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.
William Kolakowski recently secured issuance
William Kolakowski recently secured issuance of U.S. Patent No. 11,896,426 on behalf of client Dr. Jonathan Kaufman directed to evaluation of bone using a dual-mode ultrasound technique. The patent issued following an appeal and the withdrawal of all rejections by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office examiner based on the arguments raised in the appeal.
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 […]
