In November 2020, Ferrara Candy Company, the maker of the well-known Nerds brand of candy, filed a lawsuit against Tops Cannabis in the U.S. District…
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Jonathan Hyman
Jonathan Hyman is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Knobbe Martens and co-chair of the firm’s CBD and legal cannabis group. His practice includes domestic and foreign trademark prosecution, enforcement and clearance, ex parte and inter partes proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), intellectual property licensing, copyrights, rights of publicity, domain name disputes, entertainment law and client counseling.
Jonathan Menkes
Jonathan Menkes is a partner in the Orange County, California, office of Knobbe Martens and co-chair of the firm’s CBD and Legal Cannabis Group. His practice includes domestic and foreign trademark selection and clearance, trademark audits, unfair competition, false advertising, and notice and takedown procedures involving copyright and trademark claims on social media and domestic and foreign e-commerce websites.
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