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Rival Wants To 'Turn The Tables' In TM Battle, CBD Co. Says
Law360 (July 7, 2021, 6:50 PM EDT) -- A North Carolina cannabidiol company that's suing a Louisiana-based rival over the trademark "CBD MD" has asked a judge to toss the rival's counterclaims, alleging that it is violating the mark, which shouldn't have been approved by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2016 since CBD was illegal under both federal and Louisiana state law at the time.
CBD Industries, which was previously known as cbdMD, argued in a motion filed Tuesday in North Carolina federal court that Majik Medicine asserted counterclaims that were undermined by their presentation and lack of substance. The company said Majik's counterclaims are "based on...