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IN 2018-2019 Board of Governors . Page 9 THIS Legal Summit & Annual Meeting Recap . Pages 9-11 AR ISSUE: BULLETIN here’s an App for hat! . Page 16 MARYLAND STATE BAR ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER JULY 15, 2018 Trufer Installed as MSBA President McLean & Reid, LLP and, date back to the Association’s By Patrick Tandy Looking ahead, Trufer ultimately, his January 2016 founding in 1896. To address voiced a need to also “be Baltimore County Circuit appointment to the Baltimore this need, Trufer announced mindful of those challenges Court Judge Keith R. Trufer County Circuit Court bench, the appointment of a brand- and opportunities which are was installed as the 125th Presi- before moving on to his priori- new Policy Review Commit- on and beyond the horizon.” dent of the Maryland State Bar ties for the Association in the tee, which will “undertake a “We need to establish Association (MSBA) on June coming bar year. comprehensive review of the long-term priorities to guide 16, 2018, at the close of the “As you know by this MSBA’s policies and practices, our policies from year to year,” MSBA Legal Summit & An- time, the MSBA is undergo- conduct research into and he added. “We must make nual Meeting. Trufer will lead ing a period of extraordinary a comparison with the best ourselves more anticipatory, the roughly 24,000-member change,” said Trufer. “During practices in our industry and, and less reactive.” To this end, Association for the next 12 the upcoming year, we want ultimately, recommend such he announced plans to create months. to build upon and acceler- changes to our bylaws as are “a Strategic Vision Committee Trufer, a Baltimore na- ate the great strides we have necessary to implement these with a long-term focus and a tive, opened his 20-minute initiated to secure the near best practices.” broad vision to plot a course address by describing his own and long-term health of the “In this way,” he contin- for the MSBA over the next professional journey, from the Association.” ued, “we can create a structure ive to 10 years.” University of Baltimore School Instrumental to that which best positions MSBA to “This Committee will of Law to his more than three health is a thorough review of meet the new challenges we deine the MSBA’s continu- decades with the Towson law MSBA’s governance policies, face and take advantage of the firm of Royston, Mueller, some of which, he noted, new opportunities presented.” See Trufer Page 19 Leadership Academy Fellows Present on Cyberbullying By Patrick Tandy in the MSBA through mentorship and public service. his year's 15 he MSBA Leadership Acad- Fellows fulilled their public ser- emy 2017-2018 Class of Fellows vice requirements by developing a concluded their year by presenting program designed raise awareness of their public service project, entitled cyberbullying and its consequences "Being Smarter with Your Smart- among high school students around phone: Understanding Cyberbully- the state. ing & Its Impact", to a distinguished Following the presentation, audience that included Chief Judge Leadership Academy Co-Chairs Mary Ellen Barbera, Court of Ap- Jessica Quincosa and Judge Dana peals of Maryland, District Court Middleton awarded certiicates of Chief Judge John P. Morrissey, and completion of the program. incoming MSBA President Judge Leadership Academy alumni Keith R. Trufer. include, many among others, he 12-month program is de- MSBA Past President Debra G. signed to assist lawyers in becoming Schubert and current Secretary better leaders, and ofering oppor- Deborah L. Potter. tunities for future leadership roles AR United States Reaches BULLETIN 10 Millionth Patent Milestone Volume XXXV, Number 7 July 15, 2018 Published monthly by the MARYLAND STATE BAR ASSOCIATION 520 West Fayette Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201 (410) 685-7878 (800) 492-1964 TDD 539-3186 E-mail [email protected] www.msba.org EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Victor L. Velazquez DIRECTOR, CONTENT & DELIVERY W. Patrick Tandy Editorial Staf EDITOR Lisa Muscara Brice 2017-2018 OFFICERS Sara H. Arthur PRESIDENT Hon. Keith R. Trufer PRESIDENT-ELECT Dana O. Williams SECRETARY By David S. Taylor lead-up to the issuance of U.S. Pat- useful arts, by securing for limited ent No. 10,000,000 has been the times to authors and inventors the Hon. Mark F. Scurti he U.S. Patent & Trademark accelerating rate at which patents exclusive right to their respective TREASURER Oice (“USPTO”) reached a mile- have been granted over the years. writings and discoveries.” he stone on June 19, 2018 by grant- It took about 75 years from the patents laws are codiied in Title 35 ing U.S. Patent No. 10,000,000 grant of Mr. Ruggles’ U.S. Patent of the United States