Lisa Shuchman

March 07, 2014 | Litigation Daily

The PTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board has instituted postgrant reviews of three patents owned by the Chicago Board Options Exchange that are at the center of a suit against the International Securities Exchange, represented by Winston & Strawn.

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read

March 06, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has appointed a new general counsel: Sarah Harris, AOL Inc.'s deputy general counsel for intellectual property.

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read

March 05, 2014 | Law.com

The pharmaceutical industry is urging the U.S. Trade Representative to place Canada on the 2014 version of its intellectual property "Priority Watch List."

By Lisa Shuchman

5 minute read

March 04, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

A new study tries to quantify the impact of trade secret theft, and find ways to prevent it.

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read

March 01, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

Tech companies are delighted to see a new PTO open up in the neighborhood.

By Lisa Shuchman

8 minute read

February 25, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Don Dunner isn't the only lawyer making his U.S. Supreme Court debut this week as the justices take up the question of fee shifting in patent cases. Rudy Telscher of the IP boutique Harness Dickey & Pierce will also stand before the high court for the first time on Wednesday, arguing a case with potentially huge ramifications for the patent bar.

By Lisa Shuchman

5 minute read

February 21, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

The White House announced new initiatives intended to create more transparency and reduce abusive and deceptive practices in the U.S. patent system—part of the effort to curb patent troll activity.

By Lisa Shuchman

4 minute read

February 17, 2014 | National Law Journal

In the end it was the Los Angeles County Health Department — not intellectual property law — that forced the "Dumb Starbucks" coffee shop in Los Angeles to close.

By Lisa Shuchman

5 minute read

February 14, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

Legal disputes that take place in multiple national jurisdictions or between parties based in different countries are posing challenges for corporate boards, chief executive officers and general counsel.

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read

February 12, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

Starbucks hasn't always played its cards well when asserting its intellectual property, but it seems to have made the right call with the satirical "Dumb Starbucks" store.

By Lisa Shuchman

5 minute read