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Virginia Cannabis Licenses (2026): What We Know Now and What to Be Thinking About
This article explains Virginia’s adult-use cannabis licensing framework under SB 542 and HB 642, outlining license categories, caps, lottery structure, impact eligibility, and the critical preparation steps prospective applicants should complete before applications open on July 1, 2026.
March Madness®: Brackets, Buzzer-Beaters, and the Business of Trademarks (and a 1939 Origin Story)
This article explores the trademark history and legal structure behind “March Madness®,” explaining how shared rights, licensing frameworks, and layered brand protections shape one of the most recognized events in sports—and what businesses should understand about trademark use, commercialization, and enforcement.
Words Matter: What the Vetements Case Teaches Businesses About Multilingual Trademarks
This article examines the Federal Circuit’s decision in In re Vetements Group AG, explaining how the doctrine of foreign equivalents affects trademark protection when a brand name translates directly into a generic term for the goods being sold, and what businesses should consider when developing multilingual brand strategies.
Virginia’s Impact Licensees: A Focused Guide for Social Equity Applicants (2026)
This article explains how Virginia’s adult-use cannabis legislation under HB 642 and SB 542 embeds impact licensees into the first phase of licensing and funding, outlining early issuance requirements, microbusiness pathways, equity funding mechanisms, and what qualified applicants should be preparing for ahead of the July 1, 2026 application window.
Virginia Adult Use Licensee Guide 2026
This guide outlines the statutory framework for Virginia’s adult-use cannabis market under HB 642 and SB 542, detailing licensing categories, application timelines, microbusiness opportunities, hemp conversion pathways, pharmaceutical processor requirements, and the regulatory infrastructure prospective licensees must prepare for ahead of July 1, 2026.
Berlin, Global Markets, and the Future of Consumer Experience
This post reflects on Holon Law Partners’ recent engagement in Berlin and explores what international operators can learn about scaling consumer experience in regulated, cross-border markets, where compliance, brand trust, and infrastructure must evolve alongside growth.
Preliminary Injunction Issued in the Sora “Cameo” Trademark Dispute: What It Signals for AI Product Strategy
This article analyzes the preliminary injunction issued in Baron App, Inc. d/b/a Cameo v. OpenAI, Inc., explaining how the court applied traditional trademark doctrine to a feature-level brand name within an AI product and what the ruling signals for AI companies developing consumer-facing tools in adjacent digital markets.
The Social Lives of Bots: What Moltbook Reveals About Autonomous AI Communities
This article examines Moltbook, an experimental social network populated entirely by autonomous AI agents, and explores the legal, regulatory, and governance implications of persistent machine-to-machine discourse, including liability, platform responsibility, systemic risk, and ecosystem-level oversight.
Utah’s AI Prescription Renewal Pilot Could Inform Policy
This article analyzes Utah’s state-approved pilot allowing AI to autonomously renew certain prescription medications, explaining how the program tests regulatory boundaries between administrative automation and medical judgment and why its outcomes could influence healthcare AI policy nationwide.