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The February/March edition of our newsletter is now available.  Here is a brief glance at what you will find in this edition: “Don’t copy that”,...

Shannon Smith was a featured speaker on Intellectual Property Law at the Davidson Fellowship for Entrepreneurs in Digital Health, a program sponsored by Henry Ford...

Colin Cicotte traveled to northern California to visit a client supplying Ultra Low Energy Exploding Foil Initiators (ULEEFI) to the Department of Defense; ULEEFIs provide...

William Kolakowski recently secured issuance of a U.S. patent for client Warner Electric Technology LLC covering several embodiments of a clutch or brake incorporating unique...

Matt Schmidt has obtained patents on behalf of a client in the field of wave energy, a promising source of renewable energy.

The Year End edition of our newsletter is now available.  Here is a brief glance at what you will find in this edition: “Defend Trade...

Alaina Norrito, Shannon Smith, and Yao Yao gave a presentation at the October Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association (MIPLA) meeting.  They presented on trademark prosecution...

Jim Stevens is nearing his 20th year of serving as an adjunct and clinical professor at the University of Detroit Mercy, currently helping underserved inventors...

Reising is happy to announce that two new associates, Alaina Norrito and Blake Schmidt, have passed the Bar Exam and will be newly admitted to...

Blake Schmidt recently published an interesting article in IPLS Proceedings published by the State Bar of Michigan.  Blake explained an important rule change proposed by...

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...

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”,...

Richard Hoffmann was voted the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” for Patent Law in Troy, Michigan.

Richard Hoffmann, Matt Schmidt, Shannon Smith, and James Stevens were named 2025 Best Lawyers in Patent Law by US News and World Report.

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...

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...

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...

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...