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Rachael Dickson on Cannabis Marks
Manage episode 395408455 series 2499158
In this episode, Rachael Dickson, an Visiting Assistant Professor at the Suffolk University Law School Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic and for Trademark Examining Attorney at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, discusses her draft article "High Hopes: Cannabis Trademarks at the USPTO." Dickson begins by briefly describing the history of cannabis regulation in the United States. She explains how trademarks work and what they are intended to accomplish, and why cannabis companies want to register federal trademarks for their products. She reflects on the USPTO's refusal to register cannabis marks and the problems it causes. And she encourages the USPTO to change course. Dickson is on Twitter at @TudorsAndTMs.
This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
794 episodes
Manage episode 395408455 series 2499158
In this episode, Rachael Dickson, an Visiting Assistant Professor at the Suffolk University Law School Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic and for Trademark Examining Attorney at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, discusses her draft article "High Hopes: Cannabis Trademarks at the USPTO." Dickson begins by briefly describing the history of cannabis regulation in the United States. She explains how trademarks work and what they are intended to accomplish, and why cannabis companies want to register federal trademarks for their products. She reflects on the USPTO's refusal to register cannabis marks and the problems it causes. And she encourages the USPTO to change course. Dickson is on Twitter at @TudorsAndTMs.
This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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