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The October/November edition of our newsletter is now available.  Here is a brief glance at what you will find in this edition: “Copyright Office weighs...

Colin Cicotte, Rick Hoffmann, Matt Schmidt, Shannon Smith, and Jim Stevens were recognized in the 32nd edition of The Best Lawyers in America (2026).

Shannon Smith was appointed to the Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association’s (MIPLA’s) Board of Directors for the 2025-2026 term.  MIPLA is a nonprofit organization dedicated...

Blake Schmidt, Matt Schmidt, and Shannon Smith participated in MIPLA’s annual Judge’s Banquet and Golf Outing. Michigan is both a hub of innovation and a...

The August/September edition of our newsletter is now available.  Here is a brief glance at what you will find in this edition: “Can claims drafting...

Rick Hoffmann was named a Super Lawyer for the 20th year, being only one of 147 small and mid-sized law firm attorneys that have made...

Reising has been once again named to the IAM Patent 1000.  The IAM Patent 1000 shines a spotlight on the firms and individuals that are...

Matt Schmidt co-authored the US portion of the SPC Commentary, which is the standard book in Europe for Supplemental Protection Certificates (SPCs).  SPCs are intellectual...

Shannon Smith was appointed as Academic Liaison for the Intellectual Property Inn of Court Executive Committee.  She was also recently elected to the Board of...

Mike Adams and Shannon Smith joined thousands of US and international colleagues at the annual meeting for INTA (International Trademark Association) in San Diego.  The...

The June/July edition of our newsletter is now available.  Here is a brief glance at what you will find in this edition: “Interoperability doesn’t make...

Corey M. Beaubien co-authored an article titled “The Supreme Court Continues to Reshape Patent Law” that was published in the January 2025 issue of the...

Corey M. Beaubien and Richard W. Hoffmann obtained a temporary restraining order (TRO) for asserted patent infringement for a German automotive supplier against a Chinese...

Reising shareholder Scott Hogan convinced the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board to reverse a slew of rejections for long-time client Hitemco in a patent...

Reising shareholders Scott Hogan and Jim Stevens attended a bell-ringing ceremony for a start-up company launched by a large research university client of theirs.  The...

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...