This month, the Doc is visiting Hawai’i, where he is studying how that state’s laws differ from laws on the mainland. The Doc is learning about the “Law of the Splintered Paddle”, about how the state with the most restrictive gun laws operates, and most recently, about how Hawaiian judges view the United States Supreme […]
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Cannabis Scheduling and Rescheduling: Part I
June 27, 2024
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Another Long Strange Trip In 1970, the U.S. Congress enacted the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to establish a federal drug policy regulating the manufacture and distribution of regulated substances. The CSA classified cannabis (the CSA schedule refers to marijuana and cannabis interchangeably.) as a Schedule I controlled substance. Schedule I substances are considered to have […]
Welcome Gretchen L. Temeles, Ph.D., J.D.
June 6, 2024
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A new lawyer has joined the ranks of Lipton, Weinberger & Husick. So, welcome our new partner, Gretchen L. Temeles, Ph.D., J.D. Gretchen arrives at our firm with experience that will greatly complement our patent prosecution and related practice. Here’s an overview of her experience: Gretchen is an experienced intellectual property attorney and scientist. She […]
Words, War, Film, and the First Amendment
April 4, 2016
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When lawyers and lay people talk about “intellectual property” (IP) they are usually referring to patents, trademarks, copyright, and trade secrets. But IP may consist of other rights including the “right of publicity.” The right of publicity refers to those rights related to control of the commercial use of one’s identity typically consisting of a […]