I am an electrical engineer with
30 years of experience in the electronics industry. I have
written expert reports, provided expert witness statements, and
testified as an expert witness in patent infringement cases. The
following list highlights my services.
Patent Litigation
Consult on the technical aspects of claims
construction
Analyze products, software, hardware,
documentation, and other evidence and provide objective
technical opinions concerning the infringement of a patent
Produce expert reports
Analyze prior art and provide objective
technical opinions concerning the validity of a patent
Consult on prior art searches, assessment of
prior art, and validity contentions.
Provide expert testimony in deposition, at
hearings, and at trial
Product Investigation
Analyze firmware source code
Analyze hardware description in VHDL and
Verilog
Perform tests and measurements
Verify performance specifications
Investigate design flaws and product failures
Patent Prosecution
Assess the technical aspects of a proposed
application
Perform experiments
Help draft the specification
Litigation Consulting
Assess the engineering issues in your case
Develop a technical strategy
Prepare technical questions for depositions or
trials
Develop tutorial presentations and exhibits
Perform experiments
Research technical issues and background
information
Technical Contracts
Assess the technical aspects of a contract
Negotiate technical requirements
Resolve contract disputes
Assess technical performance
Interpret contract technical requirements
Technical Expertise
I have developed electronic devices
for a variety of applications: servo systems, signal detectors, and
test systems for magnetic disk, CD, DVD, Magneto-Optical (MO), and
WORM optical disc technologies; and analog circuits, digital
circuits, microcontroller-based products, computer peripheral
electronics, servo controls, sensors, and test instruments. You may
download my resume in
PDF format and
visit my technical web site to read about many of my services
and projects. In addition, I have listed many skills and areas of
expertise that I've applied to my projects below.
Algorithms
Digital Circuit
Design
Magnetics
Requirements and
Specifications
Analog Circuit
Design
Digital Signal
Processing
Mathematical
Modeling
Sensors
Assembly Language
Electro-Mechanical
Devices
MATLAB and Simulink
Servo Systems
C, Visual Basic,
Pascal, Fortran
Embedded Systems
Microcontrollers
Software and
Firmware
Computer System
Peripherals
FPGA Development
Optical Detection
SPICE Simulation
Control Systems
Instruments &
Measurements
Optical Disk
Technology
System Design
Data Acquisition
Laser Optics
Product Development
Technology
Assessment
Data Communications
Low-Power
Electronics
Programming
Languages
VHDL and Verilog
Data Storage
Magnetic Disk
Technology
Project Management
Wide Band Circuit
Design
Cases
2007-present
Friedman
Suder & Cooke on behalf of VCode et al.
Case:
Cognex
Corporation v. VCode Holdings, Inc. et al.; United States
District Court for the District of Minnesota; Civil Action No.
06-1040 (JNE/JJG)
Project:
Testifying
expert in the patent litigation involving a U.S. patent
related to two-dimensional symbols used to identify objects.
Performed infringement and validity analyses; produced expert
reports and declarations; and testified by deposition.
Status:
Active.
2006–2007
McKool Smith,
P.C. on behalf of SmartDisk Corporation
Case:
SmartDisk
Corporation v. Archos S.A. and Archos, Inc.; United States
District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Marshall
Division); Civil Action No. 2-05CV-101-TJW
Project:
Testifying expert in
the patent litigation involving two U.S. patents related to
portable entertainment devices. Performed infringement and
validity analyses; produced expert reports and declarations;
and testified by deposition.
Status:
Completed.
2006–2007
Sonnenschein Nath
& Rosenthal on behalf of CMC Magnetics Corporation et al.
Case:
Matsushita
Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. CMC Magnetics Corp. et al.;
United States District Court for the Northern District of
California (San Francisco Division); Case No.: C 06-04538 HRL
Project:
Consulting expert in
the patent litigation involving three U.S. patents related to
DVD technology. Searched prior art; and consulted on prior
art, invalidity contentions, claim construction, and the
technology tutorial.
Status:
Completed.
2005
Wilson Sonsini
Goodrich & Rosati on behalf of MediaTek, Inc.
Case:
Zoran et al. v.
MediaTek et. al. and Related Counterclaims; United States
District Court in the Northern District of California (San
Jose Division); Case No.: C-04-02619 RMW and C-04-04609 RMW.
Project:
Testifying expert in
the patent litigation involving a U.S. patent related to
optical disk technology. Produced one declaration regarding
claim construction.
Status:
Completed.
2004–2005
Weil Gotshal & Manges on behalf
of MediaTek, Inc.
Case:
ITC case 337-TA-523; Optical Disk
Controller Chips and Chipsets and Products Containing the
Same, Including DVD Players and PC Optical Storage Devices II;
MediaTek v. Zoran et al.
Project:
Testifying expert witness in the
patent litigation involving three U.S. patents related to
optical disk technology. Performed infringement and
validity analyses; produced expert
reports, witness statements, and a tutorial; and testified by
deposition and the ITC hearing.
Status:
Completed.
2004–2005
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on behalf of MediaTek, Inc.
Case:
ITC
case 337-TA-506; Optical Disk Controller Chips and Chipsets
and Products Containing Same, Including DVD Players and PC
Optical Storage Devices; Zoran et al. v. MediaTek et al.
Project:
Testifying expert witness in the patent litigation involving a
U.S. patent related to optical disk technology. Performed
invalidity and non-infringement analyses; produced expert
reports; and testified by deposition and the ITC hearing.
Status:
Completed.
2003–2004
Hogan & Hartson on behalf of MediaTek, Inc.
Case:
Case
No. 02-05016 RGK (RNBx) in the United States District Court
for the Central District of California Western Division;
MediaTek v. VIA et al.
Project:
Testifying expert witness in the patent litigation involving
two U. S. patents related to optical disk technology.
Performed infringement and validity analyses; produced expert
reports; and testified by deposition.
