Lisa Shuchman

December 08, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

Since September, eight new Section 337 complaints have been filed with the commission. The number of investigations instituted in recent years is still lower than the peak years of 2011-12, but if all the complaints result in institution by the ITC, that would bring the total of new Section 337 investigations instituted to 33 during calendar year 2015.

By Lisa Shuchman

2 minute read

December 08, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Tuesday named intellectual property attorney and engineer Hope Shimabuku as the first director of the PTO's Texas regional office.

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read

December 08, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

Since September, eight new Section 337 complaints have been filed with the commission. The number of investigations instituted in recent years is still lower than the peak years of 2011-12, but if all the complaints result in institution by the ITC, that would bring the total of new Section 337 investigations instituted to 33 during calendar year 2015.

By Lisa Shuchman

2 minute read

December 08, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Tuesday named intellectual property attorney and engineer Hope Shimabuku as the first director of the PTO's Texas regional office.

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read

December 01, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

Last week Kyle Bass and Erich Spangenberg filed two more petitions to invalidate patents owned by two separate pharmaceutical companies. Only this time, the petitions were filed by Bass and Spangenberg as individuals—not by the Coalition for Affordable Drugs they created earlier this year to challenge pharma patents.

By Lisa Shuchman

5 minute read

December 01, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

An record number of patent lawsuits were filed in U.S. district courts Monday, as nonpracticing entities rushed to avoid a change in the law requiring plaintiffs to spell out in detail in their complaints how their patent is being infringed.

By Lisa Shuchman

4 minute read

December 01, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

Last week Kyle Bass and Erich Spangenberg filed two more petitions to invalidate patents owned by two separate pharmaceutical companies. Only this time, the petitions were filed by Bass and Spangenberg as individuals—not by the Coalition for Affordable Drugs they created earlier this year to challenge pharma patents.

By Lisa Shuchman

5 minute read

December 01, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

An record number of patent lawsuits were filed in U.S. district courts Monday, as nonpracticing entities rushed to avoid a change in the law requiring plaintiffs to spell out in detail in their complaints how their patent is being infringed.

By Lisa Shuchman

4 minute read

November 25, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

Plain packaging on tobacco products is headed to Canada. Newly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has indicated that removing trademarks from tobacco products is a priority—part of his government’s healthcare agenda.

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read

November 25, 2015 | Corporate Counsel

Plain packaging on tobacco products is headed to Canada. Newly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has indicated that removing trademarks from tobacco products is a priority—part of his government's healthcare agenda.

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read