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.
September 12, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Weil, Kramer Levin Take On Record Labels in SiriusXM FightA new lawsuit brought by the major record labels is just the latest to challenge SiriusXM and others that hope to avoid paying royalties to broadcast millions of classic songs.
By Lisa Shuchman
4 minute read
June 11, 2013 | Texas Lawyer
Barnes & Noble Knocks Out Gift Card Patent ClaimsA Marshall jury concluded Friday that Barnes & Noble Inc. didn't infringe a patent owned by Alexsam Inc., a patent holding company that sued B&N and six other major retailers over their use of gift card technology.
By Lisa Shuchman
3 minute read
January 17, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
East Texas Reclaims Lead from Delaware for New Patent Suit FilingsThe Eastern District of Texas, which in 2011 appeared to be losing its lustre as the preferred U.S. district court for patent suits, regained its prominence in 2012.
By Lisa Shuchman
2 minute read
September 01, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
Sprechen Sie Patents?The Patent and Trademark Office has launched the Global Patent Search Network, a free service that will eventually provide translations of patents granted in multiple countries and languages—a move the agency hopes will make patent research easier and more comprehensive.
By Lisa Shuchman
2 minute read
October 04, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
PTO Stays Open, But Cancels Conference Due to ShutdownThe U.S. Patent and Trademark Office may be one of the few federal agencies that has not closed its doors during the government shutdown, but it has canceled its 18th Annual Independent Inventors Conference.
By Lisa Shuchman
2 minute read
July 21, 2003 | National Law Journal
Jonathan Klein-EvansA profile of Medimmune Inc. in-house counsel Jonathan Klein-Evans.
By Lisa Shuchman
3 minute read
July 01, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Alexsam Loses Another Gift Card Patent BattleFor the second time in a month, patent licensing company Alexsam Inc. failed to convince a jury that a major retailer had infringed its patents for prepaid gift cards--this time striking out in a $34.5 million suit against Gap Inc.
By Lisa Shuchman
2 minute read
October 16, 2013 | The American Lawyer
EFF Files for Inter Partes Review of Podcasting PatentEmploying one of the new provisions of the America Invents Act, the Electronic Frontier Foundation on Wednesday challenged the so-called podcasting patent that one company has asserted against podcasters in order to obtain licensing fees.
By Lisa Shuchman
3 minute read
February 12, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
Ralph Lauren Scores in Polo IP WarLawyers for Ralph Lauren scored a win in the latest skirmish over the company's trademark, with a ruling that the U.S. Polo Association can't use its own polo player mark on fragrances and cosmetics.
By Lisa Shuchman
2 minute read
December 21, 2012 | Daily Business Review
Cuban and Persson donate $500K to fight 'stupid patents'Entrepreneur Mark Cuban and Markus "Notch" Persson, the developer of the popular videogame Minecraft, are donating a combined total of $500,000 to the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
By Lisa Shuchman
3 minute read
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