Entries by David Pierce

Protecting Your Hemp and CBD Brand Through Trademarks

The 2018 Farm Bill was passed on December 20, 2018, and, among other things, removed hemp from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”). Prior to the passage of this Farm Bill, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) could refuse any cannabis or cannabis-related trademark application, on its face, because the […]

December 17, 2019by

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Dealing with Copyright Trolls

The ease of sharing pictures online has made it both lucrative for legitimate artists to monetize their works and simpler for opportunists (“copyright trolls”) to victimize unprepared websites with extortion schemes disguised as legitimate copyright enforcement practices. To escape being targeted by the latter, websites that host user-generated content can utilize the “safe harbor” provisions […]

December 16, 2019by
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Should My Company Have a Privacy Shield Certification?

We are now two months into Europe’s new General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), which extends the jurisdictional scope of European data protection law. As a result, GDPR applies extraterritorially to any organization that can be reached by an EU citizen. GDPR imposes harsher data protection requirements that give way to substantial penalties for non-compliance, which […]

July 31, 2018by