Welcome to the MSBA IP Section website
With its unprecedented growth in high tech industries, Maryland is fast becoming a leader in intellectual property - a topic often at the heart of most deals, a core asset for every company and a pivotal issue in much litigation. The Intellectual Property Section works to introduce the members of the MSBA to the intriguing and fast growing areas of IP - patents, trademarks, trade secrets, unfair competition, copyrights and licensing.Newsletters
Volume 3: Fall 2010
Volume 2: Fall 2009
Volume 1: Spring 2009
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2007 December Webinar|Thomas & Plave: Protecting Marks on the Internet
2007 September Webinar|Gross: Theft of IP -- A Forensic Approach
2008 Annual Meeting|McKinney: Tips on IP Issues
2008 Annual Meeting Index
2008 Annual Meeting|Gorman: IP Toolkit for Business Lawyers
2008 Annual Meeting|Hall: Open Source
2008 Annual Meeting|Slay: Protecting Copyrights Online
2009 Annual IP Law Update
2009 Annual Meeting|Bhattacharyya: The Year in Patents
2009 Annual Meeting|Davis: Developments in Trade Secret & Defamation
2009 Annual Meeting|Flax: Trademark Update
2009 January Webinar|Carlan: Implications of Quanta v. LG
2009 January Webinar|Conwell: Copyright Hot Topics
2009 March Webinar|VanDyke: In Re Bilski
2009 September Webinar|Riley: Damages in IP Disputes
2009 September Webinar|Woodford: Patent Infringement Damages
2010 Annual IP Law Update