Tag Archives: product labels

Partner Dave Kluft Publishes Column in Packaging Strategies on Cannabis Packaging and Advertising

Partner Dave Kluft discusses five questions to think about when considering marijuana packaging and advertising in a legal column for Packaging Strategies magazine.

With each passing year, the legalized cannabis industry grows as the stigma associated with it decreases. Ten states currently permit recreational marijuana, over 20 more permit medicinal use, and annual nationwide spending on legal cannabis is projected to reach nearly $50 billion in the next decade.… More

Copyright Office Denies Protection for “Unique” Product Packaging

Our colleague and fellow advertising lawyer, Dave Kluft, wrote a great piece on the challenges of obtaining copyright protection for product labels consisting of a unique collection of elements (e.g., text, color, framing, or ordinary shapes) but not otherwise incorporating content sufficiently original to merit copyright protection in its own right.  Originally published on our Trademark and Copyright Law Blog, we are republishing it here given its relevance to advertisers. … More