The Ultimate Guide to Intellectual Property Protection for Cannabis Businesses

By Roger Bora

commerce. To qualify for federal trademark/service mark registration, the use of a mark in commerce must be lawful. Gray v. Daffy Dan’s Bargaintown, 823 F.2d 522, 526, 3 USPQ2d 1306,…

commerce. To qualify for federal trademark/service mark registration, the use of a mark in commerce must be lawful. Gray v. Daffy Dan’s Bargaintown, 823 F.2d 522, 526, 3 USPQ2d 1306,…

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Registering Trademarks in the Cannabis Space

By Mike R. Turner, Joseph Sherling

…use was legitimate at the time registration was obtained. If you can’t obtain such a certification, testing the occasional sample and keeping records over time would also work. Product samples…

…use was legitimate at the time registration was obtained. If you can’t obtain such a certification, testing the occasional sample and keeping records over time would also work. Product samples…

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Cannabis Scientists and Labs Can Help with National COVID-19 Research Volunteer Database

By Aaron Green

companies are open to helping the wider population in a crisis like this, and testing could easily be adopted in labs with excess microbial testing capacity.” Michael Wells and his…

companies are open to helping the wider population in a crisis like this, and testing could easily be adopted in labs with excess microbial testing capacity.” Michael Wells and his…

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Custom Designed Packaging: Is it Right for Your Cannabis Product?

By Danielle Antos

There are numerous plastic bottle and closure manufacturers in the cannabis industry today. And, there is a significant quantity of common bottle and closure styles as well. Many companies manufacture…

There are numerous plastic bottle and closure manufacturers in the cannabis industry today. And, there is a significant quantity of common bottle and closure styles as well. Many companies manufacture…

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How to Protect Your Brand From Counterfeiters

By Gail Podolsky

…a copyright registration in about a week.9 Trademark registrations, on the other hand, typically take at least five months to obtain. Once a company receives a copyright registration, the Copyright…

…a copyright registration in about a week.9 Trademark registrations, on the other hand, typically take at least five months to obtain. Once a company receives a copyright registration, the Copyright…

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The Practical Chemist

Easy Ways to Generate Scientifically Sound Data

By Amanda Rigdon

…terms to describe ‘good’ data like ‘scientifically-sound’ or ‘quality’, but at the end of the day, the definition of ‘good’ data is valid data. If you take the literal meaning,…

…terms to describe ‘good’ data like ‘scientifically-sound’ or ‘quality’, but at the end of the day, the definition of ‘good’ data is valid data. If you take the literal meaning,…

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Cannify Adds 1,500+ Products to Database

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

…will contribute to the advancement of cannabis research. In addition to the Cannify quiz and the product database features, the company also has plenty of educational materials, educational quizzes and

…will contribute to the advancement of cannabis research. In addition to the Cannify quiz and the product database features, the company also has plenty of educational materials, educational quizzes and

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Protecting Your Innovative Cannabis Strains With a Strong Intellectual Property Strategy: Part 3 – Trademark Protection for New Cannabis Strains

By Dr. Travis Bliss

company’s goods and to distinguish those goods from the goods of a competitor. Like a patent, a trademark is effectively an exclusionary right, meaning that it gives the owner the…

company’s goods and to distinguish those goods from the goods of a competitor. Like a patent, a trademark is effectively an exclusionary right, meaning that it gives the owner the…

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Third-Party Cannabis Safety Audits & How to Prepare in 7 Steps

By Tyler Williams

Commitment It is essential to the entire cannabis safety and quality system to have commitment from top down. Without this, the site will not get the resources (people, equipment, money,…

Commitment It is essential to the entire cannabis safety and quality system to have commitment from top down. Without this, the site will not get the resources (people, equipment, money,…

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