Overview
Our CBD and Legal Cannabis (“CLC”) Group provides a complete menu of intellectual property law services to the world’s leading brands and innovators in the evolving and competitive CBD and legal cannabis marketplace. From patents, trademarks, trade dress, trade secret and employee mobility, and copyrights, to licensing, acquisitions, due diligence, and litigation, our attorneys have the depth and breadth of experience to protect CBD and legal cannabis-related IP both in the U.S. and internationally. The group works with clients from concept to launch, and beyond. We handle everything from brand clearance, strategy and protection, patent landscape analysis, packaging (including trade dress rights and design patent protection), advertising and media issues, rights acquisition, strategic enforcement (including cease and desist letters, oppositions/cancellations, and domain name registration, acquisition, and enforcement procedures), and litigation.
Our CLC Group also can handle due diligence and acquisitions, and has experience extending CBD and legal cannabis lines into new categories through strategic licensing deals. We help clients navigate litigation claims related to all aspects of trade secrets and employee mobility from the resolution of disputes and complex claims involving misappropriation under Federal and State law, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, data breaches, tortious interference and unfair competition, as well as employee fiduciary duties, loyalty and poaching. Knobbe Martens provides its CBD and legal cannabis clients with valuable insight into their trademark and patent portfolios and a strategic direction for increasing the value of their intellectual property. Whether you are looking for our assistance on an individual project or a full course engagement, we are confident our CLC Group can cover all of your needs.
Representative Experience
Weedmaps
Weedmaps went public thru a SPAC offering valued at $1B+
IVXX
Successfully negotiated acquisition of the brand IVXX
Trademark Enforcement
Enforced trademark portfolio of publicly traded cannabis company resulting in increased market share.