Maryland Intellectual Property Law Blog

The Maryland Intellectual Property Law Blog provides news, analysis of relevant case law, summaries of pending litigation, statistical information, and miscellaneous commentary relating to intellectual property issues affecting Maryland businesses, individuals and governments. The blawg also occasionally provides posts of more general interest to Maryland intellectual property practitioners.

Author: Brian Wm. Higgins is an associate at Blank Rome in Washington, D.C. He is also a licensed professional engineer in Maryland.

Blawg Related Categories: Intellectual Property Law • Copyright Law • Trademark Law • Trials & Litigation • States • Maryland • Associate

Recent Posts from Maryland Intellectual Property Law Blog

New Blog Covers "Green" Patents
Eric Lane, a patent attorney at Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps in the firm's Intellectual Property and Climate Change & Clean Technologies practice groups, publishes the Green Patent Blog. This relatively new website is dedicated to discussing and analyzing…
Federal Trademark Trends in Maryland: First Half 2008
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) records show that for the period January through June 2008, the PTO received 28 trademark applications from Maryland resident or entities (based on a search of "owner address" records…
Number of Patents Issued to Marylanders Continues Recent Trends
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) records show that for the period January through June 2008, the PTO granted 986 patents naming at least one Maryland resident as an inventor or joint inventor (based on…
Copyright Office Announces Electronic Registration
Last September, the Copyright Office issued an announcement that it had begun beta testing of its web-based registration system, which was part of a new "electronic Copyright Office" (eCO) program (see Copyright Office Announces…
Alleging Infringement by Corporate Officers Requires More Than Just Bare Allegations
Nacre AS v. Silynx Communications, Inc., No. 07-cv-02676, filed Oct. 2, 2007; assigned to J. Williams. Plaintiff Nacre AS is a Norwegian company that alleges ownership of U.S. registered trademark QUIETPRO, as well…
Grimm's Guide to Asserting Attorney-Client Privilege
In Victor Stanley, Inc. v. Creative Pipe, Inc., No. 06-2662 (D. Md. May 29, 2008), U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Grimm describes the proper means for asserting that documents are protected or immune from discovery…
E-Discovery: Inadvertent Disclosure of Privileged Documents May Waive Attorney-Client Privilege
U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Paul W. Grimm is a leading jurist in the field of electronic discovery. In Victor Stanley, Inc. v. Creative Pipe, Inc., No. 06-2662 (D. Md. May 29, 2008), Judge Grimm…
Trade Secret Lawsuits on the Rise
Hat tip to the Womble Carlyle Trade Secret Blog for publishing interesting statistics about trade secret lawsuits filed in the US. In its post a few weeks ago, the Womble bloggers reported the results of their…
Copyright: New Rules and Other News
Copyright Office Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Amend Current Regulations Governing Group Registrations In its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Copyright Office is proposing to amend 37 CFR Part 202, the current regulations governing group…
Discussion: IP Licensing Issues Impacting Maryland Entities
The Maryland State Bar Association - Intellectual Property Section is co-sponsoring a rountable discussion this Wednesday concerning IP licensing issues. The "IP Licensing Issues from an In-House Perspective: A Roundtable Discussion" event is being presented shortly after registration beginning at 8:00…