Up in Smoke: Cannabis TM Rejection Shows Need for Caution

On May 3, the TTAB affirmed the USPTO’s previous decision to reject an application for ‘Bakked’. The filing was intended to cover an essential oil dispenser and was submitted by cannabis company National Concessions Group (NCG). […]

[T]he USPTO examiner, as the TTAB reaffirmed, found that the “primary intended purpose” was to dispense cannabis-based oil to a vaping or smoking device.

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Christiane Schuman Campbell, partner at Duane Morris in Philadelphia, says the word “primary” is significant. Continue reading “Up in Smoke: Cannabis TM Rejection Shows Need for Caution”

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