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Australian trio must testify in US trade secret, trade dress, copyright row

By Melissa Ritti ( November 12, 2025, 16:56 GMT | Insight) -- Whether the models, algorithms and calculations powering a popular slot-machine video game franchise rise to the level of trade secrets could soon be decided in Nevada. With mathematical formulas ineligible for patenting in the US, trade secret protection could be the only viable path for plaintiff Aristocrat Technologies to prevail against the makers of “Dragon Train” and “Jewel of the Dragon.”Light & Wonder, LNW Gaming and SciPlay Corp. (L&W, collectively) can utilize the Hague procedure to secure the testimony of three Australia residents in a dispute over L&W’s “Dragon Train” and “Jewel of the Dragon” video slot machine games....

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