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About the Course
Introduction
This CLE course will guide IP counsel on the protection of cannabis IP. The panel will examine the current cannabis IP landscape. The panel will examine trends, challenges, and strategies for securing patent rights and offer best practices for securing IP rights as the landscape evolves.
Description
Unlike trademarks, the legal status of cannabis is not relevant in the patent context. The number of patent applications for cannabis-related inventions continues to rise, and the USPTO is issuing an increasing number of cannabis-related patents. The resurgence of interest in cannabis and psychedelics for therapeutic use has driven remarkable growth in the regulated therapeutics field. Cannabis patent portfolios have been critical pieces in several acquisitions.
As the cannabis industry grows, counsel needs to understand how best to protect the IP rights involved.
Listen as our authoritative panel guides IP counsel through the complexities of patenting these powerful substances. The panel will examine the current patent landscape in these product areas, including trends, challenges, and strategies for securing patent rights as the landscape evolves.
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This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
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Live Online
On Demand
Date + Time
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Thursday, December 11, 2025
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1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT
I. The cannabis and psychedelics industries
II. Protecting cannabis and psychedelics innovation
A. Patents
B. Trademarks
C. Trade Secrets
D. Plant Variety Protection Certificates
E. Regulatory Exclusivity
III. Trends in cannabis and psychedelics patenting
IV. Epidiolex® - a case study
The panel will review these and other vital matters:
- Dynamics of the psychedelic and cannabis patent landscapes;
- Recent developments in patent filings and prosecution; and
- Challenges and strategies for protect innovations in an ever-changing regulatory and competitive environment.
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Tip: If the failing expression is known to legally refer to something that's sometimes null or missing, either specify a default value like myOptionalVar!myDefault, or use <#if myOptionalVar??>when-present<#else>when-missing</#if>. (These only cover the last step of the expression; to cover the whole expression, use parenthesis: (myOptionalVar.foo)!myDefault, (myOptionalVar.foo)??
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FTL stack trace ("~" means nesting-related):
- Failed at: response = barbriRedisCacheAPI.get("b... [in template "20096#20121#2885355" at line 5, column 66]
---- 1<#assign productId = ''/> 2 <#if (productID.getData())?? && productID.getData()?has_content> 3 <#assign productId = productID.getData() /> 4 </#if> 5 <#assign response = barbriRedisCacheAPI.get("barbripass", productId) 6 json = jsonFactoryUtil.createJSONObject(response) 7 /> 8 9 <div class="card"> 10 <div class="card-body"> 11 <div class="row justify-content-between align-items-center"> 12 <div class="col-auto col-sm-auto"> 13 <div class="btn cle_btn" id="modalPassShortName"><#if (passName.getData())??>${passName.getData()}</#if></div> 14 </div> 15 <div class="col-auto col-sm-auto pl-lg-0"> 16 <span class="sale-price" id="modalPassPrice">$${json.pricebook?replace(",", "")?number?string("#,##0.00")}</span> 17 </div> 18 </div> 19 <div class="small_heading_area" id="modalPassFullName"><#if (title.getData())??>${title.getData()}</#if></div> 20 <p><#if (unlimitedText.getData())??>${unlimitedText.getData()}</#if>:</p> 21 <ul class="common-list disc_list paddNone"> 22 <#if (benefits.getData())??> 23 ${benefits.getData()} 24</#if> 25 </ul> 26 </div> 27 <div class="btn-float"> 28 <div class="premium-cle-pass cart-item"> 29 <input type="hidden" class="product-id" value="${productId}"> 30 <input type="hidden" class="product-name" value="${json.name}"> 31 <input type="hidden" class="pass-value" value="${passName.getData()}"> 32 <input type="hidden" class="product-price" value="${json.pricebook}"> 33 <input type="hidden" class="passAccessLengthMonths" value="${json.passAccessLengthMonths}"> 34 <input type="hidden" class="product-pass" value="family"> 35 <input type="hidden" class="product-expireDate" value=""> 36 37 <button 38 class="btn pc_theme_btn btn-primary btn_maxwidth_xxl_large add-to-cart" 39 aria-label="Buy Now" 40 data-redirect-checkout="true" 41 > 42 <span class="material-symbols-rounded"> shopping_cart </span> 43 Buy Now 44 </button> 45 </div> 46 </div> 47 </div> 48 49 <script> 50$(document).on('click', '.add-to-cart', function () { 51 let monthsToAdd = parseInt($(".passAccessLengthMonths").val()); 52 let currentDate = new Date(); 53 let futureDate = new Date(currentDate); 54 // Add months dynamically 55 futureDate.setMonth(futureDate.getMonth() + monthsToAdd); 56 57 // Handle overflow (e.g., Jan 31 + 1 month) 58 if (futureDate.getDate() !