World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO 39d ago

This pioneering book explores the relationship between IP and cannabis. Listen as one its editors, Natalie Corthésy, talks us through the various contributions from global scholars as they have reflected on the legal, cultural, and socio-economic significance of cannabis, addressing the difficulties of adapting legal frameworks to this unique and multifaceted product. About Natalie: Natalie Corthésy is a graduate of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Faculty of Law Cave Hill. She obtained an LLM from University College London, a PhD from CCLS Queen Mary University of London, and is qualified as an attorney-at-law in Jamaica. She is Senior Lecturer at UWI Faculty of Law Mona. In 2019 and 2022, she received the UWI Mona Principal's Award for the research project with the Greatest Business/Economic Development Impact for her scholarship on International Intellectual Property Protection of Country Names. Natalie is the recipient of the 2017 International Trademark Association's Ladas Memorial Award for her paper Trademarks, Country Names and Misappropriation of National Identity. She has served as a member of the advisory board of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office, the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, and is a member of the National Technical Working Group on Brand Jamaica. More about the book : Intellectual Property and Cannabis (https://tind.wipo.int/record/58849?ln=en)