Florida IP Trends

Florida’s state trademark registration system is, well, “quaint.”  Applicants cannot file trademark applications online – they must be mailed in with 3 copies of specimens.  You can only search the online Division of Corporations trademarks database by searching for the name of the mark or the mark owner, which means that you cannot search by the description of goods or services.

This makes searching for cannabis-related marks a bit difficult.  Because of that difficulty, and because I think my readers will find this interesting, I have compiled a list of all Florida trademark registrations with “cannabis” or “marijuana” in the mark or the goods and services description.  (This is not foolproof as someone could register, for example, SUNSHINE ACME WELLNESS for “medical services” related to Florida’s MMJ system without ever mentioning cannabis or medical marijuana in the trademark application.)

There aren’t many, and you may notice some technical or legal issues with some of the registrations.  Those issues are beyond the scope of this post.  This post is just an FYI list.  Also, many of these would likely not pass muster in other states, and, just because a company or individual might have a live trademark registration for specific goods or services, that does not mean that those goods or services are legal under federal or state law.  (Although, technically, a registration should only cover goods in lawful commercial use.)

Here you go, in no particular order, and with misspellings, etc. preserved:

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GRATEFUL MEDS

Class 35 – CONSULTING SERVICES IN THE FIELD OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA/CANNABIS, MEDICAL MARIJUANA/CANNABIS EXTRACTS, FOOD PRODUCTS, NON-ALCHOLIC BEVERAGES

Registration Date: August 06, 2014

First Use Date: April 16, 2014

Registration Number: T14000000866

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MJARDIN PREMIUM CANNABIS (logo)

Class 35 – DESIGN SERVICES, CONSULTING SERVICES, AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION, ALL IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE

Registration Date: November 19, 2014

First Use Date: June 10, 2014

Registration Number: T14000001247

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MEDICAL MARIJUANA TREATMENT CLINICS OF FLORIDA (logo)

Class 44 MEDICAL MARIJUANA PHYSICIAN CLINIC

Registration Date: February 14, 2017

First Use Date: January 20, 2017

Registration Number: T17000000142

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COMPASSIONATE CANNABIS CLINIC

Class 44 – MEDICAL SERVICES, THE ASSESSMENT & TREATMENT OF PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM A VARIETY OF CHRONIC & DEBILITATING ILLNESSES

Registration Date: September 25, 2017

First Use Date: December 15, 2016

Registration Number: T17000001172

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SUNSHINE CANNABIS

Class 25 CLOTHING

Registration Date: June 10, 2014

First Use Date: December 13, 2013

Registration Number: T14000000621

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THE CANNABIS CLINIC

Class 42 – LEGAL SERVICES

Registration Number: T07000000033

Registration Date: January 09, 2007

First Use Date: August 01, 2006

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THE PEOPLE WANT IT RATIONAL MARIJUANA LAWS AND A LITTLE JUSTICE

Class 25 – CLOTHING

Registration Number: 920070

Registration Date: December 29, 1978

Author’s Note:  This is no longer active, but I thought it was interesting given the date.  I think we’re still aiming for “rational marijuana laws” 40-years later…

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MARIJUANA MUNCHIES

Class 29 – FOODS AND INGREDIENTS OF FOODS

Registration Number: 919314

Registration Date: June 27, 1978

Author’s Note:  This is no longer active, but I thought it was interesting.

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ART 420 (logo)

Classes 25 and 41 – ART EVENT, ART SHOWCASE TO CREATE A MARKET FOR CANNABIS INSPIRED ART IN A GALLERY SETTING, MENSWEAR, LADIES WEAR, AND WRISTBANDS

Registration Number: T15000000586

Registration Date: May 27, 2015

First Use Date: March 16, 2015

Author’s Note:  Art420 is run by my friends and colleagues, Tamieka and Erik Range. Check them out!  Websites: Art420 and Range Law Firm.

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FLORIDA CAN (logo)

Class 41 EDUCATION ON HOW TO CHANGE LAWS, LEGAL SUPPORT, MERCHANDISE, SUPPORTING THE EFFORT

Registration Number: T13000000152

Registration Date: February 05, 2013

First Use Date: October 26, 1998

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DESIGN ONLY

Class 44 – MEDICAL PRACTICE PROVIDING PHYSICAL EXAMS AND CERTIFICATION I.D. CARDS FOR FLA. MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARD REGISTSRY; FILING HIPPA COMPLIANT

Registration Number: T14000001054

Registration Date: September 30, 2014

First Use Date: September 01, 2014

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KNOX (logo)

Class 5 EXTRACTED CANNABIS, MEDICALLY USED FOR VARIOUS ILLNESSES AND DISEASES

Registration Number: T17000000539

Registration Date: May 05, 2017

First Use Date: December 01, 2016

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MARYJANE LEGAL (logo)

Class 42 – LEGAL SERVICES FOR MEDICAL PATIENTS IN PAIN

Registration Number: T17000000757

Registration Date: June 06, 2017

First Use Date: March 23, 2017

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MINDFUL MEDICINALS (logo)

Class 5 ALL-NATURAL GOURMET CANNABIS CANDY AND CBD (CANNABIDIOL HEMP OIL) SUPPLEMENTS

Registration Number: T17000000506

Registration Date: April 28, 2017

First Use Date: February 01, 2017

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DOC MJ (logo)

Class 44 MEDICAL MARIJUANA RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FLORIDA RESIDENTS

Registration Number: T17000001341

Registration Date: October 27, 2017

First Use Date: August 10, 2016

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GRASS ROOTS (logo)

Class 35 – FRANCHISES, CONSULTING, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, RETAIL SHOPS, SCIENTIFIC STUDY & RESEARCH, WEBSITE, LEGAL RESEARCH ALL IN FIELD OF MARIJUANA

Registration Number: T15000000247

Registration Date: March 05, 2015

First Use Date: January 01, 2014

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THE POT DOCS

Class 44 – MEDICAL PRACTICE PROVIDING PHYSICAL EXAMS AND CERTIFICATION I.D. CARDS FOR FLA. MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARD REGISTRY; FILING HIPPA COMPLIANT

Registration Number: T14000001053

Registration Date: September 30, 2014

First Use Date: September 01, 2014

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Additional Disclaimers:

• This list may not be exhaustive, although I hope it is.  There were a couple of registrations with cannabis leaves in logos that I left off the list, but they were either for drug/alcohol addiction programs or criminal legal services.  The purpose of this list was to try and show marks that were related to the new medical marijuana system.  Drug/alcohol programs and criminal defense firms have been using cannabis leaves in logos for years.
• If you have a cannabis-related brand that you want to use in Florida and do not see it in the above list, DO NOT ASSUME IT IS AVAILABLE TO USE.
• I may update this list on a rolling basis and may include owner information if there is interest.