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Patent Poetry: Can cannabis patents be enforced?

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Under the illegality doctrine, courts won’t enforce contracts or claims based on illegal acts. As Bloomberg Law notes, The illegality doctrine comes from the Highwayman’s case, a 1725 case in which an English court...more

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CBD and Hemp Legal and Regulatory Roundup – July 2022 #3

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Welcome to our weekly roundup of CBD and hemp-related legal and regulatory news: CBD - Physicians remain reluctant to prescribe CBD for epilepsy While the FDA has approved cannabis-derived prescription drug,...more

Carlton Fields

Canna We Talk Cannabis? Not So Patently Obvious: Patent Infringement in the Cannabis Industry

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There are many obstacles and complexities that cannabis companies face in securing IP rights on their products. In this podcast, Carlton Fields intellectual property attorney Coy Stull discusses a pending patent infringement...more

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Boss Moves in Makeup: A Look at the Future of Cosmetics

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Seyfarth hosted its first “Future of Cosmetics and Personal Care Products" event in its New York office on November 12, 2019. The event brought together industry leaders and Seyfarth attorneys for a timely conversation on the...more

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United Cannabis Formulation Patent Survives Early Patentability Challenges

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United Cannabis (UCANN) holds U.S. Patent No. 9,730,911 that covers a cannabinoid-based medical product formula invented by Tony Verzura and Earnie Blackmon. The patent issued August 15, 2017. UCANN filed suit against Pure...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Yes, UCANN!

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Patentees and inventors of cannabis compounds may be happy to learn a district court in Colorado recently held that, based on the record before it, U.S. Patent No. 9,730,911, entitled “Cannabis extracts and methods of...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

United Cannabis Corp. v. Pure Hemp Collective Inc. (D. Colo. 2019)

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Last week, in United Cannabis Corp. v. Pure Hemp Collective Inc., District Judge William J. Martinez of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado issued an order denying a motion for partial summary judgment filed...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

Going for the Green, Part II: Patents for Cannabis Plant Processing Methods, Coffee Pods and Condoms

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Given the growth of investments in and shift of regulatory views regarding cannabis-related products, many companies in industries like medicine, lifestyle and foods/beverages are looking to carve out niches and be leaders in...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Will It Go Forward? First Cannabis Patent Infringement Case Filed in Federal Court

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A patent infringement case pending in front of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado has the potential to set an important precedent that will have ramifications for many of our clients in this space. In...more

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Patents in the burgeoning cannabis industry

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With cannabis legal in 29 states for medical use and in eight states for recreational use, there is a surge of entrepreneurism and an influx of capital into the rapidly expanding cannabis industry. Although cannabis remains a...more

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