== currentDate.getDate()) { 59 futureDate.setDate(0); // last day of previous month 60 } 61 62 // Format as MM/DD/YYYY 63 function formatDateMMDDYYYY(date) { 64 let mm = String(date.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0'); 65 let dd = String(date.getDate()).padStart(2, '0'); 66 let yyyy = date.getFullYear(); 67 return mm + '/' + dd + '/' + yyyy; 68 } 69 $(".product-expireDate").val(formatDateMMDDYYYY(futureDate)); 70 71 // Then close the modal 72 $('.single_option').modal('hide'); 73 }); 74</script> The following has evaluated to null or missing:
==> barbriRedisCacheAPI.get("barbripass", productId) [in template "20096#20121#2885355" at line 5, column 77]
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Tip: If the failing expression is known to legally refer to something that's sometimes null or missing, either specify a default value like myOptionalVar!myDefault, or use <#if myOptionalVar??>when-present<#else>when-missing</#if>. (These only cover the last step of the expression; to cover the whole expression, use parenthesis: (myOptionalVar.foo)!myDefault, (myOptionalVar.foo)??
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FTL stack trace ("~" means nesting-related):
- Failed at: response = barbriRedisCacheAPI.get("b... [in template "20096#20121#2885355" at line 5, column 66]
---- 1<#assign productId = ''/> 2 <#if (productID.getData())?? && productID.getData()?has_content> 3 <#assign productId = productID.getData() /> 4 </#if> 5 <#assign response = barbriRedisCacheAPI.get("barbripass", productId) 6 json = jsonFactoryUtil.createJSONObject(response) 7 /> 8 9 <div class="card"> 10 <div class="card-body"> 11 <div class="row justify-content-between align-items-center"> 12 <div class="col-auto col-sm-auto"> 13 <div class="btn cle_btn" id="modalPassShortName"><#if (passName.getData())??>${passName.getData()}</#if></div> 14 </div> 15 <div class="col-auto col-sm-auto pl-lg-0"> 16 <span class="sale-price" id="modalPassPrice">$${json.pricebook?replace(",", "")?number?string("#,##0.00")}</span> 17 </div> 18 </div> 19 <div class="small_heading_area" id="modalPassFullName"><#if (title.getData())??>${title.getData()}</#if></div> 20 <p><#if (unlimitedText.getData())??>${unlimitedText.getData()}</#if>:</p> 21 <ul class="common-list disc_list paddNone"> 22 <#if (benefits.getData())??> 23 ${benefits.getData()} 24</#if> 25 </ul> 26 </div> 27 <div class="btn-float"> 28 <div class="premium-cle-pass cart-item"> 29 <input type="hidden" class="product-id" value="${productId}"> 30 <input type="hidden" class="product-name" value="${json.name}"> 31 <input type="hidden" class="pass-value" value="${passName.getData()}"> 32 <input type="hidden" class="product-price" value="${json.pricebook}"> 33 <input type="hidden" class="passAccessLengthMonths" value="${json.passAccessLengthMonths}"> 34 <input type="hidden" class="product-pass" value="family"> 35 <input type="hidden" class="product-expireDate" value=""> 36 37 <button 38 class="btn pc_theme_btn btn-primary btn_maxwidth_xxl_large add-to-cart" 39 aria-label="Buy Now" 40 data-redirect-checkout="true" 41 > 42 <span class="material-symbols-rounded"> shopping_cart </span> 43 Buy Now 44 </button> 45 </div> 46 </div> 47 </div> 48 49 <script> 50$(document).on('click', '.add-to-cart', function () { 51 let monthsToAdd = parseInt($(".passAccessLengthMonths").val()); 52 let currentDate = new Date(); 53 let futureDate = new Date(currentDate); 54 // Add months dynamically 55 futureDate.setMonth(futureDate.getMonth() + monthsToAdd); 56 57 // Handle overflow (e.g., Jan 31 + 1 month) 58 if (futureDate.getDate() !== currentDate.getDate()) { 59 futureDate.setDate(0); // last day of previous month 60 } 61 62 // Format as MM/DD/YYYY 63 function formatDateMMDDYYYY(date) { 64 let mm = String(date.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0'); 65 let dd = String(date.getDate()).padStart(2, '0'); 66 let yyyy = date.getFullYear(); 67 return mm + '/' + dd + '/' + yyyy; 68 } 69 $(".product-expireDate").val(formatDateMMDDYYYY(futureDate)); 70 71 // Then close the modal 72 $('.single_option').modal('hide'); 73 }); 74</script> The following has evaluated to null or missing:
==> barbriRedisCacheAPI.get("barbripass", productId) [in template "20096#20121#2885355" at line 5, column 77]
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Tip: If the failing expression is known to legally refer to something that's sometimes null or missing, either specify a default value like myOptionalVar!myDefault, or use <#if myOptionalVar??>when-present<#else>when-missing</#if>. (These only cover the last step of the expression; to cover the whole expression, use parenthesis: (myOptionalVar.foo)!myDefault, (myOptionalVar.foo)??
