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Steve Walmsley received a completely favorable decision on appeal

Steve Walmsley received a completely favorable decision on appeal at the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in a patent application with broad claims covering an important water quality sensor invention jointly developed by a major home products company and a leading university in the scientific water quality sensing field.  The examiner had issued […]
4 months ago

Newsletter October/November 2024

The October/November edition of our newsletter is now available.  Here is a brief glance at what you will find in this edition: “Closing trademark’s borders”, “Are AI systems patent-eligible?”, “Trademark’s fair use defense faces higher bar after Warhol” and “How unclean hands doomed patent infringement claims” Newsletter October/November 2024 PDF
5 months ago

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.
5 months ago

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 […]
5 months ago

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 […]
6 months ago

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 […]
6 months ago

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, […]
6 months ago

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.
6 months ago