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...
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...
At midnight on Friday, December 21, 2018, the U.S. government entered a partial shutdown, which means all non-essential federal departments will close operations until funding has been appropriated...
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...
On August 27, 2018, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a rare trademark ruling, Zheng Cai, dba Tai Chi Green Tea Inc. v. Diamond Hong, Inc., dealing with the more mundane aspects of...
In a rare review of a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) case, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated and remanded the decision in Royal Crown Co., Inc. v. The Coca-Cola Co.,...
On June 25, 2018, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued a press release in which it approved EPIDIOLEX® for treatment of epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, and Dravet syndrome. Lennox-Gastaut...
It is perplexing there is still a belief (even among some trademark practitioners) that it is possible to file federal trademark applications at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for...
There have been a few observers, commentators, and practitioners who have been reporting that state trademarks/service marks can be freely registered through the Secretary of State’s office. This is...
Many of us patent practitioners like to think we are somewhat immune to politics, but unfortunately that is not always the case. As the threat of a government shutdown looms later today, January 19,...