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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September 20, 2012 | Law.com

Microsoft Petition Tests Newest Provisions of U.S. Patent Law

If the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office was looking for a high-profile test case for the latest provisions of the America Invents Act, it couldn't have asked for a much bigger fish than the Microsoft Corporation.

By Lisa Shuchman

2 minute read

December 10, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Boies Schiller Scores for Warhol Foundation in Coverage Fight

After whittling away at a novel antitrust case against the Andy Warhol Foundation until there was nothing left, Boies, Schiller & Flexner is on its way to recovering its client's hefty legal tab from an insurer that balked at covering the defense.

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read

August 01, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

A Long and Winding Road to the Real Thing

Nicole Morris: Managing Patent Counsel | The Coca-Cola Company

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read

May 15, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Weil Wipes Out Alcatel E-Commerce Patent for Newegg, Overstock.com

French telecommunications giant Alcatel-Lucent and its lawyers at WilmerHale failed to convince the Federal Circuit to reverse a Texas jury's decision to toss patent infringement claims against online retailers Overstock.com Inc. and Newegg Inc.

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read

April 15, 2013 | The American Lawyer

O'Melveny Beats Back Hitachi Patent Claims in East Texas Trial Against TPV

Lawyers at O'Melveny & Myers convinced an East Texas jury to side with television manufacturer TPV Technology Ltd. in a patent case brought by Hitachi Ltd.

By Lisa Shuchman

2 minute read

May 06, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Retailers Can't Knock Out Patents in Gift Card IP Suit

More than five years into its litigation campaign against a gaggle of big retailers, patent plaintiff Alexsam Inc. is still making trouble for defendants in East Texas.

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read

October 14, 2013 | The American Lawyer

After Myriad Ruling, Gene Patent Battles Rage On

Myriad Genetics lost its U.S. Supreme Court fight over the patentability of human genes. But the battle over Myriad's patents is far from over.

By Lisa Shuchman

4 minute read

September 06, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Will Apple attack Google directly in anti-android campaign?

Apple's patent litigation strategy has targeted players in the smartphone field without a direct attack on Google's Android operating system.

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read

July 22, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Another State Catches Patent Troll Fever

Last week Nebraska became the second state — joining Vermont — to employ state consumer protection laws in an effort to thwart alleged shakedowns by patent assertion entities, a.k.a. patent trolls. Are the state AGs on to something, or just making noise?

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read

July 31, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

New Crowdsourcing Tool to Help Fight 'Patent Trolls'

A coalition of organizations and law schools has launched Trolling Effects, a new online crowdsourcing tool in the fight against patent assertion entities, also known as "patent trolls."

By Lisa Shuchman

2 minute read

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