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Intellectual Property

Jun. 2, 2020

Intellectual property protection for California cannabis businesses

Intellectual property and the exclusivity it provides its owners is a valuable tool for cannabis businesses, allowing them to gain a competitive edge. However, California cannabis-related businesses face special challenges in securing and enforcing intellectual property protection in that cannabis is still illegal at the federal level.

Dariush Adli

President
ADLI Law Group

444 S Flower St
Los Angeles , CA 90071

Email: adli@adlilaw.com

Univ of Michigan Law Sch; Ann Arbor MI

Legalization of recreational cannabis in California in 2016 has resulted in a burst of cannabis-related new business activity in the state directed to development of cannabis related products, processes and services. Intellectual property and the exclusivity it provides its owners is a valuable tool for cannabis businesses, allowing them to gain a competitive edge. However, California cannabis-related businesses face special challenges in securing and enforcing intell...

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