Michael C. Adams Archives - Reising Ethington Law

James Stevens, Michael Adams, and Shannon Smith attended a meeting at the European Patent Office in Munich

James Stevens, Michael Adams, and Shannon Smith attended a meeting with international stakeholders at the European Patent Office in Munich, Germany to discuss EPO directives and quality control of EP patents. They visited with EPO top officials and had the opportunity to discuss the need for a less strict interpretation of EPC Art. 123(2) to […]

5 years ago

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 […]

5 years ago

Rick Hoffmann was selected by global publisher IAM to moderate a panel of industry professionals

Rick Hoffmann was selected by global publisher IAM to moderate a panel of industry professionals discussing Technology Transfer in Mobility during the Auto IP USA conference held in Detroit on May 8th; Mike Adams, Corey Beaubien, Colin Cicotte, and Matt Schmidt attended. Topics included “How Universities and Research Institutions are Innovation Hubs and Play a […]

5 years ago

Michael C. Adams has been named an IP Star by Managing Intellectual Property

Michael C. Adams has been named an IP Star by Managing Intellectual Property, a global publication with offices in Hong Kong, London, and New York. Michael’s selection was based on his patent and trademark work.

7 years ago

Reising Lawyers were briefed by Judge Motoyuki Nakashima on the outline of IP litigation in Japan

James D. Stevens and Michael C. Adams were briefed by Judge Motoyuki Nakashima on the outline of IP litigation in Japan and the results of the Judicial Symposium on Intellectual Property/Tokyo 2017 held from October 30 to November 1st. 2017, and exchanged opinions with them about such topics as the situation regarding IP litigation in […]

7 years ago

Reising lawyers attended the 43rd annual Intellectual Property Law Institute IP Section

Michael C. Adams, E. Colin Cicotte, Rick W. Hoffmann, and James D. Stevens attended the 43rd annual Intellectual Property Law Institute IP Section held in July by the State Bar of Michigan. The Institute attracts national experts from around the country who speak about current legal topics relevant to intellectual property law attorneys.

7 years ago

Michael C. Adams has been named a Patent Star and a Trademark Star, by Managing Intellectual Property

Michael C. Adams has been named a Patent Star and a Trademark Star, by Managing Intellectual Property, a global publication focused on news and analysis of intellectual property developments worldwide. The research for IP Stars covers contentious and non-contentious IP work and is performed by a team of researchers based in Hong Kong, London, and […]

7 years ago

Reising Managed the Defense of Patent Infringement Accusation in Sweden

Matt J. Schmidt, Rick W. Hoffmann, and Michael C. Adams managed the defense of our client against an accusation of patent infringement in Sweden, and successfully invalidated the patent during trial. The products involved were digital ignition systems for small engines, and the invalidating prior art was uncovered by Reising. The court awarded attorney fees […]

8 years ago

Michael C. Adams, Scott Hogan and Shannon Murphy met with 11 USPTO Examiners

Michael C. Adams, Scott Hogan and Shannon Murphy met with 11 USPTO Examiners, presenting the Examiners with in-person arguments for patentability on behalf of seven different clients, and successfully advancing prosecution in all cases. Reising attorneys frequently use in-person oral arguments to enhance and strengthen their corresponding written arguments.

10 years ago

Reising Attorneys travelled to Vail for a conference to continue their legal education

Jim Stevens, Eric Jones, Mike Adams, Mike Druzinski, Jeff Doyle, Colleen Shovlin and Scott Hogan all travelled to Vail for a conference to continue their legal education by staying abreast of recent changes in case law and recent statistical results from the changes in law due to the America Invents Act (AIA).

11 years ago