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A Look Back at 2017: Legal Developments in Adult Industry Law

December 15, 2017 0 Comment

The year 2017 brought some major legal developments in Adult Industry law. From intellectual property to age-verification, and all kinds …

Business , Free Speech , General , Gentlemen's Clubs , Law , Litigation

Fighting the “Pole Tax”

November 27, 2017 0 Comment

Ladies and gentlemen, next up to take the stage… on the questionable constitutionality of “pole taxes” is the State of Georgia. “Pole tax” is the coined term …

Sex Tech Patent IndeXXX®

Sex Tech Patent IndeXXX: Third Quarter 2017

November 01, 2017 0 Comment

Welcome to the Sex Tech Patent IndeXXX® bulletin for the Third Quarter of 2017. This edition features a　compilation of information …

Business , Free Speech , General , Law , Litigation , Trademarks

Trademarks and the Adult Industry: A Major Change on the Horizon

October 12, 2017 0 Comment

Trademarks and the Adult Industry: A Major Change on the Horizon Why It Matters, How to Prepare, and What to …

Business , General , Patents , Sex Toys

Bigger (Profit) Is Better… The Importance of Patents in the Sex Tech Industry

October 04, 2017 0 Comment

This article originally appeared in XBiz Premiere Magazine, October 2017 at page 68 The Sex Tech industry has achieved a remarkable amount …

Patents

Cool Sex Toy Patents – Article I

September 29, 2017 0 Comment

The Sex Toy Industry is a multi-billion dollar industry. Much of this is made up of low-end products that are …

Business , Free Speech , Gentlemen's Clubs , Law , Litigation , News , Regulation

Court Upholds Cock Block to Strip Clubs

September 06, 2017 0 Comment

On August 14, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit issued its decision in the case of Flanigan’s …

Business , Free Speech , General , Gentlemen's Clubs , Law , Litigation , News , Regulation

Keep Out! NYC Adult Biz Zoning Restrictions Upheld

July 26, 2017 1 Comment

Recently, on June 7, 2017, in the case of People Theatres of N.Y. v. City of New York, the New …

Sex Tech Patent IndeXXX®

Sex Tech Patent IndeXXX: Second Quarter 2017

July 25, 2017 0 Comment

Welcome to the Sex Tech Patent IndeXXX® bulletin for the Second Quarter of 2017. This edition features a　compilation of information …

Free Speech , General , Law , Litigation , News , Pornography , Regulation , Trademarks

Matal v. Tam: A Game Changer for the Adult Industry?

July 11, 2017 1 Comment

On June 19, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in the case of Matal vs. Tam, 582 …

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Business , Ethics , General , Law , Litigation , News , Patents , Sex Toys

Patent Denied for “Immoral” Sex Toy in India

September 01, 2018 0 Comment

It was recently all over the news that Standard Innovation, the maker of “We-Vibe” products, was denied a patent for …

Copyrights , General , Law , Webcam

Fair Use of Music in Clips

July 01, 2019 0 Comment

This article was originally published at page 18 of the July 2019 issue of XBiz World Magazine and at XBiz …

Business , General , Litigation , News , Trademarks

Penthouse Settles Trademark Dispute with WeHo Nightclub

November 20, 2016 0 Comment

Last week, a trademark suit filed by Penthouse against the famed Factory Nightclub, in West Hollywood, was dismissed in light …

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Sex Tech Patent IndeXXX: Fourth Quarter 2017

February 10, 2018 0 Comment

Welcome to the Sex Tech Patent IndeXXX® bulletin for the Fourth Quarter of 2017. This edition features a compilation of …

Business , General , Patents , Sex Toys , Teledildonics

Sex Toy Patents Reveal History & Evolution of Pleasure Products

September 15, 2018 0 Comment

This is a special two-part article written by Maxine Lynn and Hallie Lieberman, author of “Buzz: A Stimulating History of …

General

Visions of the Future: Sex Tech Conference Explores New Sexual Frontier

August 01, 2019 0 Comment

This article was originally published in the August 2019 edition of XBiz World Magazine. It was a pleasure (pun intended) …

General , Law , Trademarks

Always Use Protection: Trademarks, That Is!

March 07, 2018 0 Comment

This article originally appeared in the March 2018 issue of ED Magazine, page 34. For decades, trademarks including sexually-explicit language …

Business , General , Law , Litigation

So, You Need an Adult Industry Lawyer… Now What?

October 01, 2018 0 Comment

This article was originally published on page 40 of October 2018 issue of XBiz World and online. It is extremely …

Business , Discrimination , General , Law , Litigation

Discrimination by Payment Processors – White v Square

August 17, 2019 0 Comment

It is extremely common for payment processors to discriminate against adult industry businesses by denying them service as “prohibited business …

Data Security , General , Law , Litigation , News , Teledildonics

Leaky Vibrator [Apps] Could Cause Sticky Situation

December 14, 2016 0 Comment

Today, vibrators and other sex toys are connected in with the Internet of Things. Apps can be used to control …