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Steve Walmsley attended a Patent Resources Group seminar

Steve Walmsley attended a Patent Resources Group seminar to gain a deeper understanding of the America Invents Act (AIA) — the most significant development in U.S. patent law in decades. One of the important topics reviewed was post-grant patent practice, including new procedures for post-grant review, inter-partes review, reexamination, reissue, and supplemental examination. A thorough […]

Jim Stevens and Corey Beaubien recently returned from a visit to various clients and associate law firms in Europe

Jim Stevens and Corey Beaubien recently returned from a visit to various clients and associate law firms in Europe where they worked on optimizing client-specific strategies for global coordination of patent filing and prosecution. During their meetings, Jim and Corey also presented updates on the new U.S. international harmonization efforts, including the move to a […]

Eric Jones attended the 2012 AdvaMed conference in Boston

Eric Jones attended the 2012 AdvaMed conference in Boston. During the conference, Jones discussed Intellectual Property issues with medical device company CEOs and their industry partners who had come to the conference to learn how to navigate the federal government’s regulatory bureaucracy and bring their products to market. AdvaMed’s member companies produce the medical devices, […]

Several Reising attorneys attended the Federal Circuit Bar Association conference

Several Reising attorneys attended the Federal Circuit Bar Association conference at the University of Michigan Law School in September. Panelists included the Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit, an administrative law judge from the International Trade Commission and several US District Court judges and magistrates.

Corey Beaubien is a member of the AIPLA’s Industrial Design Committee

Corey Beaubien is a member of the AIPLA’s Industrial Design Committee. He is working with other committee members to write a resolution that will be presented to the AIPLA Board of Directors for approval concerning US design patent enforcement. In particular, the proposed resolution will introduce legislative and rule-making changes for enforcing design patents through […]