Trademark owners in the cannabis field keep trying new ways to register their marks, and who can blame them? Branding is everything in an increasingly online world, and protecting your brand’s reputation is paramount to...more
10/7/2020
/ Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Cannabis Products ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Lanham Act ,
Marijuana ,
Supremacy Clause ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks ,
Use in Commerce ,
USPTO
As we previously reported, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a trademark examination guide last year, broadening the class of cannabis-related goods for which cannabis companies could register their...more
Maine is on track to launch its first recreational marijuana businesses in June, four years after its residents voted in favor of legalization. A year ago, Maine created an Office of Marijuana Policy (OMP) within its...more
3/6/2020
/ Business Licenses ,
Cannabis Products ,
Confidential Information ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Dispensaries ,
FOIA ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
License Applications ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Public Records ,
Recreational Use ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Sensitive Business Information ,
State and Local Government ,
Trade Secrets
Seyfarth Synopsis: Regular readers will recall that in March we blogged about cannabis-related trademarks. We now have an update...more