Stacy Friedman, Gaming Expert

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 patent prosecution, Stacy Friedman has expert witness testimony experience in several 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
  • 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
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in KSR v. Teleflex, it’s even more 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 in which the Judge stated that his 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.