University of Maryland School of Law : Catalog, 1988-1989

Maryland Practice and
Procedure Seminar* (3)
This seminar examines civil litigation
in the Maryland state courts
as governed by the Maryland Rules
of Procedure, the Maryland District
Rules, the Courts and Judicial
Proceedings Article of the Annotated
Code and the common law.
All stages of litigation are examined,
but special emphasis is
placed on Maryland procedural law
as to pleadings, motions, discovery,
trial and enforcement of judgments.
Several assignments involve
examining and evaluating records
maintained in court clerks' offices.
The grade is based upon assignments
and class participation. The
seminar will not satisfy the writing
requirement for graduation, except
upon special agreement between
the student and the professor as to
a research project.
Day (LAW 541 D)—Mr. Gibson;
Evening (LAW 541 ])—Mr.
Radowsky, Mr. Sykes.
Moot Court—Required (1)
The first round of Moot Court is
mandatory. Day students participate
in Moot Court in the spring
semester of their first year and evening
students in the spring semester
of their second year or during
the summer. Students gain
experience in legal research, brief
writing and oral presentation.
Moot Court credit is earned on a
pass/fail basis.
Day (LAW 519 A)—Legal Method
Teachers, or Mr. Dash, Mr. Davis.
Evening (LAW 519 E)—Mr. Lee;
Summer 1988—Mr. Davis.
Moot Court—Elective (1) or
(2)
The Moot Court Board, composed
of selected second- and third-year
students conducts a three-year program
in advocacy. This program,
which involves a number of separate
competitions, offers students
an opportunity to gain valuable experience
in arguments and presentations
of cases and in the legal research
incident thereto.
Upon recommendation of the
faculty advisor to the Moot Court
Board, students may receive one
credit per semester for each semester
in which they participate in
the Moot Court program during
their second and third years (evening
students during their third
and fourth years). Students chosen
as the national team may receive
one additional credit for the activity.
Moot Court credit is earned
on a pass/fail basis. See also page
28 for additional descriptive information.
Day (LAW 519 C)—Faculty Advisor.
Patents, Copyrights,
Trademarks and Unfair
Business Practices (3)
This course deals with most of the
important areas of unfair competition
other than antitrust problems.
Some attention is given to the extent
of legal protection available
from damage due to business competition
and on remedies provided
to competitors, government and
others for unfair or harmful business
practices. Substantial attention
is focused on the fundamentals
of patent, copyright and
trademark law, both as areas of legally
protected monopoly and special
systems of law designed to deal
with the fruits of ideas and intellectual
effort. Other topics include
false advertising, disparagement,
trade secrets, the role of the Federal
Trade Commission and the extent
of federal preemption of state
unfair competition law. No engineering
or technical background
is necessary.
Day/Evening (LAW 545 C) at 5:05
p.m.—Mr. Brumbaugh.
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