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”.

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