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.

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Available Section Podcasts May 21, 2008: "IP Licensing Issues from an In-House Perspective: A Roundtable Discussion" link (8 Mb, 1:00 hrs) September 28, 2007: "Theft of Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets and Proprietary Information: Forensic Traces to Make Cases" link (13 Mb, 1:16 hrs) March 30, 2007: "Trademarks on the Internet: Avoiding Liability for Use of Trademarked Keywords in Advertising" link (8.5 Mb, 1.2 hrs).

Documents available for download (You must login to download these files) File Name Type Description Computer Forensic Seminar Slides PDF (educational) This is the PDF of the Slides for Jeffrey Gross Presentation Protecting Your Marks on the Internet PDF (educational) These are the slides in PDF format of the seminar on December 5, 2007 Materials Index Program June 12, 2008 PDF (educational) This program was given at the MSBA Annual Meeting 2008 Gorman Materials 6-12-2008 PDF (educational) Frank Gorman Materials from MSBA Annual Meeting Cheryl Slay materials 6-12-2008 PDF (educational) Cheryl Slay Materials MSBA Annual Meeting Victoria Hall June 12 2008 Materials PDF (educational) Victoria Hall MSBA Annual Meeting Materials Andrew McKinney MSBA Annual Meeting Materials PDF (educational) Andrew McKinney MSBA Annual Meeting Materials