| CASE DESCRIPTION | COMMENTS |
Case manager and technical consultant for client asserting drm patents against broadband conditional accesss suppliers on an international scale (seven actions, four countries). Managed regional legal teams and attended legal proceedings and trials.
LEAD LEGAL FIRM: LATHAM & WATKINS LLP | TWO DECLARATIONS WRITTEN AS INVENTOR AND PERCIPIENT WITNESS |
Product design expert on behalf of plaintiffs in class action suit alledging insufficient public disclosure of product desgin and marketplace issues. Wrote and defended analysis of findings.
LEGAL FIRM: MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD HYNES & LERACH LLP | EXPERT REPORT WRITTEN IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT MSJ. DEPOSITION TAKEN,
TRIAL PREPARATION |
Technical expert assisting corporate defendant in shareholder lawsuit alledging undervalued sale/transfer of corporate intellectual assets. LEGAL FIRM: LUCE, FORWARD, HAMILTON & SCRIPPS LLP | DEPOSITION TAKEN TO EXPLAIN MY FINDINGS |
Re-emergence of above case. Assisted in new discovery, associated interogatories and review of materials. Submitted opinions. LEGAL FIRM: LUCE, FORWARD, HAMILTON & SCRIPPS LLP | ASSISTED IN DISCOVERY AND PROVIDED EXPERT OPINIONS |
Technical expert assisting satellite and cable broadcaster and consumer electronics manufacturer defendants in multiple patent assertions. LEGAL FIRM: JONES, DAY, REAVIS & POGUE LLP | PROVIDED PRIOR ART RESEARCH AND OPINIONS |
Technical consultant and testifying expert on behalf of consumer electronics manufacturer defendents in dvr/pvr patent assertion. Wrote & defendended non-infringement & invalidity reports.
LEGAL FIRM: LATHAM & WATKINS LLP | INVALIDITY AND REBUTTAL TO INFRINGEMENT ASSERTION REPORTS. DEPOSITION TAKEN
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Testifying expert assisting satellite broadcaster and consumer electronics manufacturer defendants on alleged patent infringement case involving broadband scrambling technology. LEGAL FIRM: WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP | TWO EXPERT REPORTS WRITTEN IN SUPPORT OF CLAIM CONSTRUCTION
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Testifying expert for plaintiffs “Minnesota State Board of Investment” in class action suit alledging misleading disclosure by a large public company. LEGAL FIRM: HEINS MILLS & OLSEN P.L.C. | EXPERT AND REBUTTAL REPORTS WRITTEN, TWO DEPOSITIONS TAKEN |
Technical expert assisting cable and satellite broadcasters in prior art and invalidity research in alledged video-on-demand patent infringement. LEGAL FIRM: JONES, DAY, REAVIS & POGUE LLP | PRIOR ART RESEARCH
REPORT SUBMITTED |
Testifying expert for international case on matters of broadband distribution product design and industry practices. Assisted defendant in review of the party's business and technology history. LEGAL FIRM: LATHAM & WATKINS LLP | DEPOSITION TAKEN TO RECORD OPINIONS |
Prior art reseach for consumer appliances and set top boxes on matters of user functions and interactive features. LEGAL FIRM: MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF | PRIOR ART RESEARCH
REPORT SUBMITTED |
Technology consultant performing prior art research and technical review of plaintiff and defendant products in areas of content distribution and security. LEGAL FIRM: COOLEY, GODWARD & KRONISH LLP | PRIOR ART RESEARCH & PRODUCT REVIEWS |
Technical consultant and testifying expert on behalf of satellite broadcaster defendant in tvro technology patent assertion. LEGAL FIRM: MORRISON AND FOERSTER LLP | DECLARATION SUBMITTED |
| Technical consultant and testifying expert on behalf of multiple television manufacturer defendants and joint defense group on alledged atsc essential patent assertion. LEGAL FIRMS: ROPES AND GRAY LLP & SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP | PRIOR ART RESEARCH, INVALIDITY REPORT & TESTIFIED BEFORE THE ITC |
| Technical consultant and testifying expert in review of DRM designs used in portable media players for airlines. Opined on matters of misuse of licensed DRM technologies. LEGAL FIRM: RAY QUINNEY & NEBEKER P.C. | EXPERT REPORT WRITTEN |
| Technical consultant on behalf of defendant set top box provider to perform prior art reviwe of channel mapping technologies. LEGAL FIRM: JONES DAY LLP | CLAIM CHARTED PRIOR ART OVER ASSERTED PATENT |
Testifying expert on behalf of plaintif to review DRM technologies and opine upon whether defendant products enable Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) circumvention. LEGAL FIRM: LATHAM & WATKINS LLP | DMCA CIRCUMVENTION OPINIONS PROVIDED IN EXPERT REPORT |