Maryland Intellectual Property Law Blog : Maryland Intellectual Property Lawyer & Attorney : Brian Wm. Higgins : Serving Baltimore, Columbia, Frederick

• I'm watching the progress of the "America Invents Act" (H.R. 1249) on GovTracks, House Judicary Committee, and Library of Congress (THOMAS) websites, all great resources.  The status of the House bill is listed as "referred to Committee".

• I'm watching the new Maryland Lawyers for the Arts website ("new" in title only--they call it "Beta"--but it's been around for a few months).

• I'm tracking IP-related lawsuits filed in the Maryland Federal District Court using Justia.com and other sources.  21 lawsuits were filed in the first quarter of 2011 (9 copyright, 8 trademark, and 4 patent).

• Recent visitors to this website are frequently looking at my 2007 discussion on illegal music downloading, entitled "Downloading Music Benefits Both Consumers and Artists, Study Finds."  One of the most visited pages on this website is the Maryland IP Jobs list. 

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Are you an author with questions about finding a reputable literary agent?  Do you have concerns about protecting the copyrights created in conjunction with your written works?  Are you eager to get published but wary of the business decisions involved in protecting and exploiting your intellectual property?  Join the Maryland Lawyers for the Arts and CityLit Project, in partnership with Creative Alliance, for a "Legal Clinic for Writers," during which many of those and other questions may be addressed.  Speakers scheduled to attend include Cynthia Sanders, Esq. and agent Laura Strachan of the Strachan Literary Agency.

Saturday, August 21, 2010
1:30-3:30pm
Creative Alliance
3134 Eastern Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224

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