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Intellectual Property Protection in US Market
Guarding the borders The pace of major innovations and breakthroughs in the entertainment technology industry has reached levels never seen before. Entire product classes are created every year. These.
Understand what makes a strong, well-protected trademark
Understand what makes a strong, well-protected trademark Your brand is the most important aspect of your business. Your brand encompasses your name, logo, slogan and packaging. Without a strong.
Process for Filing Cannabis Patent
Should you file a provisional or non-provisional application? In this edition, we will be looking at the procedure of filing a patent. As we discussed in the November 2014.
Are Cannabis Blunts & Spliffs Legal?
One of the oldest and most popular ways to smoke cannabis is to combine it with tobacco. Blunts and spliffs are among the most popular and historically popular methods. Mixing.
Marijuana Industry Patent Law Firm
Innovations can be protected, despite federal ‘morals’ Intellectual property is an important and often overlooked aspect of the marijuana industry. Intellectual properties are creations of the mind and consist of.
Washington Adopts “Not for Kids” Warning Symbol
Not for Kids Warning Symbol Not For Kids Warning Symbol Adopted in Washington – The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board adopted the long awaited “not for kids” warning.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions Says “Good People Don’t Smoke Marijuana”
Today, Senator Jefferson Beauregard “Jeff” Sessions III (R-AL) accepted President-Elect Trump’s nomination to become the next Attorney General of the United States, the nation’s top law enforcement official. He’s unapologetically.
Why You Should Register a Trademark for Your Business
A Trademark Is A Word, Logo, Sound, Packaging, or Other Identifier of The Source of a Good or Service Why Register a Trademark? It is the trademark that allows.
How to Become a Cannabis Attorney
Cannabis is the new hot topic of conversation, moving from the smoky dorm to the board room. The green rush is on, and, and as any gold rush of the.
Oregon Liquor Control Commission Division 25 Recreational Marijuana Rules
Rules As children we learn that rules kind of, sort of, suck. We also learn that sadly, they are a necessary part of life. Don’t talk with your mouth.
Election Tuesday 2016 Most Uncertain Winner is Cannabis
Eight out of the nine state cannabis ballot initiatives passed on Tuesday. Tuesday’s Most Uncertain Winner: Cannabis- Four states, California, Nevada, Massachusetts, and Maine, all voted to legalize recreational cannabis.
Starbucks Wins Big in Dabuccino Bong Trademark Infringement Case
Starbucks Wins Big in Trademark Infringement Case Starbucks Delivers Wake Up Call Over Dabuccino – Seattle-based Starbucks Corporation recently won a $500,000 default judgment against James Landgraf, an Oregonian.
Protecting Your Cannabis Business Trademark
Best Practices To Protect Your Trademark Safe Use of Your Trademark – A Trademark is the words or images attached to an item or service that identify the source of.
DEA Increases Authorized Marijuana Manufacturers Supplying Researchers
Changes in Growing Marijuana For Research DEA Increases the Number of Authorized Marijuana Manufacturers Supplying Researcher – For the last 50 years, a single grower has produced all marijuana used.
Marijuana-Friendly Bar in Olympia, WA Loses Liquor License on Live Radio
Olympia Bar Relying on Loopholes In Clean Indoor Air Act That May Allow Tobacco Smoking In Private “Member’s Only” Areas 420 Friendly Olympia Bar Loses Liquor License Live on.
Cannabis Businesses Struggle To Obtain Trademarks From USPTO
Cannabis Business struggle To Trademark With USPTO No Trademarks for Cannabis? Not quite – Protecting your trademark is one of the most important things a new business can do..
Will Alaska’s Elite Continue Over Regulating Cannabis?
Is Alaska reliving Montana’s past? Will Alaska’s Elite Regulate Cannabis to Death? – Montana’s Medical Marijuana market launched off in 2004. At its peak, 4,900 MMJ providers served at.
Cannabis Business Mergers & Authorizations
The Most Significant Portions Of The Cannabis Patient Protection Act of 2015 Became Active As Of Midnight Last Night Mergers and Authorizations – All Washington State marijuana medical dispensaries.
Recreational Marijuana Revenue Benefits
Recreational Marijuana Sales in Washington, Oregon, and Colorado Have Steadily Risen To A Combined Monthly Average of $123.5 Million Benefits of Recreational Marijuana Revenue – Given the monthly increases,.
Ohio Becomes 25th State to Legalize Medical Marijuana
Medical Marijuana Now Legal for Patients in Ohio Ohio the 25th State to Legalize Medical Marijuana! On June 8th, Governor John Kasich signed House Bill 523 and legalized the.
Will DEA Make Cannabis Schedule II Drug
What if cannabis becomes a Schedule II drug on August 1, 2016? Is the DEA About to Reschedule Cannabis? Rumors on the internet say Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will.
Washington Medical Cannabis Patients Face Access Obstacles
Washington Medical Marijuana Patients Need Legal Protection Washington medical cannabis patients face obstacles to access. The Cannabis Patient Protection Act (CPPA) (a.k.a. SB 5052) will take full effect on.
WA Liquor & Cannabis Board Withdraws Marijuana Producer Applications
Marijuana Grow Space Over University of Washington Estimates The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) is withdrawing the second and third marijuana producer applications. At the time of.
New Pesticide Action Levels Set in Washington
A Welcome Change The Liquor and Cannabis Board announced action levels for a list of 59 chemicals used in pesticides and other agricultural products. An “action level” is the.