A simple example is obtained by taking $P$ to mean "has positive dimension". Every local domain of positive dimension $(A,\mathfrak m)$ has $P$ at all maximal ideals (i.e. just at $ \mathfrak m$ !) since $A_{\mathfrak m}=A$ , but $P$ fails at the generic point $\eta=(0)$ since $A_\eta=Frac(A)$ has dimension zero, being a field. **Edit** In order to address Chuck's comment, let me emphasize that the answer above is very easily adapted to non local rings. For example any finitely generated domain $A$ of positive dimension $d$ over a field has property $P$ when localized at a maximal ideal $\frak m$ but not at the zero ideal. More precisely, $dim A_{(0)}=0$ and $dimA_{\frak m}=d$ for *any* maximal ideal ${\frak m}$ : this equidimensionality result follows from Noether's normalization theorem.