I was honored to be a panelist at the New York City Bar Association’s event “The Cannabis Goldrush and the IP Landgrab” this week. The title of my presentation was “Trends in Cannabis Patenting.” I began with examples of the three types of patent (utility, design, and plant) before moving onto the somewhat related Plant Variety Protection Act. » Read More
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has been issuing cannabis-related utility patent applications for decades and applies the same legal standard when reviewing as it does to all other inventions. The validity and enforceability of these issued patents remains less clear.» Read More