In the United States, the intellectual property rights system for plants is multifaceted, encompassing utility patents, plant patents, trademarks, and Plant Variety Protection (PVP) Certificates. These mechanisms offer...more
9/30/2024
/ Farm Bill ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Marijuana ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patents ,
Plant Patents ,
Plant Variety Protection Act ,
Plant Variety Protection Office (PVPO) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
Utility Patents
Many cannabis and investor news outlets recently reported that the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) awarded what appears to be the first patent for a hemp strain to Denver-based Charlotte’s Web Holdings...more
Consumer products containing cannabidiol (CBD) are part of a growing market segment that—legal or not—is booming. Because cannabis is largely viewed as a commodity, branding and intellectual property in this space are...more
4/8/2019
/ Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Controlled Substances ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Corporate Branding ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Farm Bill ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hemp ,
Marijuana Cultivation ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
USDA
The March 2019 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter addresses a Supreme Court ruling about suing for copyright infringement, the 2018 Farm Bill and CBD products, and lists the new gTLD Sunrise Period.
In...more
4/3/2019
/ Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Copyright Registration ,
Domain Names ,
Farm Bill ,
Federal Trademark Register ,
Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp v Wall-Street.com LLC ,
gTLD ,
Marijuana Cultivation ,
SCOTUS ,
Sunrise Periods ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks