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Adult Use Cannabis Business Licenses Are Coming Quickly — Are You Ready?

The 2024 legislative session saw the Minnesota Legislature make a number of sweeping changes and clarifications to the State’s one-year-old cannabis statute.  And in recent days, the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) added some additional details and clarity every aspiring cannabis entrepreneur should note. In May, the Legislature defined the process applicants will need to ...

Trademark Searches and Clearance Analyses in a Global and Internet-Intensive Marketplace

Mary Susan Gerber and Tim Sitzmann are presenting a CLE at the MIPLA Stampede CLE Program & Annual Meeting May 2, 2024. Their session is titled, “Trademark Searches and Clearance Analyses in a Global and Internet-Intensive Marketplace.” This session will provide a primer on trademark clearance strategies, as well as specific considerations for clients with a ...

Key Trademark Decisions of 2022–2023

By: Timothy D. Sitzmann and Megan M. Miller

Timothy Sitzmann and Megan Miller co-wrote a chapter in the IP Book 2023, “Key Trademark Decisions of 2022–23.” The book covers case law and developments in all major intellectual property areas. Its easy-to-read style makes it an ideal quick-reference tool that perfectly sums up this year’s significant intellectual property law developments. For more information and to purchase ...

Minnesota’s Newest State Agency – the Office of Cannabis Management

This is the first post of many to analyze Minnesota’s recreational adult use cannabis legislation. Authors: David M. Aafedt, Gerald H. Fornwald, Peter G. Economou We are within days of adult recreational cannabis officially becoming a law here in the North Star State.[1] Competing bills have woven their way through dozens of committees in both ...

5 Things to Consider as the Minnesota Legislature Decides the Future of Cannabis

With the Minnesota House passing its version of an adult-use cannabis bill this week, and the Minnesota Senate scheduled to debate—and potentially vote on—its own bill, here are 5 things to keep your eye on. 1. Differences are Narrowing.  In their original forms, the House and Senate bills were dramatically different, with some describing the ...

Key Trademark Decisions of 2021–2022

Timothy Sitzmann and Megan Miller co-wrote a chapter in the ZMidwest IP Institute Manual & IP Book 2022 EAccess, “Key Trademark Decisions of 2021–2022.” For more information and to purchase the book, please visit the Minnesota CLE website.    

2022 Trademark Year in Review

On Thursday, September 29, Tim Sitzmann will be presenting a CLE for Minnesota CLE entitled “2022 Trademark Year in Review” at the Midwest IP Institute. He will present alongside in-house counsel UnitedHealth Group and Vista Outdoor (and former Winthrop alumni) Susan Perera and Dan Kelly.

Intellectual Property Essentials for Corporate Counsel

Tim Sitzmann and Megan Miller will be presenting an IP CLE for the Hennepin County Bar Association’s Corporate Counsel Section on March 17, 2022. Every company has intellectual property, whether it be patents, trade secrets, copyrights, or trademarks. This CLE will provide an overview of how to evaluate a company’s intellectual property and how to ...

2021 Trademark Law Year in Review

Tim Sitzmann will join the “Trademark Law Year in Review” panel at the Midwest IP Institute hosted by Minnesota CLE on September 23, 2021. The panel will discuss a wide range of topics from application of anti-trust laws to trademark settlement agreements, trade dress protection, counterfeiting, willful infringement, and more. This year’s principal cases include 1-800 ...

The Year in Trademark Law: Noteworthy Decisions and Their Impact on Your Practice

Winthrop & Weinstine Intellectual Property attorney Tim Sitzmann will be presenting at the Midwest IP Institute on October 1, 2020. Tim and other panelists will be presenting on “The Year in Trademark Law: Noteworthy Decisions and Their Impact on Your Practice,” discussing significant trademark decisions from the past year and their practical implications for in-house ...

CARES Act Summary: Intellectual Property Provisions under Sections 12004 and 19011

By: Timothy D. Sitzmann

Extensions for Filing Deadlines for Patent and Trademark Applications and Maintenance Documents These sections provide the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office with the authority to temporarily extend or modify deadlines for certain filing requirements. Each of these offices has utilized these new powers to issue temporary rules extending deadlines by ...

The Year in Trademark Law: Noteworthy Decisions and Their Impact on Your Practice

Attorney Tim Sitzmann will discuss significant trademark decisions at the 2019 Midwest IP Institute on October 26, 2019.