Case Experience

Nuance Communications v. TellMe Networks (Microsoft)
Nature of Case:

Patent Litigation

Nature of Engagement:

Provided expertise in speech recognition, digital signal pattern matching, and call center technology. Performed prior art investigation, provided opinions on patent validity and non-infringement.

Represented by:

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, LLP

Status: 

Expert Reports and deposition completed 2009.  Summary Judgment in favor of Defendant 2010.

IBM v. Amazon.com
Nature of Case: 

Patent Litigation

Nature of Engagement:

Provided expertise in online advertising, database organization and storage systems. . Performed prior art investigation, and infringement mapping for counter suit.

Represented by:

Fish & Richardson

Status: 

Settle with cross licensing of patents

3M Futures South Africa v. STD Bank, MDT telecom
Jurisdiction: 

South Africa Superior Court, Pretoria

Nature of Case:

Patent Litigation

Nature of Engagement:

Testified in South Africa for eCommerce technology, Credit Card authentication and transaction authorization.

Represented by: 

Stema Lubbe, Ltd

Status: 

Court ruled in favor of all 36 Infringement and Invalidity rebuttal testimony points.  Defendant is appealing

ABC v. ENC, Citrix, CISCO, et.al.
Nature of Case: 

Patent Litigation

Nature of Engagement:

Remote control of workstations & Server systems monitors. Video & TV signal controllers.  Provide Infringement reports and invalidity rebuttal reports and deposition.

Represented by: 

Dunlap Codding  and   Smyser Kaplan & Veselka

Status: 

Settled 2010

Black Hills v. Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Tosiba
Nature of Case: 

ITC Patent Litigation

Nature of Engagement:

Distributed media management, playlist and network transmission of audio files.

Represented by: 

Mintz Levin

Status: 

ITC Hearing – Feb. 2014 – pending judgment

Ronald A. Katz v. Fifth Third Bank (and expert for 5 other defendants)
Nature of Case:

Patent Litigation for Call Center, and Telecom technology

Engagement: 

Expertise in Call center systems and Network routing.  Analyze client call center applications, prepare non-infringement and rebuttal reports.

Status:

Open

Represented by:

Vorys LLP, Wood Herron and Evans.

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