Free Webinar this Thursday, May 17! Intellectual Property in the Cannabis Industry
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Filing a Defensible Cannabis Trademark Application: The Bona Fide Intent Requirement
An issue we’ve seen with increasing frequency among clients and prospective clients alike is a…
Cannabis Trademarks in Canada are Attainable, Even for U.S. Companies
Some U.S. companies are looking north for trademark protection With U.S. federal trademarks being impossible…
Revisiting the Basics of Federal Trademarks in the Cannabis Industry
On Friday, I had the privilege of speaking on a panel at American University Washington…
Open Cannabis Project: The Fight to Get Marijuana Patents Right
As we’ve discussed before on this blog, cannabis can be and is being patented. It is…
Oregon Cannabis: OLCC Clarifies Shared Processing Arrangements
Licensees and employees only: them’s the rules! Our Oregon marijuana processor clients often approach us…
How to Read a Cannabis Patent
Previous posts have discussed cannabis patents, here, and here, and here. Today I explain the…
Cannabis Litigation Part 4: Intellectual Property Ownership Agreements
It can be tough to decipher who owns your cannabis business IP, if you don’t…
California Cannabis Trademarks: The “Legal Use In Commerce” Debate
In California, trademark use comes before registration. It was big news for California cannabis business…