An appeals court in Brazil is set to consider the issue of cannabis-related trademarks, and in particular their registrability under the country’s Intellectual Property Law (LPI), which forbids the registration of marks “contrary to morals and good customs” (Article 124, III). One of the key issues at the intersection of cannabis law and cannabis business
Parece que cada semana surge un nuevo caso de infracción de marca registrada en el sector del cannabis, y a menudo me veo utilizando a las empresas de cannabis supuestamente infractoras como ejemplos de lo que NO hay que hacer a la hora de elegir o gestionar una marca. Pero esta vez, parece que la empresa de cannabis en cuestión, Green Thumb Industries Inc.,
Perhaps the most exciting announcement in the world of celebrity cannabis companies came last week with the announcement of Martha Stewart’s new line of hemp-derived CBD products, which include tinctures, soft gels, and “pâte des fruit.” The products are manufactured and sold through Canadian company Canopy Growth Corporation, which also produces Snoop Dogg’s cannabis brand
On July 22, 2020, Clint Eastwood filed two separate lawsuits in federal court in Los Angeles against three CBD manufacturers and marketing companies that posted fabricated online articles falsely claiming that Eastwood endorsed CBD products, as well as ten online CBD retailers that allegedly manipulated search results to make it appear that he had endorsed
Over the last couple of years, our firm has seen a massive uptick in cannabis-related trademark litigation, and have handled many of these disputes on behalf of our clients, both as stand-alone matters and in conjunction with partnership disputes. Here are a few of the trademark disputes we’ve covered recently (our blog archives are full
Almost exactly a year ago, I wrote about the uptick in cannabis business suing one another for trademark infringement (as opposed to non-cannabis companies suing cannabis companies, which happens a lot and which you can read about here, here, and here). The example at hand was the litigation between Harvest Dispensaries Cultivation & Production Facilities,
Earlier this month the Canadian Federal Court handed retail toy store Toys “R” Us a victory in its trademark lawsuit alleging “depreciation of goodwill,” among other causes of action including trademark infringement and “passing off,” against B.C., Canada-based dispensary, Herbs “R” Us. For reference, the two logos can be seen above. Toys “R” Us was
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
Earlier this month, the company now known as LeafedOut, but formerly known as LeafedIn, reached a settlement with LinkedIn over allegations of trademark infringement. As readers of this blog are well aware, this is not the first instance of a non-cannabis party alleging trademark infringement by a cannabis company: What NOT to do with your
Como de costumbre, hemos estado siguiendo de cerca tanto los litigios en curso como los que están a punto de surgir en materia de marcas registradas en el sector del cannabis, y el ejemplo más reciente tiene que ver con la organización de las Girl Scouts. A modo de contexto, estos son algunos de los otros litigios que hemos tratado anteriormente: La demanda contra Kiva pone de relieve los continuos problemas con las marcas registradas en la industria del cannabis; Litigios sobre marcas registradas de cannabis: Web
