Cannabis Trademark Strategy
Building and protecting brand equity in a federally illegal industry — state marks, international filing, and common law protection
Robert Hoban, Esq.
Cannabis Law Counsel — Hoban Law Group
What you will learn
- ✓Identify available trademark protection strategies for cannabis operators
- ✓File state trademark applications in cannabis-legal jurisdictions
- ✓Advise on common law trademark rights and enforcement
- ✓Structure an international trademark filing strategy
- ✓Apply professional responsibility rules to cannabis IP representation
Course Content — 4 Modules
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Federal Trademark Limitations and Cannabis Workarounds
Why the USPTO will not register cannabis marks and the workarounds practitioners deploy — ancillary goods, hemp filings, and brand architecture.
State Trademark Registration and Common Law Rights
Filing state trademark applications in cannabis-legal jurisdictions — process, scope, and limitations — plus enforcing common law rights across state lines.
International Trademark Strategy and Trade Dress
Protecting cannabis brands in international markets where cannabis is legal — Madrid Protocol filings, trade dress, and trade secret protection.
Professional Responsibility: Ethics of Cannabis IP Representation
Ethics component: ABA Model Rules analysis for attorneys advising cannabis clients on intellectual property matters that intersect with federal illegality.
$149
1 general CLE · 0.5 ethics CLE
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- ✓Lifetime access to course materials
- ✓4 video lessons + quiz
- ✓Downloadable CLE certificate
- ✓1.5 CLE credits
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