Emily Ashcraft

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Cannabis Companies Dispute Veritas Common Law Trademark

Veritas Farms, Inc. filed a motion to dismiss an intellectual property lawsuit filed against it by Carrick-Harvist, LLC, which is doing business as Veritas Fine Cannabis. The plaintiff alleged...

EPA and USDA Announce Competition for Fertilizer Advances

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) presented a partnership competition on Wednesday called the Next Gen Fertilizer Challenges. The agencies are hoping “to...

Farmer’s Association Seeks Injunction to Take Roundup Off Shelves

The National Black Farmers Association (NBFA) sought an injunction against Monsanto’s sale of Roundup herbicide with a complaint filed on Wednesday in the Eastern District of Missouri. The association...

Hormel Foods Opposes Wayne Farms’s Trademark Application for “Always...

On Tuesday, Hormel Foods LLC filed an opposition before the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board against Wayne Farms, LLC’s trademark application which included the phrase “always tender.” The opposer...

Medical Monitoring Class Seeks Approval of Separate Counsel in...

Some plaintiffs in the multi-district Roundup herbicide litigation against Bayer AG and Monsanto filed a second renewed motion on Monday as part of a request for the court to...

Parties Debate Appeal In North Carolina Statute Constitutionality Case

On Monday before the Fourth Circuit, the defendants responded to a motion to dismiss an appeal after the district court ruled against them saying a North Carolina Statute was...