Stacy Friedman, Gaming Expert
Intellectual Property Litigation Consulting
In gaming, intellectual property is a competitive advantage. Stacy can help you defend against allegations of patent infringement or help you protect your inventions. In addition to significant experience in gaming patent prosecution, Stacy Friedman has provided expert witness testimony in many gaming-related intellectual property cases involving many aspects of litigation, including:
- Prior art search and invalidity analysis
- Infringement analysis
- Claim construction and Markman briefs
- Expert report preparation
- Patent re-examination requests
- Historical research for liability purposes
- Testimony at deposition and trial
Besides gaming per se, Stacy is able to bring his considerable experience in computer science and mathematics to bear in support of his clients. Stacy has technical expertise in areas including:
- Gameplay methods, including bingo, reel slots, bonus features, table games, lottery, and fixed-odds games
- Gaming machines, including software/firmware analysis and RNGs
- Gaming systems and distributed gaming networks, including online/Internet gaming, central-determinant lottery networks, player-tracking systems, and progressive jackpot networks
- Algorithm and software analysis, especially as relates to means-plus-function invalidity analysis or misappropriation of trade secrets
It’s important to have a knowledgeable gaming expert to protect your interests. Notable outcomes from intellectual property cases Stacy has worked on include:
- A favorable settlement after a Markman ruling which held that the client’s claim construction was “in all respects, proper”.
- A favorable decision in summary judgment after the allegedly infringed patent was held invalid.
- A favorable settlement less than two weeks after Stacy’s deposition in a gaming-machine infringement case.
- An ex parte request granted for a patent re-examination after the USPTO found Stacy’s analysis of the prior art had presented a substantial new question of patentability.
Other Gaming Matters
In addition to intellectual property matters, Stacy has a growing list of clients satisfied with his ability to analyze and explain the often complicated world of casino gaming systems. If you’re involved in litigation involving gaming systems, software, or technology and need someone to provide an unbiased explanation of what’s going on, please get in touch. And since the costs of litigation are high, if you’re a casino operator with an angry customer or a gaming company with a dispute over technology, call before the attorneys get involved.
Representative matters outside the intellectual property space include:
- Working for an online payments processor, Stacy investigated over a dozen online gaming websites for compliance with provisions of the UIGEA.
- In a contract dispute between two gaming companies, Stacy performed a software analysis and contractual review to determine whether certain performance clauses had been fulfilled.
- In a case involving an angry slot machine player whose machine malfunctioned during a jackpot award, Stacy conducted a review of a slot machine forensic report which uncovered several unanswered questions and ultimately led to a satisfactory settlement between the parties.
- Working with a Public Defender’s office in a case involving theft of player loyalty points, Stacy performed an analysis of player tracking records which revealed an improper accounting methodology.
- Working for the Mississippi Gaming Commission, Stacy performed a mathematical analysis supporting an allegation of cheating which helped secure an indictment.
- Working for a state Attorney General, Stacy performed an investigation of electronic gaming machines and analyzed their gameplay compared to statutory requirements and court opinions.
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