One of the most important, yet often overlooked, steps in building a successful cannabis brand is securing trademark protection. While cannabis businesses face significant hurdles…
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Patrick Wagner
Nicole A. Katsin
Nicole A. Katsin is a partner at Crown, LLP, a boutique intellectual property law firm in San Francisco. Her practice focuses on intellectual property, technology and cannabis matters, including trademark and copyright prosecution, enforcement and developing global portfolio strategies. She also represents clients before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy panels. She can be reached at nicole@crownllp.com.
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