Reising News 2008 Super Lawyers: Bill Francis, Jake Grove and Rick Hoffmann The 2008 Michigan Super Lawyers list includes Reising attorneys Bill Francis, Jake Grove and Rick Hoffmann. The Super Lawyers list identifies the top 5 percent of attorneys in each state, as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics. Bill Waugaman Honored by Michigan State Bar for 50 Years The Michigan State Bar honored Reising attorney Bill Waugaman for achieving the 50-year milestone in his legal career. Waugaman was included in a group of 174 attorneys who were sworn in during 1958. At that time, Eisenhower was president and Nixon was vice-president; the Alaska Statehood Act was signed into law; gasoline was 30 cents a gallon; a new house cost $18,000 and a new car cost $2,200; and Elvis Presley was drafted into the U.S. Army. MEMS: Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems Reising attorneys recently started representing a University client covering high technology areas including nanotechnology and MEMS. This client is involved with extremely leading edge technology. For over 140 years, Reising attorneys have maintained a depth of expertise that has helped clients with many progressive technologies. Nanotechnology Reising attorneys represent a client who designs and manufactures spectroscopy microscopes for the nanotechnology industry 1,000 Electronic Filings and Growing! Earlier this year, the firm submitted its 1,000th electronic filing at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Electronic filing is a significant time saver for Reising clients. Our attorneys can get a filing date and serial number almost immediately. This helps us to provide better service at a lower cost. Teaching Intellectual Property Law Reising attorneys Jake Grove, Jim Stevens and Francis Fodale are teaching law classes during the '08-'09 school year. Grove is teaching trademark law and Stevens is teaching patent law at the University of Detroit Mercy Law School. Both were asked to teach again after last year's students gave them excellent reviews. Fodale is teaching a patent law clinic course at the Ave Maria School of Law. In this course students actually prepare and submit a patent application. Jim Stevens and Jake Grove Represent the Firm at Mackinac Policy Conference The Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference attracts more than 1,700 business leaders and policy makers from across Michigan. Attendees meet on Mackinac Island to network and discuss policy issues that could improve the environment for Michigan businesses. Many of the state's business and political leaders attend this conference. Jim Stevens and Jake Grove represented the firm at the conference this year. Current Issues in Patent Prosecution Several Reising attorneys attended a seminar entitled Latent Dangers in Patent Prosecution put on by the Patent Resources Group. This seminar dissected the Federal Circuit's rationale when reaching judgments in patent cases, and suggested practices that can be employed by patent attorneys when prosecuting a patent application. A Reising attorney was key in bringing the seminar to Michigan; and nearly seventy IP lawyers and patent agents benefited. IP Law Discussion Moderator Reising attorney and Michigan Super Lawyer, Jake Grove, moderated a panel discussion on IP Law in State Courts. This discussion was held during the IP Spring Seminar put on by the IP section of the State Bar in Lansing. Panelists included the Hon. Jessica Cooper, who was a circuit court judge in Oakland County and a judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals, and two other Michigan Super Lawyers -- Todd Mendel and Steven Susser. Supporting Education and the Spirit of Creativity The firm is proud to have been a Gold Sponsor of the Cranbrook School's 2008 Kaleidoscope event. This event raises over $100,000 every year and helps support programs that stimulate student intellectual and creative development. If you have an intellectual property matter that requires legal counsel, please contact us at (248) 689-3500 or Email:info@reising.com. We will respond promptly.