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

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Brian Wm. Higgins
  • 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)

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Number of Trademarks Registered to Maryland Entities Surge

Posted on December 4, 2007 by Brian Wm. Higgins

Summary:  Number of applications down, but registrations up 41% over 2006 numbers

The first eleven months of 2007 saw an increase in the number of federal trademarks registered to Maryland entities and/or individuals, compared to the same period in 2006. U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) searchable records show that for the period January through November 2007, the PTO registered 69 federal trademarks to Marylanders (based on a search of "owner address" records using TESS). The PTO registered 49 federal trademarks to Marylanders for the same period in 2006 (a 41% difference).



In November, the PTO registered 15 trademarks for Maryland entities/individuals, including "Everything Matters" to DLA Piper US LLP (a Maryland limited liability partnership), which the firm displays on its website (top right):


 


In terms of filed applications, the PTO received 79 applications for trademarks from Maryland entities and individuals for the first eleven months of 2007, compared to 83 applications received during the same period in 2006 (a 5% decrease).

 

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