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FTL stack trace ("~" means nesting-related):
- Failed at: response = barbriRedisCacheAPI.get("b... [in template "20096#20121#2885355" at line 5, column 66]
---- 1<#assign productId = ''/> 2 <#if (productID.getData())?? && productID.getData()?has_content> 3 <#assign productId = productID.getData() /> 4 </#if> 5 <#assign response = barbriRedisCacheAPI.get("barbripass", productId) 6 json = jsonFactoryUtil.createJSONObject(response) 7 /> 8 9 <div class="card"> 10 <div class="card-body"> 11 <div class="row justify-content-between align-items-center"> 12 <div class="col-auto col-sm-auto"> 13 <div class="btn cle_btn" id="modalPassShortName"><#if (passName.getData())??>${passName.getData()}</#if></div> 14 </div> 15 <div class="col-auto col-sm-auto pl-lg-0"> 16 <span class="sale-price" id="modalPassPrice">$${json.pricebook?replace(",", "")?number?string("#,##0.00")}</span> 17 </div> 18 </div> 19 <div class="small_heading_area" id="modalPassFullName"><#if (title.getData())??>${title.getData()}</#if></div> 20 <p><#if (unlimitedText.getData())??>${unlimitedText.getData()}</#if>:</p> 21 <ul class="common-list disc_list paddNone"> 22 <#if (benefits.getData())??> 23 ${benefits.getData()} 24</#if> 25 </ul> 26 </div> 27 <div class="btn-float"> 28 <div class="premium-cle-pass cart-item"> 29 <input type="hidden" class="product-id" value="${productId}"> 30 <input type="hidden" class="product-name" value="${json.name}"> 31 <input type="hidden" class="pass-value" value="${passName.getData()}"> 32 <input type="hidden" class="product-price" value="${json.pricebook}"> 33 <input type="hidden" class="passAccessLengthMonths" value="${json.passAccessLengthMonths}"> 34 <input type="hidden" class="product-pass" value="family"> 35 <input type="hidden" class="product-expireDate" value=""> 36 37 <button 38 class="btn pc_theme_btn btn-primary btn_maxwidth_xxl_large add-to-cart" 39 aria-label="Buy Now" 40 data-redirect-checkout="true" 41 > 42 <span class="material-symbols-rounded"> shopping_cart </span> 43 Buy Now 44 </button> 45 </div> 46 </div> 47 </div> 48 49 <script> 50$(document).on('click', '.add-to-cart', function () { 51 let monthsToAdd = parseInt($(".passAccessLengthMonths").val()); 52 let currentDate = new Date(); 53 let futureDate = new Date(currentDate); 54 // Add months dynamically 55 futureDate.setMonth(futureDate.getMonth() + monthsToAdd); 56 57 // Handle overflow (e.g., Jan 31 + 1 month) 58 if (futureDate.getDate() !== currentDate.getDate()) { 59 futureDate.setDate(0); // last day of previous month 60 } 61 62 // Format as MM/DD/YYYY 63 function formatDateMMDDYYYY(date) { 64 let mm = String(date.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0'); 65 let dd = String(date.getDate()).padStart(2, '0'); 66 let yyyy = date.getFullYear(); 67 return mm + '/' + dd + '/' + yyyy; 68 } 69 $(".product-expireDate").val(formatDateMMDDYYYY(futureDate)); 70 71 // Then close the modal 72 $('.single_option').modal('hide'); 73 }); 74</script> The following has evaluated to null or missing:
==> barbriRedisCacheAPI.get("barbripass", productId) [in template "20096#20121#2885355" at line 5, column 77]
----
Tip: If the failing expression is known to legally refer to something that's sometimes null or missing, either specify a default value like myOptionalVar!myDefault, or use <#if myOptionalVar??>when-present<#else>when-missing</#if>. (These only cover the last step of the expression; to cover the whole expression, use parenthesis: (myOptionalVar.foo)!myDefault, (myOptionalVar.foo)??
