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Licensing Trademarks to Washington Cannabis Businesses – Are You in "The Clear"?

Garvey Schubert Barer - Cannabis Business

Washington Court of Appeals' definition of trademark rights in Washington Recently, the Washington Court of Appeals waded into the murky waters of defining trademark use when an out-of-state marijuana business licenses a trademark for the sale of cannabis products in Washington. In Headspace International LLC v. Podworks Corp , the Washington Court of Appeals considered two fundamental trademark principles: (1) to establish trademark rights, the mark owner must lawfully use the mark in commerce

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Medical Marijuana Passes in Missouri, But What’s Next?

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A week after Missouri voters passed Amendment 2 legalizing medical marijuana in the Show Me State, a lot of questions are being asked about what exactly is coming. Amendment 2, a constitutional amendment to allow medical cannabis, passed by a margin of 66 percent to 34 percent. But when – and if – you can get medical marijuana remains to be seen.

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Licensing Trademarks to Washington Cannabis Businesses – Are You in "The Clear"?

Garvey Schubert Barer - Cannabis Business

Washington Court of Appeals' definition of trademark rights in Washington Recently, the Washington Court of Appeals waded into the murky waters of defining trademark use when an out-of-state marijuana business licenses a trademark for the sale of cannabis products in Washington. In Headspace International LLC v. Podworks Corp , the Washington Court of Appeals considered two fundamental trademark principles: (1) to establish trademark rights, the mark owner must lawfully use the mark in commerce