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Newsletter June/July 2024

The June/July edition of our newsletter is now available.  Here’s a brief glance at what you’ll find in this edition: “Parody shoe can’t outrun trademark infringement claim”, “Is there a substitute for the human touch?” AI-generated work isn’t copyrightable, “When the doctrine of equivalents results in patent infringement” and “Patentee’s claim term definition comes back […]
1 month ago

Shannon Smith coached the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law team

Shannon Smith coached the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law team in the USPTO’s National Patent Application Drafting Competition.  The team won the Midwest Regional Championship, and placed third at Nationals in Washington DC.  The team beat over 50 other law schools from across the country.
1 month ago

Corey Beaubien and Colin Cicotte traveled to participate in Chisum’s Patent Academy

Corey Beaubien and Colin Cicotte traveled to Washington D.C. to participate in Chisum’s Patent Academy.  The Patent Academy involved a small group participating judges, law professors, and seasoned patent attorneys, including retired Chief Judge Paul Michel formerly of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Professor Don Chisum, and Professor Janice Mueller.  The group […]
1 month ago

Alaina Norrito wrote a Note published in The Wayne Law Review

Alaina Norrito wrote a Note published in The Wayne Law Review (citation 69 Wayne L. Rev. 565).  The Note is titled “Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda: Why Federal Courts Can and Should Apply a Would Standard to the Non-obviousness Requirement of Design Patent Law.”  The Note examines the current application of the non-obviousness requirement to design patents […]
1 month ago

Steve Walmsley’s research got a patent infringement lawsuit quickly dropped

When a competitor hit a client with a patent infringement suit involving many U.S. patents of a large extended international patent family, and before ordering a costly patent invalidation search, Steve Walmsley scoured the prosecution histories of all family members and discovered killer prior art objectively withheld by the client’s competitor in the U.S. patents.  […]
1 month ago

Newsletter April/May 2024

The April/May edition of our newsletter is now available. Here’s a brief glance at what you’ll find in this edition: “Reverse confusion claim over trademark logo doesn’t make the cut”, “Loud and clear” Court shoots down “continuation” strategy for expanding patents, “Are law firm emails protected in patent litigation?” and “What to know about contributory […]
3 months ago

Matt Schmidt worked on patent and trade secret matters

Matt Schmidt worked on patent and trade secret matters for a company seeking to solve the worldwide crisis in counterfeit products, including counterfeit pharmaceuticals, with systems for encrypted product markings and tracking features.
3 months ago

Reising is excited to announce

Reising is excited to announce that we are updating our intern and associate training program. Led by seasoned members of our firm, we have developed a new training curriculum, updated training materials, and created project rubrics that will benefit our interns, associates, and, ultimately, our clients.  More to follow!
3 months ago