*Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2 In mid-May, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Andy Warhol Foundation For The Visual Arts, INC. v. Lynn Goldsmith, et al. The Court affirmed a Second Circuit decision, which had reversed a district court decision. For those unfamiliar with the background of this case, we wrote about it…

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The Western District of North Carolina’s CBD Industries, LLC v. Majik Medicine, LLC is yet another case revolving around the USPTO’s shaky guidance for cannabis products. Originally delegated to a magistrate judge who issued a Memorandum and Recommendation (M&R), the plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the defendant’s counterclaims and cancel the defendant’s trademark registration was denied…

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