Growcentia Inc., which makes “CannControl” cannabis pesticide, lost its bid to litigate trademark claims it brought in federal court in Colorado against a Dutch IP holding firm that owns and licenses the prefix “Canna” because the foreign business lacks sufficient contacts there to make the suit foreseeable.
Jemie B.V.'s only direct link to the state of Colorado is a single letter it sent to Growcentia’s counsel demanding the company abandon its application for a federal “CannControl” trademark and stop using the name in relation to plant cultivation, Judge William J. Martinez of the U.S. District Court for the District of ...