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Newsletter June/July 2023

The June/July edition of our newsletter is now available. Here’s a brief glance at what you’ll find in this edition: “Whose idea was this?”,  “Amended trademark registration raises suspicion”, “Minimal creativity required to secure copyright protection” and “Dictionary finishes third in patent claim construction” Newsletter June/July 2023 PDF
2 years ago

Reising professionals made a strong showing at the Midwest Regional

Reising professionals made a strong showing at the Midwest Regional round of the 2023 National Patent Application Drafting Competition, hosted by the USPTO on March 4, 2023. Shareholder Shannon Smith coached the University of Detroit Mercy team to victory, and a team from Wayne State University including Reising intern Alaina Norrito was the runner-up. Shareholder […]
2 years ago

Reising welcomes two new interns

Reising welcomes two new interns this summer. Allyson Curran will enter her second year at Wayne State Law School this fall. Allyson earned a B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering with honors from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. Briyhan Martin joins us as she plans to begin her second year at the University of Detroit Mercy […]
2 years ago

Newsletter April/May 2023

The April/May edition of our newsletter is now available. Here’s a brief glance at what you’ll find in this edition: “When similar trademarks don’t create likelihood of confusion”, “TKO: Standing argument in copyright case falls”, “Challenger, beware” and “Federal Circuit finds genus didn’t anticipate species” Newsletter April/May 2023 PDF
2 years ago

Patents prepared by Corey Beaubien were recently upheld

Two U.S. design patents prepared by Corey Beaubien for a Detroit-based automaker were recently upheld as not invalid by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC). The design patents were challenged in a dispute with one of the world’s largest automotive replacement parts maker.
2 years ago

Reising is once again sponsoring the IAM Auto IP USA event

Reising is once again sponsoring the IAM Auto IP USA event on May 4th, 2023 in Detroit. The event hosts IP experts who will explore winning IP strategies, the growing importance of trade secrets, managing a successful joint venture, as well as SEP and FRAND issues. Rick Hoffmann will be moderating a panel on preparations […]
2 years ago

Steve Walmsley has obtained powerful patent protection

On behalf of Innovative Manufacturing Engineering (IME), Steve Walmsley has obtained powerful patent protection on innovations useful for reliably mounting ballistics-resistant panels on military tanks. Reising Ethington is proud to assist IME as an innovation leader for protecting U.S. military personnel.
2 years ago

Shannon Smith is attending the AIPLA Mid-Winter Institute

Shannon Smith is attending the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Mid-Winter Institute in San Diego, California. The event is focused on the IP world through the lens of health, sport, and fitness technology, while highlighting recent general trends in patent and trademark law.
2 years ago

Newsletter Year End 2022

The Year End 2022 edition of our Newsletter is now available.  Here’s a brief glance at what you’ll find in this edition:  “Typo spells the end of patent challenge,” “Silence isn’t always golden,” “Computer Fraud and Abuse Act,” “PTO makes genericness refusals for marks more likely” Newsletter Year End 2022
2 years ago