Intellectual Property Law

Trademark Applications, IP Lawsuit Filings, and Technology Spending in Maryland

By Brian Wm. Higgin

• 2008 Maryland trademark filings and registrations continue to trail 2007 numbers:

• Wake County, North Carolina, Superior Court Judge Donald Stephens ruled September 3, 2008, that two Chinese companies and a former Serenex employee must pay Serenex $57.5 million for damages. Serenex brought the action against the companies and former employee alleging corporate espionage and stolen trade secrets. [Womble Carlyle Trade Secret Blog]
   
• No. of IP-related lawsuits filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in August 2008: 9
   
• Top states in Technology and Science, according to Milken Institute (with 2004 rankings):

1) Massachusetts (1)
2) Maryland (4)
3) Colorado (3)
4) California (2)
5) Washington (6)
6) Virginia (5)
7) Connecticut (10)
8) Utah (9)
9) New Hampshire (12)
10) Rhode Island (11)

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