2019 Patent Trial and Appeal Board Key Practice Updates: A Year in Review -
2019 has been an active year for procedural changes in the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”). These changes include not only the PTAB’s...more
USPTO Issues CBD Trademark Guidelines in Light of the 2018 Farm Bill: Key Takeaways -
On May 2, 2019, the USPTO released its new guidelines on how it will examine federal trademark applications for CBD products in light of...more
6/6/2019
/ Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Copyright ,
Design Patent ,
Due Diligence ,
Farm Bill ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
IP License ,
Lanham Act ,
Licenses ,
Licensing Rules ,
Open Source Software ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent Validity ,
Patents ,
Software ,
Software Patents ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO
For companies in the cannabis industry seeking to protect their innovations, patent protection is typically available for cannabis-related inventions (including the plant itself), just like it is for any other invention—they...more
As an endcap to a recent webinar Andrew Williams and I did on the most important PTAB stories from the past year, I addressed the effects that multiple, often serial, petitions can have on patent owners and their patents, and...more