Half of the Arkansas State Plant Board is Unconstitutional Last week the Arkansas Supreme Court decided that 9 members of the Arkansas State Plant Board (ASPB) were unconstitutionally appointed [...]

Paraquat lawsuits allege link to Parkinsons A growing number of lawsuits alleging Paraquat herbicide causes Parkinson’s Disease are being filed in courts around the country. Paraquat has [...]

Bayer accused of buying appeal in Roundup cancer case Bayer recently settled with a Georgia man in one of the Roundup cancer cases in which Bayer has agreed to pay the fellow to appeal his case [...]

First new mode of action in 3 decades FMC recently obtained a new mode of action classification for tetflupyrolimet, the first new herbicide with a novel mode of action in over 30 years. It is [...]

Condiment War is a draw (so far) The makers of two ketchup-based condiment mash-ups have been duking it out in a trademark infringement lawsuit. Dennis Perry, an entrepreneurial fellow from [...]

Arkansas expands its “Arkansas Grown” agricultural branding program The Arkansas Department of Agriculture recently announced an expansion of the Arkansas Grown branding program with [...]

Is Our Seafood a Certifiable Mess? The new Netflix documentary, Seaspiracy, has at least one trademark owner scrambling for cover. The scandal-style movie sets out to expose the global fishing [...]

Don’t let the Madness infect your marketing With the NCAA basketball tournament in full swing, many marketers see an opportunity to use some of the most popular phrases and buzzwords [...]

Decision 2018 – Dicamba opposition ballots thrown out DTN recently reported that EPA’s decision to renew dicamba registrations in 2018 was tainted by political influence according to [...]

Trademark Bullies Bullies show up everywhere, including the halls of justice. Some brand owners – especially big ones – engage in “trademark bullying” by making overly [...]