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Served as plaintiff's technical expert witness in
z4 Technologies Inc. vs. Microsoft Corp. and
Autodesk Inc.,
patent dispute, Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division, Case
No. 6:06-CV-142, 2006. Testified at deposition and trial.
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Served as technical expert in
ex parte reexamination
of U.S. Patent 5,490,216
(to Richardson, assigned to Uniloc) before the USPTO;
filed 132 declaration.
- For
counsel to a major
software company, served as an expert consultant
on digital rights management (DRM) technology in a patent dispute (defense
side).
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For counsel to
three "brand name" video
content providers,
served as technical expert in patent litigation
(defense side); created and served three expert
reports.
- For counsel to a small technology company, served as an expert consultant
on software antipiracy technology in a patent dispute (plaintiff
side). Undertook intensive source code
discovery.
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For counsel to a
software antipiracy
technology company,
served as technical expert for the patent holder in
ex parte reexamination before the Patent and
Trademark Office. Presented to examiners in a
PTO interview; created and served expert report.
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For
outside counsel to a
consumer electronics company,
served as expert consultant on DRM technology in a
patent dispute (defense side).
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For
outside counsel to a
major music company,
served as expert consultant in a dispute concerning
digital music royalties; created and served expert
report.
- For
counsel to
major film studios,
served as an expert consultant on streaming video, content management, and
content security in a dispute concerning
misappropriation of confidential information (defense
side); created expert report.
- For
a major software company, served as an expert consultant
on DRM in an antitrust dispute before
the European Commission.
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For a
large law firm,
investigated licensing opportunities for a portfolio
of patents on IT security technology.
- For counsel to an online
music company, served
as an expert consultant on DRM technology
in a patent dispute (defense side).
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Served as Special Advisor to the
European Commission,
Media and Information Society Directorate,
in connection with its initiative on Creative
Content Online in Europe's Single Market.
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For a technology industry
trade association, provided input to a
public policy initiative related to copyright issues in
the European Union.
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Testified at
Federal Trade Commission
hearing on consumer disclosure of DRM.
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Testified at the
National Academies
Workshop on The Impact of Copyright Policy on
Innovation in the Digital Era.
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Provided input to the
Section 108 Study Group,
convened by the
U.S. Library of Congress,
on DRM and how it could be implemented by libraries
for exceptions in Section 108 of the Copyright Act.
- Provided
input to the U.S. Copyright
Office in connection
with its triennial rulemaking on the anti-circumvention
provision of the Digital
Millennium Copyright
Act.
- Other matters still in progress; please inquire.
Investment Support:
- For leading
venture capital firms, investigated startup
companies and delivered investment recommendations.
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Consulted to analysts at
hedge funds, private
equity firms, and other investment firms
on strategic issues concerning publicly traded
companies in the digital media market.
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