General , Law , Litigation , News , Patents , Pornography “Patent Troll” Roaming the Porn Industry January 03, 2017 1 Comment [IMPORTANT UPDATE ON STATUS SINCE ORIGINAL PUBLICATION IS AT FAR END OF THE ARTICLE BELOW] Mindgeek USA Inc., operator of multiple …
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 …
Business , Free Speech , General , Law , Litigation , News Will a Slanted View of Adult Language in Trademarks Be Reversed? December 11, 2016 1 Comment **See the bottom of the page for an important update since this article originally published.** The United States Supreme Court has …
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 …
Dolls , Ethics , General , Robots Adding “Robosexuality” to the List of Sexual Orientations October 20, 2016 2 Comments Artificial intelligence (“AI”) programs have become highly effective, and generally available on many consumer devices. To many, “Siri” and “Alexa,” …
Sex Tech Patent IndeXXX® Sex Tech Patent IndeXXX – Year 2016 First Half October 01, 2016 0 Comment Welcome to the Sex Tech Patent IndeXXX® bulletin for the First Half of 2016. This edition features a compilation of information …
General , Law , Litigation , Patents , Teledildonics “The Teledildonics Patent” September 24, 2016 10 Comments UPDATE: The Teledildonics patent expires August 17, 2018 – Read my article on it here! Innovation has been fast and furious in …
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 …
Business , Discrimination , Free Speech , General , Gentlemen's Clubs , Law , News Adult Industry Comes Together When Government Aid Is Uncertain May 15, 2020 0 Comment This article was originally published in the May 2020 issue of XBiz World and online here. What a time we …
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 …
Free Speech , General , Law , Litigation , News The Intersections of FOSTA with CDA and DMCA May 01, 2019 0 Comment This article was originally published in the May 2019 issue of XBiz World Magazine and online. Laws in the U.S. …
Business , General , Law , Regulation The California Consumer Privacy Act Has Arrived January 01, 2020 0 Comment This article was first published in the January 2020 issue of XBiz World As of January 1, 2020, the California …
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 …
Discrimination , Free Speech , General , Law , Litigation , Trademarks Reflecting on Recent Legal Wins for Adult July 01, 2020 0 Comment This article was originally published in the July 2020 issue of Xbiz World and on Xbiz.com. While the COVID-19 era …
