Lisa Shuchman

February 29, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Erich Spangenberg, one of the principal architects of a campaign challenging the validity of more than 30 pharmaceutical patents at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, has suggested that PTO Director Michelle Lee may have interfered with challenges brought by his campaign.

By Lisa Shuchman

6 minute read

February 18, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

A YouTube video that is part of a Harvard University online course on copyright law is once again accessible to students after Sony Music Entertainment unblocked it and released its copyright claim.

By Lisa Shuchman

2 minute read

February 17, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

You can't make this stuff up: An online lecture included as part of a course on U.S. copyright law offered by Harvard University in the U.S. and overseas has been taken down by YouTube due to a copyright claim by Sony Music.

By Lisa Shuchman

6 minute read

February 11, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Lawyers in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries have had their hands full fighting challenges to patents and accusations of price gouging. But it appears they are armed and ready to continue their fight.

By Lisa Shuchman

2 minute read

February 10, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, a group that represents leading pharma and biotech companies in the U.S., says India has created “impermissible hurdles to patentability” in its patent laws.

By Lisa Shuchman

5 minute read

February 08, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

A recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit may render the U.S. International Trade Commission less relevant in a world that is quickly moving into the digital age.

By Lisa Shuchman

6 minute read

January 26, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

The big question in the National Football League this week is whether the San Diego Chargers will choose to relocate to Los Angeles. A decision could come down later this week, but in the meantime fans might look at recent trademark applications to predict the football team's future.

By Lisa Shuchman

4 minute read

January 26, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Most companies that focus on intellectual property offer financial rewards to their inventors, but many don't track key performance indicators to gauge quality, quantity and efficiency of those inventions, according to a new survey.

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read

January 25, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

China's trademark filings grew at a staggering rate in 2014, while the overall pace of new trademark activity in both established and developing economies slowed across the rest of the world, according to a newly released report.

By Lisa Shuchman

2 minute read

January 21, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Last year, we wrote about how the facts simply doesn't support former Judge Randall Rader's famous claim that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board is a patent “death squad, killing property rights.” Now, a year later, another report debunks that perception even further.

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read