In 2018, Congress passed the Agricultural Improvement Act, also known as the “2018 Farm Bill.” This legislation removed hemp, defined as cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.)…
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A district court judge in California in August ruled against a cannabis company in a trademark dispute, ordering that Steven Mata of edibles company OC420…
A patent lawsuit over extraction methods involving two of the largest cannabis companies in the world sent ripples of worry through the industry earlier this…
Trade secrets are valuable assets that can provide a substantial boost to a cannabis company’s bottom line and long-term success. While many companies diligently protect…
Last year we looked at a decade’s worth of cannabis-centric patent data to identify and analyze U.S. patent trends in the cannabis industry. Given the…
There are a number of ways to protect cannabis inventions, innovations and strains with U.S. and international law. Utility patents, plant patents, the Plant Variety…
Cannabis industry insiders commonly joke that a year working in cannabis is like a dog year in any other business, because things are constantly changing.…
The cannabis industry is growing faster than federal and state laws can keep up. While the gap between regulation and reality persists, entrepreneurs are investing…
It has been four months since the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) clarified how it will handle trademarks for hemp and hemp-derived CBD products,…
As the cannabis industry grows, companies must adapt to the challenges arising from that growth, including exploiting any available competitive advantages.