patents copyrights and trademarks
- Under Armour sued Nike in Baltimore's federal court Thursday, alleging the sporting goods giant infringed on its trademarked advertising phrase "I Will." The Baltimore-based sports apparel maker alleged Nike began using its trademark phrase "I Will" in its advertising late last year.
- Baltimore may produce fewer patents than Silicon Valley, but that doesn't mean it lacks a vibrant innovation economy.
- Two-time Oscar winner enjoyed being bad as the new best actor in a TV series that isn't on television.
- 'Bone Collector' reality television star Michael Waddell, in Frederick last week for NRA outdoors show, talks about success, opportunities
- The Baltimore area produces a lot of research, but the region is merely middling when it comes to patenting innovations. A new report suggests that high-profile efforts at change haven't taken hold yet.
- TEDCO, the state's technology development arm, said Monday that it has changed key investment programs, added new funds and launched a program to help with patents.
- The news of Ravens legendary middle linebacker Ray Lewis' upcoming retirement triggered plenty of reactions around the league.
- Harold Newton Barr, a Baltimore resident and former Army radio operator who announced from a schoolhouse in Germany the death of Adolf Hitler, died at his home Dec. 22 of natural causes.
- Terry Musika, an accountant and expert witness who worked in business fraud and patent damages claims, died of pancreatic cancer Dec. 18 at his Hunt Valley home. He was 64.
- Chef Gordon Ramsay returns, and proclaims all wounds healed.
- "Kitchen Nightmares" airs at 8 p.m. Friday on Fox -- WBFF, Channel 45, locally.
- Verizon filed a patent to that takes the tech behind the Xbox Kinect and others like it a skeevy step futher. Instead of helping you rock out to that Zumba routine, the cameras and mics connected this invention could record could what's happening in a living room and program ads accordingly.
- Federal agents in Baltimore seized 36 commercial websites on Monday as part of an international operation to stop fraudulent online sales this holiday season.
- These college sweethearts hosted a black and white affair on the waterfront
- The push for telecommuting as a tool to ease traffic congestion and improve the quality of life for employees is also boosting the government's productivity during major storms.
- Dinner-Wear, created by Lou Ann McCaughey of Parks, is a line of shirts and blouses that fit over regular clothes to offer an alternative for adults who use bibs at meals as well as those who are wheelchair-bound.
- Hundreds of computers, monitors, digital design tools and pieces of office furniture were auctioned Tuesday in Timonium to raise money for creditors of defunct Big Huge Games and its Rhode Island parent company, 38 Studios.
- Hundreds of computers, monitors, digital design tools and office furniture were auctioned Tuesday in Timonium to raise money for creditors of defunct Big Huge Games and its Rhode Island parent company, 38 Studios.
- This Baltimore couple celebrated a traditional Pakistani wedding with an American twist.
- Federal agents in Baltimore helped lead an operation that this week seized nearly 700 U.S.-based websites linked to the sale of counterfeit pharmaceutical drugs as part of an international effort to upend the global online drug trade.
- On Thursday, Netflix announced a Feb. 1 release date for the Baltimore-made 'House of Cards' political drama. All 13 episodes of first season will be available on that date to subscribers.
- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced Wednesday at Towson University that Baltimore County Police was one of 13 law enforcement agencies to receive a federal grant for intellectual property crime.
- The American Civil Liberties Union has asked for a second time that the Supreme Court invalidate Myriad Genetics Inc.'s patents on two genes associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancers, the latest salvo in a case with broad consequences for the future of gene-based medicine.
- Peter H. Anderson, a former professor of electrical engineering at the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. School of Engineering at Morgan State University, died Sept. 19 from complications after brain surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was 66.
- As more companies seek to protect their investments through patenting, scientists, lawyers and bioethicists are left questioning the impacts on research and patient care.
- Bank of America patents augmented reality
- Digital Citizen Bill of Rights
- The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided to reverse a lower court judge who had ruled against luxury shoe designer Christian Louboutin.
- Jerome "Jerry" DiPaolo, the colorful, jocular and legendary National Brewing Co. salesman, who died last month at 95, became fluent in Italian just so he could sell his company's beer to Little Italy restaurants and taverns.
- The Aegis police blotter lists the most recent arrests, crimes and other police reports.
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- Baltimore County schools should have decent conditions for students and teachers
- That's according to Dick Rugge, senior technical director for the U.S. Golf Association. NMTC, the Northeastern Maryland Technology Council, brought Rugge to Harford County to speak at its monthly Expert Speakers Series, held May 10 at Aberdeen's HEAT Center. The speaker was timely, with the NMTC's sold out golf tournament to benefit STEM education scheduled May 21 at Bulle Rock
- Youngsters can design their own mobile apps at an AACC camp.
- Human Genome, which uses the human DNA sequence to develop targeted drugs, was able to raise its price to $14.25 for sale to London-based GlaxoSmithKline Plc, valuing the company at $3.6 billion. In April, GlaxoSmithKline offered to buy Human Genome for $13 a share, or $2.6 billion.
- A Beverly Hills sports drink maker being sued by Baltimore-based Under Armour Inc. says the trademark infringement lawsuit is without merit, according to court documents filed Thursday.
- Frederick E. Bouchat's lawyer accused the franchise of copyright infringement because, he says, his client's logo has resurfaced on television, on the Internet and in popular video games.