Intellectual Property Issues and Strategies for the Marijuana Industry

This seminar, taught by Dean Fanelli, Partner at Seyfarth Shaw in Washington D.C., provides a detailed analysis of the current state of intellectual property laws in the United States as they relate to the protection of cannabis and the cannabis industry.

The program focuses on the background and potential policy shifts toward enforcement of marijuana laws under the current administration, how intellectual property rights as they relate to cannabis and the cannabis industry are protected and enforced in the United States, the future of the cannabis industry, and strategy tips for cannabis companies to protect their intellectual property.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand how the cannabis industry is and is not protected by intellectual property laws
2. Identify the effect of uneven state legalization and federal enforcement on advising cannabis industry clients on intellectual property claims
3. Learn best practices for enforcing intellectual property for cannabis products