Lisa Shuchman is Executive Editor of Law.com International. At ALM she has also worked for The American Lawyer and Corporate Counsel. Prior to joining ALM, she worked in Japan for The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, and in the U.S. for the Associated Press, The Industry Standard, and regional newspapers. She received a B.A. from Wesleyan University and an M.S. from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @LisaLawReporter.
October 03, 2014 | Corporate Counsel
US Patent System Inhibits Innovation, Study SaysA working paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research measures the impact of U.S. patent law on innovation.
By Lisa Shuchman
3 minute read
October 01, 2014 | Corporate Counsel
Students Vanquish TrollsA startup turns to a law school for help after a shakedown—and wins.
By Lisa Shuchman
5 minute read
September 30, 2014 | Litigation Daily
Marvel Settlement Leaves Copyright Questions HangingNo superheroes emerged from the five-year battle between Marvel Entertainment and the heirs of comic book artist Jack Kirby, which fizzled with a settlement before the U.S. Supreme Court was due to weigh the case this week. But the copyright adventure is likely to continue.
By Lisa Shuchman
5 minute read
September 28, 2014 | Litigation Daily
Honda Wins Ruling That Patent Plaintiff Deceived the PTONine years after first filing a patent infringement suit against Honda, attorneys at Baker Botts have again failed to shake a ruling that their client duped the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in order to obtain its patents.
By Lisa Shuchman
4 minute read
September 22, 2014 | Litigation Daily
After Losing Patent Case, RICO Claims Still Dog Lumen ViewLumen View Technology would probably love to forget the patent lawsuit it brought against search engine company FindTheBest.com. But after beating the IP case, winning back its defense fees and suing Lumen View for alleged RICO violations, FindTheBest isn't going to let the plaintiff walk away that easily.
By Lisa Shuchman
3 minute read
September 19, 2014 | Corporate Counsel
In Patent Law, SCOTUS Wants Federal Circuit to Grow UpThe rebukes and reversals the U.S. Supreme Court has directed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit seem like an attempt to coax a coming of age at the top patent court.
By Lisa Shuchman
4 minute read
September 17, 2014 | Litigation Daily
Acacia Unit Socked with Fees in Alcatel Patent FightA judge in Delaware agreed with Alcatel-Lucent's lawyers at Goodwin Procter that the plaintiff, an Acacia subsidiary called Chalumeau Power Systems, filed a frivolous lawsuit and backed off only after Alcatel refused to negotiate a settlement.
By Lisa Shuchman
3 minute read
September 17, 2014 | Corporate Counsel
The Brain Trust: Protecting the Nation's IPThis year's ranking of law firms used for copyright and trademark litigation.
By Lisa Shuchman
2 minute read
September 16, 2014 | Corporate Counsel
'Transformational' Change to Patent System, 3 Years InWhen the America Invents Act was enacted three years ago, no one knew just how significant it actually would turn out to be.
By Lisa Shuchman
7 minute read
September 15, 2014 | Litigation Daily
O'Melveny Fends Off Hitachi TV Patent Claims for TPVO'Melveny & Myers scored a speedy appellate victory in a battle between past and present television titans, persuading the Federal Circuit to reject patent infringement claims by Japan's Hitachi Consumer Electronics against fast-growing Chinese TV manufacturer TPV Technology Ltd.
By Lisa Shuchman
2 minute read
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