Recent developments following the enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill have now made it easier for hemp growers to protect their genetics. The 2018 Farm Bill removed hemp as a Schedule I substance. (See January 2019 Cooley Alert.)...more
The $867 billion farm bill ("Agriculture Improvement Act" – House Res. 2) was signed into law by the president on December 20. The new farm bill law contains several important provisions relating to intellectual property...more