Federal Trademark Registrations for Hemp-derived CBD Brands Following The 2018 Farm Bill
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has long refused to register trademarks and service marks for goods and/or services that violated federal law, regardless of the legality of the activities under state law. (See generally Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP) §907.) As many cannabis and hemp brands know, this restriction made securing federal trademark protection a challenging
Josh Zetlin
June 12, 2019