Corey Beaubien

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248-689-4071

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Emily Meerhaeghe

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Biography

Corey has a wide array of experience in IP counseling, with a focus on developing and managing patent and trademark portfolios. He routinely prepares and prosecutes patents for utilities and industrial designs, as well as trademark applications. He is also sought out for his opinions on patent infringement and invalidity issues, as well as his know-how in IP licensing.

Corey has secured patent protection for innovations in many fields, including automotive systems and components, medical devices, robotics, manufacturing equipment, and wind turbine systems and components, among many others.

Corey has been with Reising for twenty-two years and currently serves on the firm’s management committee. During his time with us, he has worked with automotive manufacturers and suppliers, medical technology companies, aerospace companies, makers of manufacturing equipment, consumer product and service companies, universities, and entrepreneurs. A regular author of articles and presenter at conferences, Corey enjoys writing and speaking about contemporary patent law topics.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

State of Michigan
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Distinctions

Michigan Super Lawyer 2024
Recommended for Patent Prosecution in IAM Patent 1000 2023, 2024
Michigan Super Lawyers® Rising Star 2017, 2018 and 2019
Selected an Up & Coming Lawyer by Michigan Lawyers Weekly Publication 2015

Education

Wayne State University Law School (Juris Doctor, 2006)
G.M.I. Engineering & Management Institute (B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2002, now Kettering University)
Esslingen University of Applied Sciences (semester abroad in International Automotive Engineering Program, Germany)
Pi Tau Sigma engineering honor society
Kappa Mu Epsilon mathematics honor society

Memberships and Associations

Michigan Intellectual Property American Inn of Court (Barrister)
East Michigan District Export Council (EMDEC)
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association (MIPLA)

Publications & Presentations

Speaker for: Main ExporTech 2025 program, presented by the U.S. Commercial Service (trade promotion arm of U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration), April 2025
Guest Lecturer: Michigan State University College of Law, Intellectual Property Practicum course, March 2025
Author of: The Supreme Court Continues to Reshape Patent Law, published in Michigan Bar Journal, January 2025
Guest lecturer: Michigan State University College of Law, Intellectual Property Practicum course, March 2024
Speaker for: Michigan ExporTech 2024 program, presented by the U.S. Commercial Service (trade promotion arm of U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration), March 2024
Quoted in article: Rani Mehta (2024, February 23). How Automotive Counsel Are Responding to Industry Changes. Managing IP. Retrieved from managingip.com
Speaker for: State International Development Organization (SIDO) Training Program, Intellectual Property Protection, October 2023
Speaker for: Main ExporTech 2023 program, presented by the U.S. Commercial Service (trade promotion arm of U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration), May 2023
Guest lecturer: Michigan State University College of Law, Intellectual Property Practicum course, March 2023
Speaker for: Michigan Winter 2023 Virtual ExporTech program, presented by the U.S. Commercial Service (trade promotion arm of U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration), March 2023
Speaker for: Trade Talk Tuesday virtual program, Strategies for International IP Protection, presented by U.S. Commercial Service (trade promotion arm of U.S. Department of Commerce), February 2023
Speaker for: Michigan Fall 2022 Virtual ExporTech program, presented by the U.S. Commercial Service (trade promotion arm of U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration), November 2022
Speaker for: Michigan 2022 Virtual ExporTech program, presented by the U.S. Commercial Service (trade promotion arm of U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration), February 2022
Moderator for: Boardroom session, The future of IP in automotive, IPBC Connect, a virtual IAM event, March 2021
Guest lecturer: WMU-Cooley Law School’s IP LL.M. Program, February 2021
Author of: A New Fault Line in the Modern Era of U.S. Patent Eligibility, first published as an expert chapter in the 11th edition of the ICLG Patents 2021, published by Global Legal Group Ltd, London, September 2020
Author of: Patent Confidential — On-Sale Bar and Secret Sales in America Invents Act Era, this article first appeared in IAM Yearbook: Building IP value in the 21st century 2019, a supplement to IAM, published by Globe Business Media Group – IP Division. To view the guide in full, please go to www.IAM-media.com. October 2018.
Author of: US design patents — no longer second chair, This article first appeared in the IAM Yearbook 2018, a supplement to IAM, published by Globe Business Media Group – IP Division. To view the guide in full, please go to “http://www.IAM-media.com/,” October 2017
Speaker for webcast: The Hague Agreement and Design Filings: Things You Need to Know and Do, presented by The Knowledge Group, LLC, October 2017
Quoted in article: Christina Rogers (2017, September 18). A Shape-Shifting Car? Patent Filings Point to Auto Industry’s Future. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved from https://www.wsj.com
Speaker at conference: IP in the Auto Industry: Risk and Opportunity in a Changing Landscape, presented by IAM and World Trademark Review, May 2017
Author of: At the Intersection of U.S. Patent Laws and Autonomous Vehicles: A Look at Patent Eligibility and Claim Indefiniteness, first appeared as a general chapter in the seventh edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to Patents, published by Global Legal Group Ltd, London, August 2016
Speaker at conference: IP in the Auto Industry: Challenges and Opportunities in a Converging World, presented by IAM Market and World Trademark Review, May 2016
Speaker for webinar: Protecting Your Intellectual Property While Meeting the Challenges of 21st-Century Cyber Threats, presented by U.S. Commercial Service (trade promotion arm of U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration), April 2016
Author of: The Supreme Court Gets Intellectual: A look at how the Court is reshaping IP law in significant ways, published in Michigan Bar Journal, February 2016
Speaker at conference: Intellectual Property Considerations and Managing Cybersecurity Risks as You Grow Your Business, presented by U.S. Commercial Service and Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Associations (MAMA), January 2016
Quoted in article: EON Patent Asserted Against Smartphone Firms Affirmed Invalid for Indefiniteness, published in BNA’s Patent, Trademark and Copyright Journal, 90 PTCJ 1915, 05/08/2015
Author of: Making Sense of Non(ce)sense—Seeking Broad Claim Coverage and Avoiding Unwanted Means-Plus-Function Treatment published in BNA’s Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal, 90 PTCJ 1869, 05/01/2015
Author of: Patent Eligibility and Medical Diagnostic and Treatment Methods: Principles to Apply, published in BNA’s Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal, 88 PTCJ 1276, 09/19/2014 (also published in Bloomberg Law on September 25, 2014)
Author of: To Mark or Not to Mark: The Past and Present State of Patent Marking and False Marking, published in Intellectual Property Today, January 2014
Speaker for webinar: AdvaMed’s Medical Technology Learning Institute Patent Webinar, Fall 2013
Author of: Paying (Inventors) to Play in Foreign Countries, published in the Detroit Legal News on July 17, 2012

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