Most lawyers dream of having many clients seeking their services no matter how problematic. Our panelists debate how to manage conflicts of interest during competitive licensing and applications.
From patents and plant breeder’s rights, to trademarks and trade secrets, participants will learn how to approach the evolving practice of cannabis IP across several illustrative jurisdictions including Germany, Canada and the United States.
INCBA Global Cannabis Intellectual Property Symposium 2023 session: Cannabis Patents and Plant Variety Rights - Things to Know and Challenges Unique to the Cannabis Industry
Discover potential conflicts related to Federal agencies for marketers of Cannabis products, from limitations on intellectual property protection to agency enforcement action to litigation.
Global Cannabis Intellectual Property Symposium 2023 session: IP Litigation and Administrative Proceedings: A Global Overview of Managing Cannabis Conflicts
Join us for a discussion of patents, patent rights, limitations of patents, and alternatives for protection, from utility to Plant Patents and PVP. Additionally, the panel will delve into deposit requirements (availability to 3rd parties and timing of deposit), data- quality, scope (written description/enablement), and the dynamics for Plant Patent-Flexibility and data quality requirements, and patent enforcement.
This session will provide you with practice and practical advice on how to conduct due diligence on an IP portfolio in various types of transactions. The panel will identify top diligence issues so you can spot them in the next transaction you handle, and we'll discuss how to address them.