Unique Challenges in Cannabis Patent Valuation June 3, 2022 AggregatedNews Intellectual Property 0 Comments By Paul Coble, Attorney at Harris Bricken Patents are increasingly a significant proportion of a cannabis company’s claimed valuation. As cannabis companies identify ways to differentiate their business from competitors, patents play an important role in ensuring that competitors cannot… Read More→
Intellectual Property in the Cannabis Industry – Protecting Innovations and Products, Part II: Patents December 12, 2019 Bec Edelson Policy & Legal 0 Comments We previously explored the applicability of trade secret protection to cannabis-related inventions. Here, we provide an overview of patent trends in the cannabis industry and how cannabusinesses can use patents to protect their technological, agricultural, genetic, or other innovations. In… Read More→
Cannabis Patent Litigation Update: Is Extraction and Preparation Prior Art? March 4, 2019 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Jihee Ahn, Attorney at Harris Bricken About six months ago, we posted news of the first ever cannabis patent infringement case. As a reminder, the case was initiated by United Cannabis Corporation (“UCANN”) in the United States District Court, District… Read More→