Inventor Dr. Merrill Sparago of Score Gaming LLC (Henderson, Nevada) will debut one of his patent-pending card games, Three Card 21, at the Excalibur in Las Vegas this summer, as well as other patent-pending games at the Win-River Casino in Redding, California, and Blue Lake Casino in Blue Lake, California. The debut of Score Gaming's new products illustrates not only the introduction of exciting new games, but also the importance of protecting the new games with patents. Increasingly, game development entrepreneurs are turning to patents as a way of protecting new products by establishing long-term exclusivity in their game concepts. Dickinson Wright PLLC intellectual property attorney Jon Shackelford assisted Dr. Sparago and Score Gaming in developing intellectual property protection programs for new games. According to Dr. Sparago, "having patent protection for intellectual property in the gaming industry is paramount for marketing a potentially successful product. Competition in this industry is fierce, and patent protection, though not bulletproof, is essential for even letting customers see the property in question. Being in the hands of attorneys like Jon Shackelford that are experienced and knowledgeable in applying the concepts of patent law to the gaming industry is mutually invaluable." The intellectual property attorneys at Dickinson Wright have wide experience in assisting all members of the gaming industry, from the first-time entrepreneur to the sophisticated international corporation.
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