Reminding Employees Not to Misuse Intellectual Property May Help Avoid or Reduce Liability

Companies should provide periodic reminders to all personnel about not misusing someone else’s intellectual property.

MDE Proposes Revised BEPS Regulations

As readers of our earlier bulletins know, the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) pre

Employer’s Ownership of Intellectual Property Depends on Type of IP

Be certain to know if the company owns the intellectual property an employee creates.  Different types of IP are treated differently.

Maryland Laws Update 2024

We are pleased to provide our clients and friends this review of 2024 Maryland laws affecting financial services providers.

Maryland Legal Alert - July 2024

In This IssueCFPB Announces Proposed Rule to Ban Use of Consumer Medical Debt

CFPB Requires Nonbanks to Publicly Register Consumer Law Violations

On June 3, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued the Nonbank Registration of Orders Final Ru

Maryland Court Holds Licensing Required to Take Assignment of HELOC

Maryland’s intermediate appellate court (the Appellate Court of Maryland) recently held that compliance with Maryland installment loan and mortgage lender licensing were required to take assignment

CFPB Announces Proposed Rule to Ban Use of Consumer Medical Debt

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a proposed new rule to change Regulation V.

The Billion Dollar Climate Question

Maryland’s greenhouse gas reduction goals are the most aggressive of any state in the country.

SCOTUS Rules 1st Amendment Does Not Trump Trademark Registration Prohibition — But Diverges On What Matters

The Supreme Court has ruled that a trademark regulation prohibiting the registration of a living person’s name without the person’s consent does not violate the First Amendment.