Kings IP highlights the importance of patenting your idea before market launch to protect your hard-earned intellectual property. George Eastman. 141.Provides detailed outlines of patent, trademark, copyright, and unfair competition laws. Patent law protects inventions (utility patents) and ornamental designs for articles of manufacture (design patents). As a student in Maryland Carey Law's Intellectual Property Law Program, you will delve into patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. United States Patent and Trademark Office; Virginia, 2001. Professional Affiliations. We want to keep you up to date with developments in the IP world and let you know what we are up to at Mewburn Ellis.