Perspectives
News, analysis, and ideas from Reising’s intellectual property professionals.
Articles · Jun 17, 2025
Corey M. Beaubien coauthored an article titled “The Supreme Court Continues to Reshape Patent Law” that was published in the January 2025 issue of the Michigan Bar Journal. The article reviews recent Supreme Court opinio…
Read MoreArticles · Apr 16, 2025
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 the USPTO that, if implemented, would render patent…
Read MoreArticles · Jul 26, 2022
Scott Hogan contributed an Expert Analysis Chapter to the 12th Edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide: Patents 2020, published by Global Legal Group Ltd. The chapter is entitled ‚ÄòThe Ascension of the Abst…
Read MoreArticles · Nov 24, 2021
The State Bar of Michigan recently published an article written by Colin Cicotte titled “What is Eligible to be Patented?” in the IP issue of the Michigan Bar Journal. The article details the history and current state of…
Read MoreArticles · Nov 23, 2020
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 of Williamson,” examines th…
Read MoreArticles · Oct 13, 2020
Corey M. Beaubien authored a chapter in The International Comparative Legal Guide to Patents 2020, 10th edition, released in the fall. Corey M. Beaubien authored a chapter in The International Comparative Legal Guide to …
Read MoreArticles · Sep 17, 2020
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 A New Fault Li…
Read MoreArticles · Nov 8, 2018
Scott Hogan contributed a chapter to The International Comparative Legal Guide to Patents 2019, 9th edition. The chapter is entitled Can We Just Be Reasonab…
Read MoreArticles · Oct 15, 2018
Patent Confidential — OnSale Bar and Secret Sales in America Invents Act Era, this article first appeared in IAM Yearbook: Building IP value in the 21st cen…
Read MoreArticles · Oct 1, 2017
After a lifetime of deference to utility patents, in recent years design patents in the United States are enjoying a place of prominence. Design patent fili…
Read MoreArticles · Sep 10, 2017
Method Claiming in the United States: The Who, What, and Where of Enforcement by Scott A. Hogan and Shannon K. Smith, first appeared as Chapter 2 in the eig…
Read MoreArticles · Jul 27, 2017
The United States chapter for “The Legal 500: Intellectu…
Read MoreArticles · May 17, 2017
Functional Claiming of Inventions and Related Issues of Indefiniteness, by James D. Stevens Jr., published in the University of Detroit Mercy Law Review, Volume 94, Issue 2, Spring 2017 Corey M. Beaubien and Jeffrey L. Doyle coauthored an article “At the Intersection of U.S. Patent Laws and Autonomous Vehicles: A Look at Patent Eligibility …
Read MoreArticles · Aug 16, 2016
The great divide—sorting out method claims and multiple actors by E. Colin Cicotte and Scott A. Hogan, first appeared in IAM Yearbook: Building IP value in the 21st century 2017, a supplement to IAM, published by Globe B…
Read MoreArticles · Feb 16, 2016
The Supreme Court Gets Intellectual: A look at how the Court is reshaping IP law in significant ways by Corey M. Beaubien and Michael J. Druzinski, Michigan…
Read MoreArticles · May 15, 2015
Making Sense of Non(ce)sense—Seeking Broad Claim Coverage and Avoiding Unwanted MeansPlusFunction Treatment by Corey M. Beaubien and Scott A. Hogan, BNA’s Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal, 90 PTCJ 1869, 05/01/2015 […
Read MoreArticles · Sep 14, 2014
Patent Eligibility and Medical Diagnostic and Treatment Methods: Principles to Apply by Corey M. Beaubien and Shannon K. Smith, BNA’s Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal, 88 PTCJ 1276, 09/19/2014 To Mark or No…
Read MoreArticles · Jan 14, 2014
How Recent Attempts to Expand Economic Espionage Protection Will Likely Be Futile in Light of Trade Secret Protection Schemes Already Available to U.S. Companies by Shannon Murphy, Michigan IT Lawyer, January 2014 How Re…
Read MoreArticles · Nov 12, 2012
Both the Detroit Legal News and Intellectual Property Today published Eric Jones article titled The Obvious Advantage – Revisited. The article recommends a novel approach to overcoming obviousness rejections of patent cl…
Read MoreArticles · Nov 12, 2012
Matt Schmidt and Corey Beaubien coauthored an article published in the Detroit Legal News titled Paying Inventors (to Play) in Foreign Countries. The article looks at employeeinventor compensation laws outside of the US …
Read MoreArticles · Nov 6, 2012
The Obvious Advantage—Revisited by Eric T. Jones, Intellectual Property Today, 2012 The Obvious Advantage—Revisited by Eric T. Jones, Intellectual Property Today…
Read MoreArticles · Oct 12, 2012
Detroit Patent Office Opens Its Doors by Colin Cicotte and Corey Beaubien, AIPLA Newsletter, Fall 2012 Detroit Patent Office Opens Its Doors by Colin Cicotte …
Read MoreArticles · Sep 12, 2012
Who is Swimming in Your Gene Pool? Gene Patents and How the International Pattern of Patentability Could be Harmonized to Benefit Patient Care and the Biotechnology Industry by Shannon Murphy, University of DetroitMercy …
Read MoreArticles · Sep 12, 2012
Patent Law Best Mode: Reports of Its Death Are Greatly Exaggerated by Steven B. Walmsley, Intellectual Property Today, September 2012 Patent Law Best Mode: Reports …
Read MoreArticles · Jul 12, 2012
Paying (Inventors) to Play in Foreign Countries by Matt Schmidt and Corey Beaubien, Detroit Legal News, July 17, 2012 Vi…
Read MoreArticles · Sep 12, 2006
The Obvious Advantage Revisited by Eric T. Jones, Intellectual Property Today, November 2006 The Obvious Advantage Revisited by Eric T. Jones, Intellectual…
Read MoreArticles · Jun 5, 2005
Intellectual Property Law Firm Celebrates 140 Years by Sarah Scholz, Oakland County Legal News, June 24, 2005 Intellectual Property Law Firm Celebrates 140 …
Read MoreArticles · Mar 5, 2005
HistoryMaking Firm Looks To The Future by Carol Marshall, Troy Eccentric, March 20, 2005 HistoryMaking Firm Looks To The Future by Carol Marshall, Tro…
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