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USPTO Issues Examination Guide on Trademark Applications for Cannabis and Cannabis-Related Goods and Services

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 06.11.19

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Client Alert | 5 min read | 02.21.25

CTA’s Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements Back in Effect Pending Outcome of Fifth Circuit Appeals

On February 18, 2025, a District Court judge in the Eastern District of Texas entered an order staying the last remaining nationwide injunction of the CTA’s Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule (BOI Rule) in Smith v. U.S. Dep’t of the Treasury.  The BOI Rule requires certain entities formed or registered to do business in the U.S. (Reporting Companies) to report information about themselves and their natural-person beneficial owners to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the Treasury Department.  Following the court’s order, FinCEN issued an alert notifying Reporting Companies that the BOI Rule is back in effect with an amended deadline of March 21, 2025....