Robert Bilicki, Author at Reising Ethington Law

Steve Walmsley’s research got a patent infringement lawsuit quickly dropped

When a competitor hit a client with a patent infringement suit involving many U.S. patents of a large extended international patent family, and before ordering a costly patent invalidation search, Steve Walmsley scoured the prosecution histories of all family members and discovered killer prior art objectively withheld by the client’s competitor in the U.S. patents. […]

6 months ago

Newsletter April/May 2024

The April/May edition of our newsletter is now available. Here’s a brief glance at what you’ll find in this edition: “Reverse confusion claim over trademark logo doesn’t make the cut”, “Loud and clear” Court shoots down “continuation” strategy for expanding patents, “Are law firm emails protected in patent litigation?” and “What to know about contributory […]

8 months ago

Matt Schmidt worked on patent and trade secret matters

Matt Schmidt worked on patent and trade secret matters for a company seeking to solve the worldwide crisis in counterfeit products, including counterfeit pharmaceuticals, with systems for encrypted product markings and tracking features.

8 months ago

Matt Schmidt and James Stevens Jr worked on patent and trademark matters with an innovative start-up company

Matt Schmidt and James Stevens Jr worked on patent and trademark matters with an innovative start-up company employing cutting edge developments in image processing and object detection having a nearly unlimited range of commercial applications and benefits.

8 months ago

Colin Cicotte helped a client pursue patent protection

Colin Cicotte helped a client pursue patent protection based on their work developing fast charging stations for electric vehicles in conjunction with funding received from the Department of Energy.

8 months ago

Reising is excited to announce

Reising is excited to announce that we are updating our intern and associate training program. Led by seasoned members of our firm, we have developed a new training curriculum, updated training materials, and created project rubrics that will benefit our interns, associates, and, ultimately, our clients. More to follow!

8 months ago

Newsletter February/March 2024

The February/March edition of our newsletter is now available. Here’s a brief glance at what you’ll find in this edition: “Families of patents could face more double-patenting challenges”, “Does derivative work copyright registration cover unregistered original works?”, “Ups and downs Words matter in trademark licensing agreement” and “Mandatory deposit of copyright works is unconstitutional” Newsletter […]

11 months ago

Rick Hoffmann and Yao Yao secured an ex parte temporary restraining order

Rick Hoffmann and Yao Yao secured an ex parte temporary restraining order preventing an Amazon retailer from infringing a client’s copyright registration.

11 months ago

Colin Cicotte and Rick Hoffmann helped negotiate a joint venture agreement

Colin Cicotte and Rick Hoffmann helped negotiate a joint venture agreement between a client and a Chinese commercial vehicle manufacturer to supply inverters for battery electric commercial vehicles sold in China. The joint venture agreement protected the client’s IP and controlled its use by the joint venture.

11 months ago

Shannon Smith was featured in the U of D Mercy Docket Magazine

Shannon Smith was featured in the University of Detroit Mercy Docket Magazine. The article highlighted her extensive efforts in promoting diversity at the firm, and within the IP field in general. The article is available here: 2023 Fall Docket | University of Detroit Mercy (udmercy.edu)

11 months ago