Associate
JAMES D. STEVENS JR.
Associate
James handles a wide variety of IP-related work, with
a focus on patent application preparation and prosecution.
His undergraduate studies on computer science engineering have
proven useful for addressing IP-related issues in the
ever-expanding world of computers.
a focus on patent application preparation and prosecution.
His undergraduate studies on computer science engineering have
proven useful for addressing IP-related issues in the
ever-expanding world of computers.
JAMES D. STEVENS JR.
James handles a wide variety of IP-related work, with a focus on patent application preparation and prosecution.
His undergraduate studies on computer science engineering have proven useful for addressing IP-related issues in the
ever-expanding world of computers.
His undergraduate studies on computer science engineering have proven useful for addressing IP-related issues in the
ever-expanding world of computers.
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CREDENTIALS
Distinctions
Dean’s Scholarship recipient for academic excellence
Book award recipient for achieving the highest grade in Contracts I, Civil Procedure II, Criminal Law, Applied Legal Theory and Analysis, Copyright Law, Evidence, Sales, International Copyright Relations Seminar and Constitutional Law
Selected for publication in University of Detroit-Mercy’s Law Review, Volume 94
Book award recipient for achieving the highest grade in Contracts I, Civil Procedure II, Criminal Law, Applied Legal Theory and Analysis, Copyright Law, Evidence, Sales, International Copyright Relations Seminar and Constitutional Law
Selected for publication in University of Detroit-Mercy’s Law Review, Volume 94
Education
University of Detroit-Mercy School of Law, Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, 2017
University of Michigan College of Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Computer Science, 2013
University of Michigan College of Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Computer Science, 2013
Memberships and Associations
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association
- Michigan Intellectual Property Inn of Court
- State Bar of Michigan, Intellectual Property Section
Professional Experience
Software engineer at I.H.S. (formerly R.L. Polk & Co.)
Research assistant at The Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Institute at the University of Michigan
Research assistant at The Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Institute at the University of Michigan
Technology Specialties
Computer Science
Information Technology
Electrical and Electromechanical
Mechanical
Information Technology
Electrical and Electromechanical
Mechanical
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Reising lawyers members of the Michigan Intellectual Property Inn of Court for the 2017-2018 year
E. Colin Cicotte, Michael J. Druzinski, Shelly L. Hokenstad, Rick W. Hoffmann, Colleen N. Shovlin, James D. Stevens, and James D. Stevens Jr. are all members of the Michigan Intellectual Property Inn ...
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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 o...
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Rick Hoffmann led a team representing our client FenF, LLC against Groupon
Rick Hoffmann led a team including Mike Druzinski and James Stevens Jr. representing our longtime client FenF, LLC and their iconic product YogaToes against Groupon. Rick and our team prevailed on all...
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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 o...
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Scott Hogan recently spoke to the Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association
Reising Shareholder Scott Hogan recently spoke to the Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association about developments in functional claiming since the Federal Circuit’s 2015 en banc opinion in Wil...
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James D. Stevens Jr.
Associate
James handles a wide variety of IP-related work, with a focus on patent application preparation and prosecution. His undergraduate studies on computer science engineering have proven useful for addressing IP-related issues in the ever-expanding world of computers. James attended the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, where he served as a title editor of the school’s law review. He is also an associate member of the Michigan Intellectual Property Inn of Court.
James earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a concentration in computer science from the University of Michigan and has enjoyed exploring new technologies throughout his life. After earning his bachelor’s degree, James worked as a software engineer for R.L. Polk & Co., where he developed servers for many different web and mobile applications used by automotive OEMs. He also designed and implemented many interfaces for these applications as well, primarily focusing on integrating automotive data into maps, such as Google Maps.
James earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a concentration in computer science from the University of Michigan and has enjoyed exploring new technologies throughout his life. After earning his bachelor’s degree, James worked as a software engineer for R.L. Polk & Co., where he developed servers for many different web and mobile applications used by automotive OEMs. He also designed and implemented many interfaces for these applications as well, primarily focusing on integrating automotive data into maps, such as Google Maps.
