We are pleased to announce that Melinda D. Zatkoff has joined Reising as an Associate.
[btx_image image_id=”1067″ link=”/” position=”center”][/btx_image] We are pleased to announce that Melinda D. Zatkoff has joined Reising as an Associate. Zatkoff comes to our firm from Brinks Gilson & Lione where she was an Associate Attorney. Her experience includes foreign and domestic patent and trademark prosecution, infringement and clearance analysis, and agreement work. Zatkoff earned a […]
The Defend Trade Secrets Act was passed by Congress and quickly signed into law by President Obama in May
[btx_image image_id=”1168″ link=”/” position=”center”][/btx_image] The Defend Trade Secrets Act was passed by Congress and quickly signed into law by President Obama in May. Among its many provisions, the Act gives trade secret owners the same access to federal courts long enjoyed by the holders of other types of intellectual property. Most commentators agree that the […]
The U.S. Patent Office issued its first design patent from an international Hague application
[btx_image image_id=”1166″ link=”/” position=”center”][/btx_image] The U.S. Patent Office issued its first design patent from an international Hague application on April 26, 2016 as U.S. patent no. D754,922. The patent is titled “Cosmetics Applicator” and the applicant is the German company Schwan-Stabilo Cosmetics GmbH & Co. The Hague Agreement went into effect in the U.S. in […]
Reising was a proud sponsor of Crain’s General & In-House Counsel Summit
[btx_image image_id=”1166″ link=”/” position=”center”][/btx_image] Reising was a proud sponsor of Crain’s General & In-House Counsel Summit in May at the Westin Book Cadillac in Detroit. More than 200 attendees joined to honor top corporate attorneys from across Michigan, including counsel at Denso, Key Safety Systems, Spartannash, and AF Group. Reising attorneys Corey M. Beaubien, William […]
Colleen N. Shovlin and Shannon K. Smith attended the 9th annual AIPLA Women in IP Networking Global Event
[btx_image image_id=”1047″ link=”/” position=”center”][/btx_image] Colleen N. Shovlin and Shannon K. Smith attended the 9th annual AIPLA Women in IP Networking Global Event in April. The event is a meeting of women located around the globe who practice IP law. On the day of the event, women gathered in groups in multiple geographic locations (55 locations […]
Reising Managed the Defense of Patent Infringement Accusation in Sweden
[btx_image image_id=”1164″ link=”/” position=”center”][/btx_image] Matt J. Schmidt, Rick W. Hoffmann, and Michael C. Adams managed the defense of our client against an accusation of patent infringement in Sweden, and successfully invalidated the patent during trial. The products involved were digital ignition systems for small engines, and the invalidating prior art was uncovered by Reising. The […]
We are pleased to announce that Henriett A. Strebe has joined Reising as our Office Manager
We are pleased to announce that Henriett A. Strebe has joined Reising as our Office Manager. Henriett comes to Reising from Berry Moorman P.C. where she was Director of Administration. Her experience includes HR management, finance, operations and legal records management (Butzel Long). Henriett earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Master of […]
Rick Hoffmann represents Chrimar Systems Inc. d/b/a CMS Technologies Favorably
[btx_image image_id=”1052″ link=”/” position=”center”][/btx_image] Rick Hoffmann represents Chrimar Systems Inc. d/b/a CMS Technologies in connection with certain of Chrimar’s patents that cover aspects of power over ethernet technology. In just the last four months, Rick has obtained four favorable settlements for Chrimar.
Reising is working with 10-year old “kid inventor” Christian Blankenbaker
Reising is working with 10-year old “kid inventor” Christian Blankenbaker to obtain patent and trademark protection for his GREET-O-MATIC™ audio recording and playback device. Christian lives in Michigan and has been featured on Local 4 News (WDIV Detroit), as well as on national television as a guest on the Steve Harvey Show.
Matt Schmidt successfully opposed a trademark application in Turkey.
[btx_image image_id=”1059″ link=”/” position=”center”][/btx_image] Matt Schmidt successfully opposed a trademark application in Turkey. The application was filed by a competitor of a Reising client and the successful opposition prevented the competitor from obtaining any registration of a trademark similar to trademarks owned by the client. Matt has succeeded in cancellation and opposition proceedings in many […]