patents copyrights and trademarks

The multi-state lawsuit alleged that Cephalon blocked cheaper generic versions of its wakeness drug, forcing consumers to pay higher prices.

An Eastern Shore patents company and a Texas firm accused various federal government and military agencies in a $1 billion complaint filed Friday of infringing on the patents of surveillance systems the companies designed.

Vicki A. Margolis, a corporate attorney who also performed leading roles in local theaters, died.

The Maryland State Department of Education has selected the Biomedical Sciences Program at Bel Air High School to receive the 2015 Career and Technology Education Outstanding Secondary CTE Program of Excellence, Harford County Public Schools announced Monday.

Tony Donatelli scored a go-ahead goal with 8:06 to play in the third quarter and the Blast's trademark defense handled the rest, blanking the Lancers in the entire second half to pull out a gutsy 6-4 win for the Eastern Division title in front of an announced crowd of 5,544 at Royal Farms Arena.

The Democratic presidential nominee will campaign on reviving the middle class, but will she take on the moneyed interests?

Some of the nation's top university officials, including the chancellor of the University System of Maryland, are calling on Congress to roll back what they see as a byzantine and ever-expanding system of federal regulations that is costing schools millions of dollars each year.

Founders Aric Wanveer, 34, and Tim McFadden, 31, are metal and glass artists, respectively, who started collaborating five years ago. Their success at the American Craft Council show helped them realize that they could turn their passion into a business.

Snowboarder Casey Scherr started a company called Ass Armor in 2013 to sell shock-absorbing athletic shorts designed to protect the tailbone. Now, the Ft. Lauderdale company is facing a trademark infringement lawsuit from Under Armour.

The fact is, trade agreements are no longer really about trade, writes Robert B. Reich.

States with robust innovation economies have assets in common: a corps of research-intensive universities, a highly educated workforce and a government supportive of its science and technology industries. Maryland has all of these things. What the state needs to strengthen is its entrepreneurial culture, so that Maryland becomes a top destination for scientists serious about ushering their ideas out of the lab and into the marketplace.

Washington's longtime budget woes require both tax reform and reductions in non-discretionary spending

Under Armour Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Salt Armour Inc., saying the Boca Raton-based seller of saltwater fishing apparel has violated the Baltimore brand's trademark rights.

Only time will tell if the change ends up being accepted by the people who put Glassman in office, but such acceptance would have been more likely had the process of making the change been presented as a proposal rather than an order.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a "Trojan horse in a global race to the bottom," says Robert Reich.

A recap of the third-season premiere of "The Newsroom," as ACN's coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing leads to questions about a lot of journalistic truisms

With Ebola threatening the world's populations, there is a new urgency to find therapies. Bringing naturally occurring pharmaceuticals to market should be a priority for our nation because drugs derived from nature are astonishingly successful. The United States' policy and law, however, strongly discourage prospecting for drugs in nature.

A California shoe company that accused Under Armour of trademark infringement settled its lawsuit.

Maryland needs a new paradigm to address the chronic under employment of Hispanics and a demonstrated will and commitment to diversify our government workforce from our state leaders.

Drug company payments to doctors are a small part of a much larger strategy by Big Pharma to clean our pockets.

The Republican gubernatorial campaign of Larry Hogan took down an ad from its Facebook pages Thursday in which it used a copyrighted image from the Walt Disney Co. without seeking permission.

A Baltimore apparel designer is seeking trademark for his "hOn" hat

The Maryland Democratic Party filed a complaint against GOP gubernatorial nominee Larry Hogan late Tuesday, alleging Hogan improperly paid for his campaign bus and skirted public financing rules.

Oh, say can you see a new slogan for Baltimore City? Councilman James B. Kraft can. He petitioned his fellow City Council members to pass a resolution Monday declaring a new official motto for the city: "Baltimore — Birthplace of The Star-Spangled Banner."

How's "Baltimore - Birthplace of the Star-Spangled Banner" sound for a new city slogan? City Councilman James B. Kraft is expected to introduce legislation at Monday's meeting to set a new official slogan to "celebrate Baltimore's essential link to our national anthem."

Just as a decade ago when the club fought a team's move to Washington, the Orioles are challenging Major League Baseball like an unapologetic whistleblower.

Michael Peroutka is white, smart, and rich, but it's doubtful that many of his potential constituents have used their advantages in the way he long has: to advance a militant theocratic agenda.

Deborah W. Alper, former director of intellectual property management and business development at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, died July 13 of complications from Lyme disease at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. She was 65.

An Anne Arundel County jury will decide if an off-duty New Jersey police officer acted maliciously or in self-defense when he shot another man following a road-rage dispute last summer. The case has drawn national attention in law enforcement circles.

Richard W. "Dick" Bourne, a colorful longtime law professor who retired earlier this year from the University of Baltimore School of Law, died Saturday of pancreatic cancer at his Pylesville farm. He was 71.

Conservatives don't understand that the free market isn't about freedom, but economic power.

Jason Mah built bicycle-powered lawnmower with neighbor John Jacob

Claims that Redskins' name is inoffensive don't hold up to investigation

Football team's name is perfectly acceptable — with thoughtless white males, that is

Decision to deny trademark to NFL team no supported by the facts