Cannabis

In Brief:  A trademark that is generally known to refer to the use of a controlled substance cannot be federally registered. Here’s What Happened:   Various versions of “4:20” is cannabis culture slang for the cocktail hour for marijuana and hashish consumption. Because marijuana is illegal at the federal level under the Controlled Substances Act, […]

In Brief:   No federal protection for trademarks related to ingesting a banned substance. Here’s What Happened: National Concessions Group (NCG) filed two trademark applications to protect its brand name “Bakked” in connection with a product identified as “an essential oil dispenser, sold empty, for domestic use. The astute Examining Attorney refused registration of the Bakked […]