As the new year opens, there have been some developments in legalization of cannabis use, both medicinally and recreationally. First, on the international front, South Korea legalized cannabis for medical use in late 2018. The South Korean National Assembly passed legislation to amend the Drug Narcotics Act to allow for the sale, import, and export …
Category: Cannabis IP
CannabIP: State of Federally-Registered Cannabis Marks
As we leave 2018 behind us, there were a number of high-profile states and countries which entered the adult-use cannabis marketplace. More cannabis companies, formerly illegal, find themselves now legal in the streams of commerce. However, cannabis product-specific applications for trademarks and service marks remain elusive as the USPTO has maintained a fairly strict examination …
CannabIP: U.S. Patent No. 10,034,907 B1
U.S. Patent No. 10,034,907 (‘907) issued on July 31, 2018, for “Flavored and Edible Cannabinoid Composition and Method of Manufacturing.” It was issued to sole inventor and applicant Gerald Echavarry, of New Hyde Park, New York. The specification describes a new cannabinoid composition comprising cannabis resin, a solvent, and a flavoring agent. The claims are …
CannabIP: U.S. Patent No. 10,028,987 B1
U.S. Patent No. 10,028,987 (‘987) issued on July 24, 2018, for “Cannabis-Infused Milk.” It was issued to inventor Dylan Pillsbury, of Dos Rios, California. The applicant/assignee is Chocowaska Cooperative, Inc., a cannabis-infused edibles and hemp company. The claims are directed to a method of preparing and processing milk infused with cannabis, which includes heating the …
CannabIP: U.S. Patent No. 9,974,821 B2
U.S. Patent No. 9,974,821 B2 (‘821) issued on May 22, 2018, for “Method of juicing cannabis plant matter.” It was issued to applicant/inventor Matthew Kennedy, of Westminster, California, although the corresponding application publication lists Drive Juicery, LLC, as the assignee. This is one of several patents in the cannabis space that has been issued to …
CannabIP: DEA Schedules CBD – but with Big Caveat
On September 27, 2018, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) scheduled EPIDIOLEX® as a Schedule V regulated drug under the Controlled Substance Act (CSA). In doing so, the DEA has expressly scheduled a drug wholly-containing cannabis compounds as an active ingredient. Epidiolex was recently approved by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for market as a …
CannabIP: U.S. Patent No. 9,675,579 B2
U.S. Patent No. 9,675,579 B2 (‘579) issued on June 13, 2017, for “Tetrahydrocannabivarin for use in the treatment of nausea and vomiting.” It was issued to applicant GW Pharma Ltd., of Salisbury, Great Britain, and inventors Erin Rock and Linda Parker of Guelph, Canada, and Marnie Duncan and Collin Stott of Salisbury, Great Britain. The …
CannabIP: U.S. Patent No. 9,987,567 B1
U.S. Patent No. 9,987,567 B1 issued on June 5, 2018, to inventor Ryan Delmoral Ko, of Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, and applicant/assignee NextLeaf Solutions Ltd., of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. NextLeaf is an extraction and distillation processing company of cannabis material. NextLeaf represents one of many cannabis-industry companies awaiting the country-wide legalization of cannabis in …
CannabIP: U.S. Patent No. 9,981,203 B2
U.S. Patent No. 9,981,203 B2 issued on May 29, 2018, entitled “Rapid drying extraction targeting oil resin plant extracts.” It was issued to applicant and inventor Ahmed Shuja of San Francisco, California. Ahmed Shuja is the co-founder of OGZ Holdings, a cannabis extraction research company, and lvl Analytics, a tech analytics startup; Dr. Shuja is …
CannabIP: U.S. Patent No. 9,981,886 B2
U.S. Patent No. 9,981,886 B2 issued on May 29, 2018, for “Fertilizer.” It was issued to applicant Acupac Packaging, Inc., of Mahwah, New Jersey, and inventors Banak Ghalili of New York, New York, and Michael Borja of Mahwah, New Jersey. The specification discloses a composition of fertilizer material that comprises an SAP, or superabsorbent polymer, …