Over a decade has passed since recreational cannabis began to see legalization at the state level. Yet cannabis businesses continue to grapple with protecting their brands, as trademark.
Over a decade has passed since recreational cannabis began to see legalization at the state level. Yet cannabis businesses continue to grapple with protecting their brands, as trademark protection at the federal level.
As more states legalize cannabis, companies are dealing with the absence of national trademark uniformity. Currently, there is no legal mechanism to obtain a trademark to sell cannabis .
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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.
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CBD Co. Strikes Back At Rival s Trademark Claims
Law360 (April 19, 2021, 8:28 PM EDT) A small CBD company targeted in a trademark infringement case over the name CBD MD has hit back with counterclaims accusing rival cbdMD Inc. of infringing trademarks and filing suit in an attempt to avoid an ongoing U.S. Patent and Trademark Office proceeding.
Majik Medicine LLC said in its own complaint Friday that CBD Industries LLC filed a cancellation proceeding with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board solely to drive up Majik s legal fees. Majik alleged that CBD Industries did so at the direction its parent company, cbdMD, and cbdMD s co-CEO, Martin Sumichrast. A motion to stay filed by CBD Industries.