Networking

In the complex domain of networking software, legal disputes demand specialized expertise to address intricate technical challenges. Networking software expert witness services provide attorneys with authoritative, evidence-based analysis tailored to cases involving network protocols, system performance, security breaches, or software failures. With extensive experience in network architecture and software development, specialists deliver clear, compelling testimony that translates complex networking concepts into persuasive arguments, equipping legal teams to navigate sophisticated cases with confidence.

A team of seasoned networking software professionals offers attorneys precise insights across areas like data transmission, network security, and software interoperability. Services include thorough evaluations of network-related incidents, assessments of compliance with industry standards, and defensible expert opinions that withstand scrutiny. Whether addressing disputes over network downtime, intellectual property violations, or protocol misconfigurations, these services provide objective, court-ready expertise to strengthen legal strategies and achieve favorable outcomes.

How We Help Clients

Pre-Litigation Consulting

When Nortel Networks went out of business, its patent portfolio consisted of tens of thousands of patents, and competitors were bidding to grab large portions of it. Corporations with large IP portfolios often need help figuring out what exactly they have and how to monetize it.

Expert Witness

Our experts have helped numerous parties in patent litigation to make sense of the technologies involved. We have opined on cases about networking, as well as cases that relate to networking, such as contributory copyright infringement involving the DMCA.

Mergers & Acquisitions

High-stakes transactions require third-party independent experts opine on critical technical aspects of the transactions.  Top experts not only bring their technical expertise to answer questions, but also help drive the diligence process and define what questions to ask.

Insights

Case Studies

Patent Portfolio Evaluation

A large communications equipment manufacturer was interested in understanding the value of their newly acquired patent portfolio. We analyzed the asset by categorizing the patents by area of invention, organized them into sub-areas and families, and identified potential targets for assertion. As a second step, we analyzed a specific set of patent families against a specific target. We were able to identify sets of assertable patents across several patent families and assisted with creating initial claim charts.

Contributory Copyright Infringement

Our clients, the two largest bridalwear companies in the United States, complained that a cloud firewall provider enabled copycat manufacturers to commit copyright infringement by displaying our clients’ photographs. The case centered around DMCA safe harbors that rely heavily on the proper interpretation of computer networking technology terminology. We helped interpret the DMCA and put it into the proper technical context.

Patent Infringement

The patent holder was interested in analyzing the base station source code of several potential infringers. We worked with the already established claim chart to identify similar features in the source code and provided English language descriptions with citations of how and where the source code is exhibiting potentially infringing behavior. We also helped draft expert declarations.

Our Experts

Networking Software Expert Witness

This expert holds a Ph.D. in computer science and computer engineering from a public research university. Additionally, this expert witness earned an MBA from a top private university. In professional roles spanning over 20 years, this expert has worked as a software engineer at a multinational telecommunications equipment manufacturer, designing key features for mobile internet packet data switching nodes and implementing protocols to enhance transmission performance. They also served in leadership positions at a leading global technology company. This expert witness possesses extensive technical expertise in networking software, including wireless communication, mobile networks, ad-hoc networks, TCP/IP, routing, content delivery, and CDN systems. 

This expert has substantial expert witness experience, having provided testimony in U.S. District Courts, the ITC, PTAB, arbitration, and state courts on matters including patent infringement, invalidity, breach of contract, trade secret misappropriation, and copyright infringement. Retained by both plaintiffs and defendants, this expert has delivered trial testimony, depositions, and authored expert reports, often translating complex technologies into clear explanations for courts and juries.

Wireless Networking Expert Witness

This expert holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from a top university, and an MBA emphasizing business strategy. With over 25 years in technology and business, this expert specializes in mobile and wireless technologies, while also holding an adjunct professor position in electrical engineering at a top university. Previous roles include a leading wireless infrastructure solutions provider, director of networking research in wireless technology, and senior director of R&D at a major enterprise mobility technology company.

This expert witness possesses deep technical expertise in networking software, particularly in mobile and wireless domains, encompassing RF systems, mobile devices, protocols, and applications. Key areas include WiFi standards for high-performance wireless networking, LTE and 5G technologies, Bluetooth/BLE and ZigBee for short-range wireless communications and IoT networking, NFC for contactless data exchange protocols, antenna design for optimized signal propagation in networks, security protocols for secure wireless access and authentication, and small cells for enhancing network density and coverage. This expertise extends to pioneering wireless architectures, hardware/software product analysis, and innovation in network technologies, supported by extensive publications.

This expert has served as an expert witness in wireless technologies on several patent and class action lawsuits, providing services such as prior-art research, claim interpretation and construction, infringement and invalidity analysis, writing expert reports, hardware and software product analysis, and offering deposition or testimony in court.

Networking Expert Witness

This expert holds a Ph.D. in computer science with a specialization in link activation methods for advanced mobile networks. In their career, this expert has held senior leadership positions at public universities, including roles as chair of an electrical engineering and computer science department, where they managed multiple academic programs, faculty hiring, budgets, and initiatives in a large educational institution.

This expert witness has deep technical expertise in networking software, encompassing computer networks, wireless networks, mobile computing, and microcontroller-based electronics. Specific areas include link activation techniques, adaptive medium access control protocols, hybrid medium access protocols for mobile ad hoc networks, Bluetooth scatternet formation, admission control in cellular networks, indoor location tracking using RSSI readings, distributed transactions in opportunistic networks, MAC protocol selection in wireless sensor networks, interference-aware partially overlapping channel assignments in wireless mesh networks, and probabilistic analysis of data popularity in caching systems. They have over 10 years of experience in developing discrete-event network emulators, programming optical simulators, and optimizing protocols for real-time performance in unknown conditions.

Wireless Protocols Expert Witness

This expert holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from a reputable university. Specializing in wireless communications and networking, this expert witness has held academic positions as a professor in electrical and computer engineering, with a joint appointment in computer science. Work history includes leadership roles such as director of research centers focused on broadband wireless access and next-generation networks, scientist at a startup developing networking hardware components, and chief technologist building antenna systems for cellular applications.

This expert’s technical expertise spans wireless networking software, with emphasis on protocol design, channel access, routing, and resource optimization. Key areas include mmWave communications involving phased antenna arrays, analog/digital beamforming, and wireless backhaul. In wireless security, proficiency covers PHY-layer security, selective and insider attacks, fingerprint-free communications, transmission obfuscation, and adaptive frequency hopping. Expertise also encompasses ultra-low-latency mobile edge computing, and coordination mechanisms for wireless sensor networks, dynamic frequency hopping, network discovery under jamming, and drone communications.

This expert has served as an expert witness on numerous patent litigation cases in the telecommunications sector.

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