Browsing: Trademarks

The impact on Delta-8 THC (“D8”) of AK Futures v. Boyd Street Distro, a 2022 Ninth Circuit decision, has been widely exaggerated. As my colleague Griffen…

Goods and services (G&S) identifications are a critical part of a cannabis trademark application, as with any other trademark application. An improper identification can delay an…

Cannabis rescheduling appears to be a matter of time and my colleagues have written about the possible implications (see here, here, and here). Rescheduling to a…

As the U.S. cannabis industry expands, high-profile lawsuits involving cannabis brands and the use of cannabis trademarks “inspired” by well-known companies have emerged. One recent example…

As the U.S. cannabis industry expands, high-profile lawsuits involving cannabis brands and the use of trademarks “inspired” by well-known companies have emerged. One recent example is…

Registering your trademarks is a critical step for protecting your brand – but it’s definitely not easy to figure out without experience. Trademarks are unique identifiers,…

In a precedential decision, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) affirmed an examining attorney’s refusal to register two “Bakked” trademarks by deeming the goods to…