Steve Walmsley received a completely favorable decision on appeal
Steve Walmsley received a completely favorable decision on appeal at the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in a patent application with broad claims covering an important water quality sensor invention jointly developed by a major home products company and a leading university in the scientific water quality sensing field. The examiner had issued […]
Newsletter October/November 2024
The October/November edition of our newsletter is now available. Here is a brief glance at what you will find in this edition: “Closing trademark’s borders”, “Are AI systems patent-eligible?”, “Trademark’s fair use defense faces higher bar after Warhol” and “How unclean hands doomed patent infringement claims” Newsletter October/November 2024 PDF
Richard Hoffmann was voted the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” for Patent Law in Troy
Richard Hoffmann was voted the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” for Patent Law in Troy, Michigan.
Four Reising Lawyers were named 2025 Best Lawyers in Patent Law by US News and World Report
Richard Hoffmann, Matt Schmidt, Shannon Smith, and James Stevens were named 2025 Best Lawyers in Patent Law by US News and World Report.
Reising lawyers have been recognized
Shannon Smith has been recognized as a Rising Star, and Corey Beaubien, James Stevens, and Rick Hoffmann have been recognized as Super Lawyers by Thompson Reuters, Super Lawyers for 2024.
Steve Walmsley drafted and prosecuted a patent for a unique compound archery bow
Steve Walmsley drafted and prosecuted a patent for a unique compound archery bow that was successfully asserted via litigation against several infringing entities, resulting in rapid settlement favorable to the patentee. Reising attorneys pride themselves on drafting high quality patent applications that not only are broad and commercially relevant, but also deter infringers from challenging […]
Newsletter August/September 2024
The August/September edition of our newsletter is now available. Here’s a brief glance at what you’ll find in this edition: “Creativity doesn’t have to be fancy”, “Filing delay costs trademark holder infringement damages”, “When (and whether) contradictory claim language invalidates a patent” and “Do operating manuals qualify as “printed publications” under patent law?” Newsletter August/September […]
Shannon Smith was elected President of MIPLA
Shannon Smith was elected President of the Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association (MIPLA), a legal education non-profit that ties its roots back to 1913. MIPLA develops and disseminates information concerning matters affecting, and of interest to, intellectual property practitioners and their clients. MIPLA fosters good fellowship in the intellectual property community, and promotes matters of […]
Corey Beaubien has been named President Elect for Michigan IP Inn of Court
Corey Beaubien has been named President Elect for the 2024-2025 Michigan IP Inn of Court. The Michigan IP Inn of Court is a professional organization including judges, lawyers, legal educators, and others that foster a greater understanding of and appreciation for the adversary system of dispute resolution in American law, with particular emphasis on ethics, […]
Colin Cicotte recently designed a license agreement
Colin Cicotte recently designed a license agreement on behalf of a Tier-1 automotive supplier relating to the supply of power electronics and inverters used with battery electric vehicles to a Chinese licensor.