In 2018, when the Farm Bill was signed into law, hemp cultivators and extract producers were hopeful that the federal pressure on their industry might begin to ease. The 2018 Farm Bill removed hemp from the Controlled...more
6/25/2020
/ Agribusiness ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Farm Bill ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Hemp ,
Medical Foods ,
Plant Based Products ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO
In an effort to help bring potentially life-saving COVID-19 treatments more quickly to market, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced yesterday that it will accept petitions to advance the initial...more
The continuing internal tension between various agencies and offices of the U.S. federal government over how to address the (seemingly) unstoppable growth of the marijuana industry in light of current federal law has been a...more
6/10/2019
/ Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Cannabis Products ,
Farm Bill ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Hemp ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Trademark Act ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO
Many trademark owners choose to file and prosecute their own trademark applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The wisdom of filing these pro-se applications, however, is questionable in...more