Blogs

There are many THC beverages on the markets these days. Licensees may wonder if they can sell some of these beverages at their bar or restaurant. This memo consists of information gathered until further guidance is provided by the SLA and OCM on some of these new...

Crisis and Succession Planning for Business Owners   Business owners should create and implement a plan for what will happen in their absence. The business owner has invested time, money and effort into building the business and it will need  to continue...

Adult-Use Home Cultivation Regulations Nearing Adoption-What Home Growers Can Expect Adult-Use Home Cultivation regulations[1] allow New Yorkers to cultivate their own cannabis plants at home for their own personal use (sale is prohibited) and dictate the rules...

Estate Planning Issues for business owners,  inventors, musicians, authors and or artists If you own a business, or if you are an inventor, author, musician or artist, intellectual property rights may be among the most valuable assets in your estate. Intellectual...

Considerations for Landlords Leasing To Cannabis Businesses   While some commercial property owners are being cautious about entering the cannabis space, others are taking advantage of the opportunity.[1] The rise of national delivery companies such as Amazon and...

Don’t Overlook the Estate’s Interest in Intellectual Property! The Fundamentals of Estate Assets that Include Patents and Trademarks When someone dies, the estate fiduciary steps in to manage the decedent’s affairs and to transition the decedent’s assets to the...

What happens to copyright when the owner dies? Many individuals have protected their copyright in creative works (for example, inventors, musicians, authors, artists, photographers, videographers, software writers, architects). But what happens to these copyrights...

What happens to a patent when the owner dies? Many inventors have protected their inventions with a patent. But what happens to these patents when they die? Do they simply terminate or can they be passed on? Is it possible to leave patents to a specific person?...

What happens to a trademark when the owner dies? Many individuals, especially business owners, have protected their trademarks. But what happens to these trademarks when they die? Do they terminate or can they passed on? If they can be passed on, who can they be...

Considerations and Challenges for Cannabis Businesses Seeking Space to Rent   Now that the legal challenges to the CAURD program have been settled, the OCM is able to issue licenses and allow the recreational adult use market to finally take off in New York. The...