Vertical farming faces several challenges. Zoning law is one of them.
May 20, 2022
US urban zoning laws need a rethink if the benefits of vertical farming are to be fully realized, writes real estate lawyer Jared Burden.
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Motif FoodWorks hits back at Impossible Foods in heme patent spat
April 21, 2022
Motif says it’s “confident the US Patent & Trademark Office will agree with our view that the patent never should have been issued, and revoke it.”
Impossible Foods sues Motif FoodWorks over heme patent
March 10, 2022
Impossible says its patent on a beef substitute containing synthesized heme – which gives the effect of blood – is being infringed by Motif.
Thailand decriminalizes cannabis in ‘major step’ towards commercialization
January 28, 2022
Cannabis has been removed from the country’s narcotics list, potentially paving the way for a new industry around hemp-based products and services.
Brief: Oatly loses trademark infringement case against UK farm
August 5, 2021
Under-fire Oatly had accused the UK’s Glebe Farm, which produces an oat-based milk called PureOaty, of infringing its trademark rights.
Brief: Oatly sues UK farm over PureOaty plant-based milk brand
June 14, 2021
Glebe Farm owner Phillip Rayner said that “although Oatly are much bigger than us, we do not believe we have done anything wrong.”
Brief: Impossible Foods prevails in US federal court complaint over heme
May 6, 2021
The maker of plant-based ‘bleeding’ burgers said it applauds the court’s decision to “slap down [CFS] – an anti-science, anti-GMO activist group that’s been spreading lies for years.”
Brief: US federal court rules that hydroponic produce can be certified organic
March 25, 2021
The Center for Food Safety had petitioned the US Department of Agriculture to cease its certification of hydroponic operations as eligible for the government’s ‘organic’ program.
Is California willing to solve its water crisis?
April 8, 2020
A battle is being waged over water use in California and California’s Central Valley is at the epicenter, writes Sean Hood.
Exploiting Intellectual Property rights in the UK’s food and drink sector
December 11, 2019
This article is intended to demystify IP in the food and drink industry and shed light on the full extent of the opportunities available to companies to protect and benefit from their IP, with a particular focus on the role patent protection can play.
6 Legal Tips for Launching a Successful Agtech Startup in 2017
June 20, 2017
Murray Indick is a partner at global law firm Morrison & Foerster and here offers tips on how to launch an agtech startup.
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