News Archives - Reising Ethington Law

Newsletter February/March 2024

The February/March edition of our newsletter is now available. Here’s a brief glance at what you’ll find in this edition: “Families of patents could face more double-patenting challenges”, “Does derivative work copyright registration cover unregistered original works?”, “Ups and downs Words matter in trademark licensing agreement” and “Mandatory deposit of copyright works is unconstitutional” Newsletter […]

2 months ago

Rick Hoffmann and Yao Yao secured an ex parte temporary restraining order

Rick Hoffmann and Yao Yao secured an ex parte temporary restraining order preventing an Amazon retailer from infringing a client’s copyright registration.

2 months ago

Colin Cicotte and Rick Hoffmann helped negotiate a joint venture agreement

Colin Cicotte and Rick Hoffmann helped negotiate a joint venture agreement between a client and a Chinese commercial vehicle manufacturer to supply inverters for battery electric commercial vehicles sold in China. The joint venture agreement protected the client’s IP and controlled its use by the joint venture.

2 months ago

Shannon Smith was featured in the U of D Mercy Docket Magazine

Shannon Smith was featured in the University of Detroit Mercy Docket Magazine. The article highlighted her extensive efforts in promoting diversity at the firm, and within the IP field in general. The article is available here: 2023 Fall Docket | University of Detroit Mercy (udmercy.edu)

2 months ago

Corey Beaubien and Shannon Smith helped coordinate a joint event

Corey Beaubien, as the Vice President of the IP Inn of Court, and Shannon Smith, as the Vice President of the Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association (MIPLA), helped coordinate a joint event with the Oakland County Bar Association. The event included a STEM toy drive to help benefit the Salvation Army of Pontiac.

2 months ago

Newsletter October/November 2023

The October/November edition of our newsletter is now available. Here’s a brief glance at what you’ll find in this edition: “SCOTUS rejects fair use defense in Warhol copyright case”, “Supreme Court finds trademark owners can’t sue for foreign infringement”, “Barking up the wrong tree Supreme Court limits trademark parodies” and “Too many cooks in the […]

6 months ago

Jim Stevens was honored with the Excellence in IP Award issued by the State Bar of Michigan.

Jim Stevens was honored with the Excellence in IP Award issued by the State Bar of Michigan. Only one practitioner per year is honored with this award at the Institute of Continuing Legal Education conference on Mackinac Island. Rick Hoffmann, Scott Hogan, and Shannon Smith also attended the conference.

6 months ago

Rick Hoffmann has been selected to the IAM Strategy 300 and IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders 2024.

Rick Hoffmann has been selected to the IAM Strategy 300 and IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders 2024. According to IAM: “The IAM Strategy 300 and 300 Global Leaders are unique publications which names the world’s greatest IP consultants, intermediaries, financiers, lawyers, and attorneys whose primary expertise lies in IP value creation.”

6 months ago

Shannon Smith was voted the 1st Vice President of MIPLA

Shannon Smith was voted the 1st Vice President of the Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association (MIPLA). MIPLA is a 501(c)(3) organization committed to providing legal education and networking opportunities for the Michigan IP community. Shannon has been a board member now for the last three years.

6 months ago

Rick Hoffmann and Yao Yao successfully defeated a motion for a temporary restraining order

Rick Hoffmann and Yao Yao successfully defeated a motion for a temporary restraining order against one of Reising Ethington’s clients and also won a motion to dismiss the case.

6 months ago