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¿Un final anticlimático para el primer litigio sobre patentes de cannabis?

Nuestra última actualización sobre el primer caso judicial relacionado con una patente de cannabis, United Cannabis Corporation («UCANN») contra Pure Hemp Collective, Inc. («Pure Hemp»), se remonta a julio de 2019. Muchas cosas han cambiado en el mundo desde entonces (aunque el caso en sí no tuvo mayor relevancia), y el posible desenlace de este caso, que en su momento se consideró «decisivo» para el sector, podría ahora enfrentarse a

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UCANN, titular de la patente del cannabis, se declara en quiebra. ¿Funcionará?

La empresa United Cannabis Corporation («UCANN»), con sede en Colorado, se acogió al Capítulo 11 de la ley de quiebras el 22 de abril. Los lectores habituales recordarán que UCANN es la parte demandante en el primer caso judicial de la historia sobre la protección de patentes de cannabis, que versaba, en términos generales, sobre formulaciones líquidas de cannabinol con un contenido de CBD y/o THC purificado superior al 95 %. Dicho litigio se encuentra ahora suspendido (en pausa) como consecuencia de ello

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Litigation Update: JustCBD Files Motion to Dismiss Class Action Lawsuit

A couple of months ago I wrote a “Hemp/CBD litigation forecast.” (See here.) One topic of that post was the rise in class actions against Hemp-CBD companies and I noted the consumer class action complaint filed against JustCBD in the Southern District of Florida, Case No. 0:19-cv-62067-RS. The gravamen of the complaint is that JustCBD

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Cannabis and Insurance Litigation

Recently, Jonathan Bench wrote about the importance of insurance coverage for your hemp or recreational marijuana business. His first article provided the basic anatomy of such policies and his second discussed the importance of product liability insurance. This post highlights recent litigation in which insurance is at issue, or ought to be. Hemp insurer seeks

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Litigation Update: Who Decides Whether You Can Ship Hemp Through Idaho?

Regular readers know that we are in the midst of presenting a 50-state series analyzing how each state treats hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”). Recently we covered Idaho, which we neatly summarized as “probably the worst state in the country to get caught with hemp.” The article explains why this is so in detail.  Among the

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Oregon Hemp Litigation: Bad Contract = Big Federal Court Claims

We frequently write on hemp litigation and the ways farmers and purchasers can mitigate the risks inherent in this new industry. Along with others, we have stressed the importance of strategic and careful thinking before entering into a hemp-related contract.  Our cannabis lawyers frequently write and speak on these and related topics. A couple of

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Cannabis Securities Litigation: Don’t Expect to Put One Past the SEC

Since 2014 we’ve cautioned investors about publicly traded marijuana stocks. Back then we cautioned would-be investors about “pot companies that are trading at frothy levels that are not well-positioned to compete in the marijuana marketplace.” More recently, we’ve written about the scale of mergers, acquisitions, and cross border work, how to “raise money right,” and

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Cannabis Patent Litigation Update: The 911 Patent Passes the (Alice) Test!

As promised, here’s an update on the first ever cannabis patent infringement case, which we’ve previously written about here and here.  Since it’s been a little while – plaintiff United Cannabis Corporation (“UCANN”) owns the “911 Patent,” which generally covers liquid cannabinol formulations of a purified CBD and/or THC greater than 95%. Last July, UCANN

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