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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January 28, 2013 | Law.com

TiVo Loses Bid to Trim Motorola Suit over DVR Patents

By Lisa Shuchman

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January 28, 2013 | The American Lawyer

TiVo Loses Bid to Trim Motorola Suit over DVR Patents

TiVo and its lawyers at Irell & Manella and McKool Smith may be on a billion-dollar roll in patent litigation over digital video recording technology, but TiVo hasn't yet settled with all its adversaries in the DVR wars.

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read

October 03, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Commerce Dept. Looks to Improve Copyright Policies

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that its Internet Policy Task Force will hold a public meeting to discuss copyright policy issues raised in its recently released green paper, "Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy."

By Lisa Shuchman

2 minute read

June 11, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

U. of Minnesota Promotes William Donohue to GC

William Donohue, who has been deputy general counsel at the University of Minnesota for 17 years, has been promoted to the post of general counsel.

By Lisa Shuchman

2 minute read

June 14, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Lewis Steverson Goes From Motorola to Corning GC Job

Lewis Steverson has been appointed senior vice president and general counsel of specialty glass and ceramics manufacturer Corning Incorporated.

By Lisa Shuchman

2 minute read

September 30, 2013 | Law.com

IP Fees to Keep Patent Office Open During Shutdown

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will remain open even if most of the federal government shuts down—at least for a little while.

By Lisa Shuchman

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October 21, 2013 | National Law Journal

Podcast Patent Fight

Employing one of the new provisions of the America Invents Act, the Electronic Frontier Foundation on October 16 challenged the so-called "podcasting patent" that one company has asserted against podcasters to demand licensing fees.

By Lisa Shuchman

2 minute read

June 12, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Patent Board's SAP Ruling is First Under New AIA Rules

In the first ruling of its kind since Congress established a new system for reviewing patents, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruled Tuesday that a key 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

July 12, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

GCs Not Satisfied With Outside Counsel Rates

The Consero Group's "2013 Spring General Counsel Survey" finds that 61 percent of Fortune 1000 general counsel are not satisfied with the rates they pay to their outside counsel.

By Lisa Shuchman

3 minute read

February 08, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Jim Chosy Returns to U.S. Bancorp Legal Dept., This Time as GC

U.S. Bancorp has hired Jim Chosy executive vice president and general counsel, bringing him back to a legal department in which he's already logged several years of in-house work.

By Lisa Shuchman

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