Lisa Shuchman

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.

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April 01, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

PTO Unchained

The agency makes its own moves to tackle patent trolls.

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read

April 01, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

There's No Such Thing as Dumb Publicity

A coffee shop risks a lawsuit to make a splash.

By Lisa Shuchman

4 minute read

March 31, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Judge: SCOTUS 'First Sale' Ruling Can't Derail Lexmark Patent Case

The Supreme Court clarified a murky area of the law—and dished out bad news for copyright holders— when it ruled last year that copyright owners can't block U.S. resales of "gray market" products that are manufactured and first sold abroad. Some importers would like to see the same logic extended to products protected by U.S. patents, but so far the courts haven't been willing to oblige.

By Lisa Shuchman

4 minute read

March 25, 2014 | Law.com

Ukraine Gets a (Temporary) Break on IP Sanctions

The U.S. Trade Representative decided Ukraine has enough on its plate and won't have to also cope with intellectual property trade sanctions imposed by the U.S.—for now.

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read

March 24, 2014 | Litigation Daily

U.S. to Join Supreme Court Showdown on Patent Eligibility

The Supreme Court on Friday granted the U.S. solicitor general permission to participate in oral arguments next week in Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. V. CLS Bank International, giving the government a voice in one of the most closely watched patent cases of the year.

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read

March 20, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Patent Ruling Highlights Pressure on Plaintiffs

Should patent plaintiffs be held to the same heightened pleading standards that other litigants have had to adopt since the Supreme Court's rulings in Twombly and Iqbal?

By Lisa Shuchman

4 minute read

March 20, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

ITC Weighing Patent Jurisdiction Over Digital Products

The U.S. International Trade Commission is expected to decide this week whether it has jurisdiction over infringing products that are in digital rather than physical form.

By Lisa Shuchman

7 minute read

March 14, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

Senate Confirms CIA General Counsel

Despite lingering tension between the U.S. Senate and the Central Intelligence Agency, the Senate confirmed Caroline Krass as the agency's general counsel.

By Lisa Shuchman

2 minute read

March 12, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

Another Patent-Infringement Setback for Myriad Genetics

Myriad Genetics Inc. failed to convince a federal court to block a competitor from selling its own genetic tests while another patent-infringement case is pending.

By Lisa Shuchman

4 minute read

March 11, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Uniloc Suffers Setback in East Texas Patent Fight

Accused patent troll Uniloc has asserted its patents against dozens of tech companies. Now a small software company and its New England lawyers are claiming an outsized victory against Uniloc in the Eastern District of Texas—and saying the win will help other Uniloc targets as well.

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read

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