业者及其他企业提供法律建议。
弗雷德是巴塞罗那足球俱乐部的狂热支持者——即便没有19世纪中叶移民至波多黎各的加泰罗尼亚祖先，他依然会如此。
We are seeing in an uptick in China-related matters involving cannabis brands. Here are three tips for cannabis brands that are getting their products made in China: 1. Sign a Contract As I recently wrote in our sister blog, "while having a contract provides no guarantee of smooth operations or favorable dispute resolution, a well-drafted
威斯康星州可能很快成为美国最新一个将成人用大麻合法化的州。今年9月22日，由参议员梅丽莎·阿加德（民主党-麦迪逊）和众议员达林·麦迪逊（民主党-密尔沃基）起草的法案在州议会提交。这是该州一系列大麻合法化倡议中的最新举措。该法案将使
大麻品牌与中国挑战大麻品牌业务在我律所的知识产权工作中占据相当大的比重（实际上在我们整体业务中也是如此）。历史上，除代理多家大麻配套产品企业处理其在华生产事务外，我们的大麻业务与中国业务领域鲜有交集。这种情况正在改变。
本文由Harris Sliwoski 弗雷德·罗卡福特撰写，最初于2023年7月20日发表在“商标律师”网站上，经其许可后在此转载。糖果制造商箭牌公司与Terphogz有限责任公司就Terphogz在大麻产品及其他商品上使用“ZKITTLEZ”商标一事，已达成和解，该诉讼曾引起广泛关注，例如
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