IP Procurement
Patents, trademarks, and designs. Protecting groundbreaking work begins with understanding it.
Learn MoreWe Wrote the Book on Patent Law
Michigan’s oldest intellectual property firm. We have been the name on the attorney line since 1865 — through steam, the automobile, the semiconductor, and now autonomous systems and AI.
Elijah McCoy · Detroit, Michigan · Lubricator
Patented September 8, 1914 · Assigned to Ypsilanti Lubricator Co.
1865Michigan’s first IP practice
161Years protecting innovation
10,000+U.S. patents granted
6+Generations protecting ideas
About
There is no substitute for experience.
For more than a century, Reising has helped innovators, entrepreneurs, and companies secure and defend patents, trademarks, and other forms of intellectual property. Our attorneys understand both the legal and technical dimensions of innovation.
Services
Focused IP guidance for each stage of innovation.
Trademarks & Brands
Early-stage trademark clearance, registration, and portfolio strategy for the brands that set our clients apart, in the United States and worldwide.
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IP Litigation
We have successfully litigated matters from the lowest state and federal district courts all the way up to the Supreme Court.
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Brand Enforcement Online
Online brand enforcement, takedown demands, domain-name strategy and recovery, and action against infringing online sales.
Learn MoreMany backgrounds, one purpose
Our team comprises legal and technical experts with diverse experience, all united around one mission.
Reising attorneys represent clients in a wide array of venues that include the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, as well as many federal and state jurisdictions. We bring practical business insight to every matter.
- Patent, trademark, and copyright counseling for emerging and established businesses
- Strategic protection across technology, software, life sciences, and consumer brands
- High-stakes advocacy before courts, agencies, and tribunals
The Right Experience for Your Ideas
Our shareholders combine legal judgment with deep technical knowledge across the full spectrum of intellectual property law.
Featured Shareholder
Matthew J. Schmidt
Matt's practice covers a broad range of domestic and international IP matters in mechanical and electro-mechanical technologies.
Perspectives
Current thinking from our team.
Newsletter August/September 2026
The latest issue explores the evolving landscape of patent strategy, enforcement, and technology commercialization.
Shannon Smith appointed as Academic Liaison
Shannon will help strengthen connections between the legal profession and academic centers of innovation.
Shannon Smith and Mike Adams attended INTA annual meeting in London
Our attorneys joined trademark professionals from around the world at the International Trademark Association’s annual meeting, strengthening the firm’s global brand-protection network.