November, 2018

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Patents and Cannabis

More Than Your Mark

Patentability. The position of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on trademarks for cannabis-related goods and services is discussed in my colleague’s blog post, “ Trademark Registration for Cannabis Trademark Owners a Legal Haze.”. Unlike in the case of trademarks, patentability of cannabis-related products and processes is much more clear-cut.

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Further Developments on Cross-Racial Identification in Criminal Trials

GDB Firm Blog

The issue of cross-racial identification has been a widely discussed one in the criminal defense bar in recent years. The "cross-race effect" has serious implications in a criminal trial where the testimony of a witness identifying a defendant of a different race may be crucial and determinative of the final outcome. A recent Appellate Division decision further expanded the role of the "cross-race effect" in criminal trials.

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Liening for Unbilled Work and Unsigned Change Orders

GDB Firm Blog

The Appellate Division both giveth and taketh away—upholding a contractor's right to file a mechanic's lien for work it performed but had not yet invoiced for; but also sustaining an owner's defense of willful exaggeration in connection with the contractor's filing of a mechanic's lien for two unapproved change orders.

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