US jurisdiction report: The race for cannabis patents
In what might be termed the cannabis “industry” there is a race to obtain and create proprietary patents and other IP rights around cannabis.
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Trademarks
27 February 2020 There is a rising clamour for reforms to US cannabis law, including around the registration of trademarks. A recent paper argued that the Supreme Court has already provided a solution, while other lawyers argue that only a change in the law will suffice.
Patents
23 April 2019 A landmark cannabis patent dispute is set to continue after a US court ruled that patent claims covering liquid cannabinoid formulations are not directed towards ineligible subject matter.