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.
October 04, 2012 | Corporate Counsel
DOJ Announces $2.4M in Grants to Fight IP Piracy and TheftUnited States Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. announced that the U.S. Department of Justice is granting more than $2.4 million to 13 jurisdictions to fight piracy and theft of intellectual property.
By Lisa Shuchman
3 minute read
June 13, 2013 | Law.com
Patent Board's SAP Ruling is First Under New AIA RulesIn the first ruling of its kind since the America Invents Act established a new system for reviewing patents, the Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruled that a patent used in a case brought by Versata Inc. against SAP America Inc. is too abstract and therefore invalid.
By Lisa Shuchman
3 minute read
October 02, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Advocacy Groups Making IP Litigation WavesPublic interest groups, known for advocating for human rights and civil liberties, are playing a bigger and bigger role in the world of intellectual property law.
By Lisa Shuchman
5 minute read
October 19, 2012 | The American Lawyer
The Sole of the MatterA court rules on when a single color can — and can't — be trademarked.
By Lisa Shuchman
4 minute read
August 07, 2013 | Law.com
Amazon's Domain Name Troubles Threaten ICANN ProgramA recommendation made by a committee from ICANN, the nonprofit organization that coordinates Internet domains, to reject Amazon.com Inc.'s application for the generic top-level domain ".amazon" may end up undermining the largest-ever expansion of domains suffixes.
By Lisa Shuchman
7 minute read
December 05, 2012 | Law.com
Mixed Chicks Gets $8.5M Jury Award for Infringing Mixed-Race Hair ProductsMixed Chicks LLC, a small company that makes specialized hair care products for women of mixed race, has won a jury award of more than $8 million in a trademark and trade dress dispute with a multimillion-dollar beauty supply company.
By Lisa Shuchman
5 minute read
July 19, 2013 | Law.com
50 U.S. Businesses Call for Anti-'Patent Troll' ActionA letter signed by 50 disparate organizations was delivered to the chairs and minority leaders of both the U.S. House and Senate urging them to pass some sort of reform legislation that would curb patent trolls' activity.
By Lisa Shuchman
3 minute read
September 30, 2013 | National Law Journal
Town Abandons Claim to Nation's First PatentFor decades, Vermont residents believed that Samuel Hopkins, who in 1790 was granted the nation's first patent, lived in Pittsford. Even when evidence was presented to show this was untrue, citizens of Pittsford clung to the myth. It appears, however, that the state has now informed them it's time to let go.
By Lisa Shuchman
4 minute read
May 17, 2013 | Law.com
3-D Printing: The Next Big Thing in IP Law?3-D printing technology, which makes it possible to create an item by simply downloading a design file and printing it out as a plastic object, is likely to trigger legal conflicts surrounding copyrights, trademarks, and patents.
By Lisa Shuchman
7 minute read
April 03, 2013 | Law.com
Novartis Defeat Revives Debate Over Patents' Life SpanWhen India's Supreme Court ruled that Novartis AG's cancer drug Gleevec was not sufficiently innovative to merit a patent, the decision revolved around a practice the pharmaceutical industry refers to as "life-cycle management" and which public health advocates call "evergreening."
By Lisa Shuchman
5 minute read
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