Sports Betting: How a Gambling IP Could Change the Sportsbook Marketplace

By: Andrew Cammarano   In 2018, the Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, eliminating the federal ban on sports gambling and allowing states to legalize sports gambling on their own accord.  Now, over 30 states, including Washington D.C., have legalized sports betting and the emergence of online gambling has skyrocketed.  Online… Read More Sports Betting: How a Gambling IP Could Change the Sportsbook Marketplace

American Jobs for American Robots: Will Artificial Intelligence Abolish the Legal Profession?

This blog explores the capabilities of artificial intelligence integrated into the legal industry. Furthermore, this blog determines whether or not there is a possibility that artificial intelligence will take jobs away from attorneys or make their jobs more efficient.… Read More American Jobs for American Robots: Will Artificial Intelligence Abolish the Legal Profession?

The Potential Unintended Consequences of Fee Shifting after the Supreme Court Decisions in Octane Fitness and Highmark

POSTED BY Andrew Beckerman-Rodau | Professor of Law & Co-Director of the Suffolk University Law School IP Concentration, e-mail: arodau@suffolk.edu), website: www.lawprofessor.org Yesterday (April 29, 2014) the U.S. Supreme Court handed down two unanimous decisions in the Octane Fitness case and the Highmark case. Both cases addressed the standard for awarding attorney fees in patent… Read More The Potential Unintended Consequences of Fee Shifting after the Supreme Court Decisions in Octane Fitness and Highmark

What’s Left for Nokia? Patents, Patents, Patents!

POSTED BY Bridget Sarpu Earlier this month Microsoft and Nokia struck a deal unlike any other.  Microsoft will obtain Nokia’s devices and services unit and license the company’s mapping services in a deal worth $7.2 billion.  Specifically, the two-part transaction included Microsoft spending $5 billion on Nokia’s mobile phones unit, in hopes to compete with… Read More What’s Left for Nokia? Patents, Patents, Patents!