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High on IP: Marijuana-Related Intellectual Property Law

Milton Springut, New York Law Journal

January 12, 2015 | 0 Comments

Milton Springut writes: The increasingly friendly legal environment for marijuana use has attracted significant business and investor interest in exploiting what promises to be a substantial revenue stream. This raises the issue of what type of intellectual property can be used to protect such business interests. To a great extent, IP protection for such business is no different than for any other business. However, the indeterminate state of the legality of marijuana has affected intellectual property law in some unexpected ways.

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