Intellectual Property Law

Federal Trademark Trends in Maryland: 1Q 2008

By Brian Wm. Higgin

     U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) records show that for the period January through March 2008, the PTO received 15 trademark applications from Maryland resident or entities (based on a search of "owner address" records using TESS). That number is a 38% decline in the number of applications received for the same period in 2007 (24), and a 6% decline over 2006 numbers (16).

     The number of registrations to Maryland individuals or entities in the first quarter of 2008 was down compared to last year. According to the PTO, 8 registrations were effective during the period January through March 2008, which is a 43% decline in the number of registrations for the same period in 2007 (14 registrations), and an 11% decline over 2006 numbers (9).

Full post as published by Maryland Intellectual Property Law Blog on April 04, 2008 (boomark / email).