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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June 27, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Books for the Blind Get International Treaty Win

The World Intellectual Property Organization's treaty for visually impaired persons will remove copyright hurdles and allow specially formatted books to be distributed internationally.

By Lisa Shuchman

2 minute read

June 10, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Barnes & Noble Knocks Out Gift Card Patent Claims

An East Texas federal jury concluded Friday that Barnes & Noble 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

September 01, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Fast Forward

The ITC adopts a pilot program to quickly resolve an issue in patent cases.

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read

May 20, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Bartlit Beck Loses Bid to Nix Alexsam Patent on Appeal

A divided Federal Circuit panel affirmed an East Texas jury verdict upholding the validity of a patent owned by licensing company Alexsam Inc. that covers systems used to process prepaid phone and gift cards. But it reversed jury's finding that IDT Corporation had infringed the patent for one system, and affirmed the district court's ruling that there was no infringement on another.

By Lisa Shuchman

4 minute read

October 08, 2012 | The American Lawyer

ITC Filings Down, but Agency Is Far from Out

Has the ITC become a victim of its own success? New filings are down, and the speed of litigation has slowed, but IP litigators say there's no reason to think the ITC craze has peaked.

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read

November 01, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Tables Turn at Hyperspeed

After winning a big infringement suit, Apple is accused of infringing.

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read

August 03, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Congress Takes Aim at 'Patent Trolls' With SHIELD Act

The bill, dubbed the Saving High-tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act, would require non-practicing entities (aka patent trolls) to pay defendants' legal costs if the suit is unsuccessful.

By Lisa Shuchman

4 minute read

July 17, 2013 | Daily Report Online

GCs Not Satisfied With Outside Counsel Rates

The Consero Group's new "2013 Spring General Counsel Survey," which addresses several areas of concern to in-house counsel at U.S. companies, has found that 61 percent of Fortune 1000 general counsel are not satisfied with the rates they pay to their outside counsel - a sign that economic pressures are forcing alternative fee arrangements to again become an important issue in corporate board rooms.

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read

March 11, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Louboutin Stuck With Second Circuit Mandate on Red Sole Trademark

Christian Louboutin's trademark battle with Yves Saint Laurent over red-soled shoes was one of those rare cases that managed to capture the attention of both IP litigators and the fashion set. Now it may finally be over.

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read

September 16, 2013 | Law.com

Senators Leahy and Lee Call for Anti-Troll Patent Reform

Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Mike Lee (R-Ut.) said in an opinion piece published by Politico that abuse of the patent system by so-called "patent trolls" is causing a drag on the U.S. economy and is making further patent-law reform necessary.

By Lisa Shuchman

2 minute read

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