CBD companies face dual TM loss at UKIPO
CBD companies face dual TM loss at UKIPO 01-03-2021 02-09-2020 Two rival medical cannabis companies have both had their trademarks invalidated at the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) in a dispute over marks covering products containing cannabidiol (CBD). The decision was handed down in a consolidated hearing on February 25. CBD Wellness sought an invalidation of the mark ‘Canabidol’, registered by a competitor with the same name. In turn, Canabidol held that CBD Wellness should not be allowed to trademark ‘Canidol’ under the law of ‘passing off’. Background The IPO heard how ...
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