Lisa Shuchman

April 01, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Microsoft Corp. has launched an online "Patent Tracker" tool that allows anyone to search for and view the company's patents.

By Lisa Shuchman

4 minute read

September 05, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Legal documents aren't known for their wit or humor. But a letter penned by Vermont attorney Andrew Delaney, in response to a threat of legal action for alleged copyright infringement, certainly breaks the mold.

By Lisa Shuchman

4 minute read

August 05, 2013 | The American Lawyer

The Obama Administration's decision to veto a looming import ban on some iPhones and iPads was a huge relief for Apple, and a big setback for its arch IP rival, Samsung. It could also weaken the lure of the International Trade Commission as a venue for picking patent battles, especially in cases involving industrywide technical standards.

By Lisa Shuchman

4 minute read

December 03, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Fox Broadcasting Company will get another chance to stop Dish Network from using its AutoHop feature, which automatically skips ads when programs are recorded on its Hopper DVR.

By Lisa Shuchman

4 minute read

February 19, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

IP lawyers and their clients are preparing to implement fundamental changes to U.S. patent law. Beginning March 16, the U.S. will go to a "first-inventor-to file" patent system, a major switch from the longstanding "first-to-invent" system.

By Lisa Shuchman

6 minute read

October 22, 2012 | New York Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a copyright case on Oct. 29 that could have serious unintended consequences for the nation's art museums: If a decision by the Second Circuit is upheld, every museum in the United States that exhibits modern art created overseas could potentially be infringing copyright.

By Lisa Shuchman

7 minute read

July 03, 2013 | Law.com

India is again coming under attack for the way it deals with pharmaceutical patents and other forms of intellectual property—this time from the U.S. government.

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read

September 12, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Aereo and BarryDriller.com are facing lawsuits by broadcasters, including the Disney/ABC Television Group and Fox Broadcasting Company, that claim the streaming television services are violating U.S. copyright law.

By Lisa Shuchman

5 minute read

May 09, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Robert Berman makes no bones about it: the company he runs, CopyTele Inc., is a patent monetization and patent assertion entity. In colloquial parlance, that means it's a "patent troll." And Berman is not apologetic about it.

By Lisa Shuchman

6 minute read

October 01, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

The administration's intervention pleased Apple, but it may harm the ITC.

By Lisa Shuchman

4 minute read