Robert Bilicki, Author at Reising Ethington Law

Shannon Smith was a speaker at the Auto IP Connect 2021 Conference

Shannon Smith was a speaker at the Auto IP Connect 2021 Conference, which featured representatives from the world’s leading OEMs, high tech innovators, industry disrupters, and tier suppliers to share best practices and leading IP strategies for the future of automobility. Information regarding the event can be found here: https://lnkd.in/ePUCs-b

3 years ago

Spring 2021 Newsletter

Spring 2021 Newsletter The spring edition of our newsletter is now available. Here’s a brief glance at what you’ll find in this edition: “Jersey Boys” doesn’t violate copyright on autobiography, a “method of preparation” involving a natural phenomenon is patent-eligible, patent licensing missteps, and who can file for trademark cancellation.

3 years ago

Diversity Initiative – Helping Our Clients Promote Women Inventors

Diversity Initiative – Helping Our Clients Promote Women Inventors In recognition of the 40th anniversary of Women’s History Month, Reising has developed a new initiative to help promote women in intellectual property. For the month of March, we are offering our clients a 40% reduction in attorney fees for new US provisional or non-provisional application […]

3 years ago

Winter 2021 Newsletter

The winter edition of our newsletter is now available. Here’s a brief glance at what you’ll find in this edition: the Supreme Court has no reservations about the Booking.com trademark, the Federal Circuit adds co-inventors to patents, the Copyright Act preempts state law claims over makeup artistry, and the Federal Circuit affirms the PTAB’s common […]

3 years ago

Happy Holidays

We hope that you and your family are healthy and coping during challenging times. Reising appreciates how this year has momentously shaped our relationships with clients and the way in which we provide service. Our first-ever digital card is just one small example of this. We look forward to a better 2021 as we work […]

3 years ago

Scott Hogan and James Stevens Jr. collaborated to write a chapter

Scott Hogan and James Stevens Jr. collaborated to write a chapter for publication in the IAM Innovation & Invention Yearbook 2021. Their chapter, entitled “Functional claiming in the aftermath of Williamson,” examines the latest developments in means-plus-function claim interpretation at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

3 years ago

Fall 2020 Newsletter

The fall edition of our newsletter is now available. Here’s a brief glance at what you’ll find in this edition: the Federal Circuit cuts the line on a patent-ineligible fishing method, the USPTO limits AI inventions, SCOTUS makes it easier to recover a trademark infringer’s profits, and sovereign immunity sinks copyright claims.

4 years ago

Reising Ethington once again a recommended law firm

Reising Ethington once again has been identified as a recommended law firm included in the “The IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals” for 2020. The IAM Patent 1000 IAM resulted from a qualitative research project to identify outstanding firms and individuals across multiple jurisdictions. The IAM 1000 featured Colin Cicotte, Rick Hoffmann, Eric […]

4 years ago

Reising ranked as an IP firm in the Chambers USA 2020 guide

The firm has also been ranked as an IP firm in the Chambers USA 2020 guide. Chambers and partners is an independent research company that identifies top lawyers and law firms for inclusion in their rankings. The rankings can be accessed here.

4 years ago

Reising attorneys have once again been recognized

Reising attorneys have once again been recognized by their peers as top attorneys in Intellectual Property. Rick Hoffmann and Jim Stevens were recently named as US News and World Report Best Lawyers, with the firm also receiving the same award as a Tier 1 patent law firm. Rick, Jim, Scott Hogan, and Shannon Smith were […]

4 years ago