Archives of E. Colin Cicotte

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.

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 […]

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.

Colin Cicotte represented a Tier 1 automotive supplier

Colin Cicotte represented a Tier 1 automotive supplier as it negotiated a software license agreement relating to electric vehicle power control modules. The agreement protected software that was developed by the supplier but included in vehicle components used by OEMs.

Reising elected a Management Committee in June that includes some new faces.

Reising elected a Management Committee in June that includes some new faces. The Shareholders elected Rick Hoffmann President, Corey M. Beaubien Vice President of Finance, Colin Cicotte Vice President of Personnel, Bill Kolakowski Vice President of Operations, and Shannon Smith Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Colin Cicotte has been appointed by the American Intellectual Property Law Association

Colin Cicotte has been appointed by the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) to a three-year term on the Editorial Board of the AIPLA Quarterly Journal. This year, the Journal celebrates its fiftieth year of publication. As an Editor, Colin reviews and edits articles relating to cutting-edge IP law issues submitted for publication.

Reising Ethington once again a recommended law firm

Reising Ethington once again has been identified as a recommended law firm included in the “The IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals” for 2020. The IAM Patent 1000 IAM resulted from a qualitative research project to identify outstanding firms and individuals across multiple jurisdictions. The IAM 1000 featured Colin Cicotte, Rick Hoffmann, Eric […]

A group of Reising attorneys recently attended the annual ICLE Summer Institute

A group of Reising attorneys including Mike Adams, Colin Cicotte, Scott Hogan, Stefan Osterbur, Shannon Smith, and Jim Stevens recently attended the annual ICLE Summer Institute held at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. The institute, in its 45th year, invites prominent scholars of patent, trademark and copyright law to lecture about recent changes to […]