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2025 USPTO Fee Changes Disproportionately Impact Hemp Businesses

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The new fee structure is presented as a neutral pricing adjustment to replace the current TEAS Plus and TEAS Standard application filing options with a single base application option that changes based on the "complexity and...more

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What’s the Delta?  How Delta-8 Can Provide Trademark Rights for Hemp and Marijuana

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A Texas appellate court recently upheld a decision to prevent a ban on the sale of delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products in the state.  Tex. Dep’t of State Health Servs. v. Sky Mktg. Corp., No. 03-21-00571-CV, 2023 BL...more

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High Stakes: Eight Tips (and One Bonus) for Cannabis Professionals on the Budding World of Trademarks

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Apologies for the cannabis puns in the title, but they are required by law. Okay, you are correct. That is not true. But it is true that trademark protection is important for individuals in the cannabis industry. Earlier this...more

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Patenting All Things Cannabis: A Primer

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Cannabis sales in America are an economic force, legal reported sales exceeded 10 billion in 2019. Eleven states allow legal recreational use (like alcohol for those over 21) and legal for medical use in an additional 23...more

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Cannabis Investors and Producers Face Need for Due Diligence

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The cannabis industry is growing in leaps and bounds, but entrepreneurs interested in developing cannabis companies – as well as business people interested in investing in them – must make certain that they know what they are...more

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Brand Protection for Illinois’ Budding Cannabis Industry

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On January 1, 2020, the recreational use of marijuana will be legal under Illinois law. With the formal enactment of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, it is expected that numerous new companies will be gearing up to enter...more

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IP Hot Topic: FDA Expedites its Efforts to Release CBD Regulations

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Products containing cannabidiol (“CBD”), a compound derived from cannabis, are part of a growing market that some analysts have projected will reach over $2.3 billion by 2022. CBD products—from gummy bears and pet products to...more

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Cannabis Trademarks Redux

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In a case affecting the fast-growing legal cannabis industry, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB” or “Board”) affirmed the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (“USPTO”) refusal to register two trademarks for...more

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Navigating the Legalization of Hemp under the 2018 Farm Bill Involves Changes to the Issuance of Federal Trademarks in the...

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Legalizing “hemp” under the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) has triggered an important change for the examination of federal trademark applications concerning cannabis and cannabis-derived goods and...more

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CBD Trademarks Out of the Weeds

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The continuing internal tension between various agencies and offices of the U.S. federal government over how to address the (seemingly) unstoppable growth of the marijuana industry in light of current federal law has been a...more

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The A-CBDs of Registering Hemp-Related Trademarks: New Guidance from the USPTO

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Brand owners seeking to register cannabis-related trademarks take note: the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued guidance regarding the effects of the 2018 Farm Bill on the registration of trademarks for...more

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2018 Farm Bill and Federal Trademark Protection for Hemp

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") generally refuses to register marks that violate federal law. Hemp and hemp-derived CBD were previously classified as Schedule I controlled substances under the Controlled...more

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Marks For Hemp and Cannabis

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office recently issued a new Examination Guide relating to trademarks for cannabis and cannabis-related goods and services....more

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Some CBD Trademarks Are Now Federally Registrable Based on New Guidance from the USPTO

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office will now allow federal trademark registration for marks used on some hemp-based products, including those containing hemp-derived CBD, except for foods, beverages, dietary...more

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Likely To Be Dazed and Confused – An Update

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Regular readers will recall that in March we blogged about cannabis-related trademarks. We now have an update...more

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