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We’ve referenced the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board (TTAB) in numerous posts related to protecting your cannabis trademarks, but many clients come to me unaware of the functions of the TTAB. This post will give a basic rundown of what the TTAB does, and what the trademark opposition process looks like.
It has become an unfortunate trend for clients to come to me seeking trademark and brand protection advice after spending large sums of money on brand design, often having engaged with third-party designers, only for us to find out that their mark may infringe on the rights of a third-party. But it’s more complicated than this.
We hear from clients on a regular basis who receive fraudulent notices pertaining to their U.S. federal trademark applications, and because we’ve seen an uptick in these scams over the last month, we thought it would be prudent to publish a PSA on the topic, together with what to look out for if you are a trademark applicant or owner.
Silo Pharma’s notice of allowance paves the way toward clinical trials for its psychedelics delivery platform using homing peptides. Patent Office issued a notice of allowance for its technology/method patent covering an isolated homing peptide and how it can help deliver drugs to the central nervous system (CNS). Silo Pharma Inc.
I have advised countless cannabis companies, both start-up and well-established, on how to choose a strong brand and ideally, how to avoid trademark litigation down the line. owns numerous federal trademarks for things like heavy machinery, equipment rental, engineering services, and freight brokerage. Caterpillar, Inc.
(“Vireo”) announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) finally issued a Notice of Allowance for its patent application filed back in March 2017 – ““Tobacco Products with Cannabinoid Additives and Methods for Reducing the Harm Associated with Tobacco Use.”.
(“Goodness Growth” or the “Company”) (CSE: GDNS; OTCQX: GDNSF ), a physician-led, science-focused cannabis company and IP incubator, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has issued a Notice of Allowance for its subsidiary company Resurgent Biosciences, Inc.’s
Many companies are already filing federal and state trademark registrations. This article provides insight into the best practices for protecting trademark rights during this period of transition in the law. In the US, there are three ways a trademark can be protected. Courts protect common law trademark rights.
Bangor Daily News reports………PORTLAND, Maine — Boutique Portland coffee roaster Coffee by Design settled a lawsuit on Monday with two Utah companies that sell coffee infused with cannabidiol over the use of its “CBD” trademark. Coffee by Design holds nationwide rights to the trademark CBD for coffee, food and drinks.
Patent and Trademark Office issued 127 patents containing the words “cannabis” or “cannabinoid” in their claims in 2018. In some cases, the subsequent Examiner’s Report or Notice of Allowance may issue in about six to nine months after the applicant’s response.
Over the past four years, for example, private enforcers have issued over 800 Proposition 65 notices of violation to cannabis businesses alleging violations of Proposition 65’s warning requirements.
New Trademark Litigation Against “Stone Patch” Cannabis Products Calls Out an Industry Trend of Copycats. In addition to the top ten list, which was based on a number of different metrics, we also noticed some trends specifically on social media. Going Postal: USPS Provides Guidance on Mailing Hemp-CBD.
We notice via Linked In this morning that one Mr Linton is moving into the space (we’ll hold back on any psychedelic puns at this juncture about space and time) and we also learn that a California company has trademarked the word Psilocybin in order to sell chocolate. Firstly Mr Linton tells Benzinga. Read their full report at.
d/b/a “Papa’s Herb®” (“Papa’s Herb”) to produce and market products under its registered trademarks. Papa’s Herb’s Registered Trademarks (CNW Group/Halo Collective Inc.). Papa’s Herb is currently distributed in California , Florida , and Canada. Third Party Information.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. Registered Trademark No. International Trade Commission on October 4, 2021, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Shenzhen Smoore Technology Limited of China. Supplements were filed on October 8, 2021, and October 21, 2021.
Why have high profile brands flocked to register trademarks for their digital wares? Big brands have quickly taken notice of this new landscape. Well, the metaverse just might be able to assist cannabis brands in developing and protecting nationwide trademark rights. So, what exactly is the metaverse?
Patent and Trademark Office has continued to increase the number of patents issued containing the words “cannabis” or “marijuana” this year. This is because issuance of a patent gives “constructive notice” to the world that new patent rights now exist. As expected, the U.S.
A common misconception about trademarks is that they are “names” that one can own after submitting an application for one. First, the name of a product by definition cannot serve as a trademark : a trademark must distinguish a product from other products as to its origin, and it cannot merely describe the product itself.
Cannabis companies are also subject to state and/or local packaging and distribution requirements that differ from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and packaging regulations can be subject to change on a moment’s notice. On the advertising side, many outlets available to traditional consumer packaged goods are off limits.
Just as you might hang signs and notices at your place of business to keep people from trespassing or stealing, you need to hang signs and notices on your brand to keep people from trespassing or stealing your brand value. Patent and Trademark Office finally begins granting them on a wider scale. Protecting Your Brand.
The Original Equity Group , based in the San Francisco Bay Area, devised the Equity Trademark after the company’s members noticed that even when BIPOC cannabis equity business owners got their projects up and running, they were still having issues getting the product on local cannabis retailers’ shelves. .
Federal registration of trademarks is unavailable to a cannabis business, but that doesn’t mean that it cannot develop goodwill in its brand name and enforce common law trademark rights. Constructive notice of ownership of the mark. Background. The exclusive right to use the mark throughout the US for the identified goods.
Drake’s attempt to trademark Canada’s warning label for marijuana appears to have failed, but not entirely because Canada owns the rights. Patent and Trademark Office informed the rapper Thursday that his attempt to trademark the symbol, originally reported by MarketWatch earlier this month , is legally rejected. Mark: THC.
(See here for a discussion on the use of cannabis non-disclosure agreements , here for a discussion on cannabis trade secrets , here for discussion on cannabis patents , and here for a discussion about cannabis trademarks ). You put competitors on notice. You may sell your company at some point in the future.
(OTC: ECOX) (“ECOX” or the “Company”), an innovative company aggregating investments in new technologies that promote environmental and social well-being and the advancement of green energy solutions, today announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its patent covering methods (..)
On April 17, 2019, UCANN filed a notice indicating that the USPTO had agreed and issued a Certificate of Correction on April 9, 2019, amending “proceeding” to “preceding” in Claim 31 of the 911 Patent. . “The standard for issuing a certificate of correction is laid out in 35 U.S.C.
This cannabinoid makeup means that Blue Dream can compete with the most popular indica-dominant hybrids when it comes to THC content while still providing the trademark uplifting and energetic high that sativa smokers enjoy. When you spark up some Blue Dream, you’ll notice it tastes even fruitier than it smells.
According to US Patent and Trademark Office documents, Vireo intends to market the cannabinoid-infused products as safer alternatives to traditional tobacco. A Notice of Allowance is issued after the USPTO determines that a patent can be granted from the application, which was filed in March 2017.
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