Code. Section entitled “Coherent LADAR [laser No. 1 in 1836 before U.S. Patent 101 states that “[w]hoever invents Advertising detection and ranging] using No. 1,000,000 was granted in or discovers any new and useful Classiieds • Displays intra-pixel quadrature detection” to 1911. he subsequent millionth- process, machine, manufacture, or MCI | USA Raytheon Company. he occasion patent milestones occurred in the composition of matter, or any new (formerly Network Media Partners) was marked by a White House cer- following years (with the number and useful improvement thereof, 307 International Circle emony, at which President Donald of years elapsed since the previous may obtain a patent therefor, subject Suite 190 J. Trump, Secretary of Commerce grant milestone in parentheses): to the conditions and requirements Hunt Valley, Maryland 21030 Wilbur Ross, and USPTO Direc- 2,000,000 in 1935 (24 years from of this title.” In addition to being (410) 584-1959 tor Andrei Iancu signed the patent. the grant of 1,000,000), 3,000,000 “new and useful,” an invention must ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE According to the USPTO’s website, in 1961 (26 years), 4,000,000 be non-obvious to be patentable. Jonathan McGraw the patent is further distinguished in 1976 (15 years), 5,000,000 in he patent laws provide the by being the irst to receive a new 1991 (15 years), 6,000,000 in owner of the patent with a right patent cover design, which is only 1999 (8 years), 7,000,000 in 2006 to exclude others from making, ©2018 Maryland State Bar Association the second change to the patent (7 years), 8,000,000 in 2011 (5 using, selling, ofering to sell, and cover to take place in the last 100 years), 9,000,000 in 2015 (4 years), importing the patented invention, years. and 10,000,000 in 2018 (3 years). and from inducing others and con- It has been over 180 years since Over 300,000 utility patents (not tributing to the infringement of a the USPTO issued U.S. Patent including design patents and plant patent. his exclusionary right is No. 1 under its current number- patents) have issued over the past granted for a limited period (now 20 ing system to John Ruggles for a year. If the rate of patent grants years from the earliest efective iling public to build upon the invention, governmental entities for which “Locomotive Steam-Engine for continues to accelerate at its current date, with patent-term adjustments thereby speeding the progress of they work) to innovate. And with- Rail and Other Roads” on July 13, pace, U.S. Patent No. 20,000,000 available in some cases and subject scientiic endeavor. out incentive to innovate, we likely 1836. (he irst U.S. patent, not should issue in about 30 years, to payment of maintenance fees). Without the promise of exclu- would be nowhere near ten million numbered under the USPTO’s around (and likely before) 2050. In return, as a quid pro quo, the sivity, inventors would be forced granted patents or the technological current system, was granted over hat is approximately one-sixth inventor must disclose to the pub- to turn to secrecy (trade secrets) as revolution that our society contin- two-and-a-quarter centuries ago on the amount of 180 years it took to lic in the patent how to make and the best protection for their inven- ues to enjoy. July 31, 1790 to Samuel Hopkins grant the irst ten million patents. use the invention. In other words, tions. However, trade secrets cannot for an improvement in making pot U.S. Constitution is the ba- the inventor must “spill” his or her protect an invention that can be David Taylor is a partner with the ash and pearl ash. Mr. Hopkins’ sis for the grant of patents (and secrets. he information disclosed reverse engineered. hus, it can be law firm of Berenato & White, patent was likewise signed by the copyrights). Article One, Section by the inventor is shared with the (and has been) argued that without LLC in its Bethesda oice. he president at the time, President 8, Clause 8, provides that “[t]he public through the publication of the patent system, there would be firm concentrates its practice in George Washington.) Congress shall have power … [t]o patent applications and granted less incentive for individuals (and the area of intellectual property. One remarkable aspect of the promote the progress of science and patents. his sharing allows the the corporations, universities, and 2 BAR BULLETIN DATELINE MSBA Ethics Hotline SUCCESSION PLANNING JULY Angela Munro at [email protected]. SEMINAR 16 he Monumental City Bar 22-23 MSBA hosts a CLE JULY Institute at University of Baltimore Foundation, celebrating its 20th Wayne M. Willoughby anniversary in 2018, is pleased to – humel Business Center, 11 West Baltimore City announce their 25th Annual Schol- Mt. 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