Newsletter April/May 2026
The April/May edition of our newsletter is now available. Here is a brief glance at what you will find in this edition: “Clarifying the “by another” standard under the pre-AIA Patent Act”, “Trade secrets must be … secret” and “How to fail at a sound recording copyright infringement”. Newsletter April/May 2026 PDF
Reising recently welcomed a number of attorneys
Reising is growing! The firm recently welcomed a number of attorneys who joined the firm. We are happy to have Julie Greenberg and John Guenther as shareholders as well as Benjamin Becker and Gregory Bussell as associate attorneys.
Rick Hoffmann recently spoke at the IAM Auto IP event held in Detroit
Rick Hoffmann recently spoke at the IAM Auto IP event held in Detroit at the Book Cadillac hotel. Rick moderated a panel discussion on driving IP strategy through tariff turbulence and market shifts. Corey Beaubien, Colin Cicotte, and Shannon Smith also attended the conference.
Shannon Smith is coaching the University of Detroit Mercy team
Shannon Smith is coaching the University of Detroit Mercy team in this year’s National Patent Application Drafting Competition put on by the US Patent and Trademark Office. Shannon has previously taken two teams to the national finals hosted at the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, VA.