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FTL stack trace ("~" means nesting-related):
- Failed at: response = barbriRedisCacheAPI.get("b... [in template "20096#20121#2885355" at line 5, column 66]
---- 1<#assign productId = ''/> 2 <#if (productID.getData())?? && productID.getData()?has_content> 3 <#assign productId = productID.getData() /> 4 </#if> 5 <#assign response = barbriRedisCacheAPI.get("barbripass", productId) 6 json = jsonFactoryUtil.createJSONObject(response) 7 /> 8 9 <div class="card"> 10 <div class="card-body"> 11 <div class="row justify-content-between align-items-center"> 12 <div class="col-auto col-sm-auto"> 13 <div class="btn cle_btn" id="modalPassShortName"><#if (passName.getData())??>${passName.getData()}</#if></div> 14 </div> 15 <div class="col-auto col-sm-auto pl-lg-0"> 16 <span class="sale-price" id="modalPassPrice">$${json.pricebook?replace(",", "")?number?string("#,##0.00")}</span> 17 </div> 18 </div> 19 <div class="small_heading_area" id="modalPassFullName"><#if (title.getData())??>${title.getData()}</#if></div> 20 <p><#if (unlimitedText.getData())??>${unlimitedText.getData()}</#if>:</p> 21 <ul class="common-list disc_list paddNone"> 22 <#if (benefits.getData())??> 23 ${benefits.getData()} 24</#if> 25 </ul> 26 </div> 27 <div class="btn-float"> 28 <div class="premium-cle-pass cart-item"> 29 <input type="hidden" class="product-id" value="${productId}"> 30 <input type="hidden" class="product-name" value="${json.name}"> 31 <input type="hidden" class="pass-value" value="${passName.getData()}"> 32 <input type="hidden" class="product-price" value="${json.pricebook}"> 33 <input type="hidden" class="passAccessLengthMonths" value="${json.passAccessLengthMonths}"> 34 <input type="hidden" class="product-pass" value="family"> 35 <input type="hidden" class="product-expireDate" value=""> 36 37 <button 38 class="btn pc_theme_btn btn-primary btn_maxwidth_xxl_large add-to-cart" 39 aria-label="Buy Now" 40 data-redirect-checkout="true" 41 > 42 <span class="material-symbols-rounded"> shopping_cart </span> 43 Buy Now 44 </button> 45 </div> 46 </div> 47 </div> 48 49 <script> 50$(document).on('click', '.add-to-cart', function () { 51 let monthsToAdd = parseInt($(".passAccessLengthMonths").val()); 52 let currentDate = new Date(); 53 let futureDate = new Date(currentDate); 54 // Add months dynamically 55 futureDate.setMonth(futureDate.getMonth() + monthsToAdd); 56 57 // Handle overflow (e.g., Jan 31 + 1 month) 58 if (futureDate.getDate() !== currentDate.getDate()) { 59 futureDate.setDate(0); // last day of previous month 60 } 61 62 // Format as MM/DD/YYYY 63 function formatDateMMDDYYYY(date) { 64 let mm = String(date.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0'); 65 let dd = String(date.getDate()).padStart(2, '0'); 66 let yyyy = date.getFullYear(); 67 return mm + '/' + dd + '/' + yyyy; 68 } 69 $(".product-expireDate").val(formatDateMMDDYYYY(futureDate)); 70 71 // Then close the modal 72 $('.single_option').modal('hide'); 73 }); 74</script> Related Courses
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