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Intellectual property disputes now reach well beyond infringement suits between competitors, extending into licensing audits, transactional diligence, standard-essential patent negotiations, and the valuation of intangible assets that drive acquisition prices. Semiconductor and device makers litigate reasonable royalties for patented processes, software companies contest whether a former partner's product incorporates protected code, and manufacturers pursue former employees whose new ventures rely on misappropriated process know-how. Licensors challenge royalty reports that exclude bundled revenue, acquirers sue sellers and diligence firms over overstated patent portfolios or undisclosed encumbrances, and brand owners pursue trademark dilution, trade dress, and domain name claims. Each matter turns on what the protected asset actually covers, whether it was used without authorization, and what that use was worth.

IP experts answer those questions from both technical and economic directions. Technical experts construe how an accused product, process, or code base operates, compare it to patent claims or protected expression, and assess prior art and validity, while forensic specialists trace data exfiltration and the timing of access in trade secret cases. Survey experts measure consumer association and confusion in trademark and trade dress matters, and damages experts build reasonable royalty, lost profits, and unjust enrichment models grounded in comparable licenses and the technical apportionment the other experts establish. When those analyses are coordinated, they give counsel a coherent account of liability and value, and a disciplined basis for challenging an opposing expert whose technical reading or economic model does not hold together.

Because IP disputes require technical, legal-practice, and economic expertise working in concert, selecting the right expert means identifying which of those disciplines will decide the case and how they must fit together. Our network includes software and e-commerce specialists who have testified on software patents, trade secrets, and licensing, a medical device developer who has co-founded three medtech companies and testified on patent validity and prior art, and a patent practitioner who has testified on USPTO practice, inequitable conduct, and reexamination. On the damages side, it includes economists who have testified dozens of times on IP and antitrust damages, valuation professionals experienced in patent and trade secret valuation, and computer forensics experts who have testified repeatedly on intellectual property theft. Round Table Group has completed more than 75,000 expert searches for litigators, and you can start building your IP expert team by calling us at (202) 908-4500.

Kinds of Cases We Work On

Round Table Group helps our clients find a wide variety of Intellectual Property expert witnesses for cases like:

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Patent Damages Expert Testimony Anchors Royalty Award

A semiconductor company sued a competitor for patent infringement over a chip fabrication method, with the damages phase turning on competing reasonable royalty calculations presented by each side. We identified experts with experience in patent damages methodology, reasonable royalty analysis, and semiconductor industry licensing norms. The expert's royalty base and rate analysis was adopted by the jury, anchoring the damages award.
02

Trademark Dilution Suit Splits Competing Consumer Brands

A consumer products company sued a competitor alleging its newly launched product line's brand identity diluted the distinctiveness of the company's long-established trademark across an overlapping retail category. We identified experts with experience in trademark dilution analysis, consumer brand perception surveys, and trademark portfolio valuation. The expert's consumer survey found a significant association between the marks, supporting the dilution claim at summary judgment.
03

Software Copyright Dispute Reaches Jury Trial

A software company sued a former development partner alleging its newly released product incorporated copyrighted source code from a jointly developed platform beyond the scope of their collaboration agreement. We identified experts with experience in software copyright analysis, source code comparison methodology, and software licensing agreements. The expert's code comparison found substantial similarity in protected expression, supporting the infringement verdict.
04

Manufacturing Trade Secret Suit Follows Employee Exit

A specialty manufacturer sued a competitor founded by former employees, alleging the competitor's newly launched production process was built from misappropriated trade secrets developed during the employees' prior tenure. We identified experts with experience in trade secret forensics, manufacturing process analysis, and employee departure investigation methodology. The expert's process comparison found structural similarities beyond coincidence, supporting the trade secret claim.
05

IP Royalty Audit Dispute Reaches Arbitration

A technology licensor arbitrated a royalty audit dispute with its licensee after discovering the licensee had excluded a category of bundled product revenue from royalty-bearing sales calculations under their licensing agreement. We identified experts with experience in IP royalty accounting, licensing agreement interpretation, and technology revenue recognition. The expert's revenue reconstruction quantified the underreporting, anchoring the arbitration award.
06

Patent Portfolio Valuation Dispute Follows Company Sale

An acquirer sued the sellers of a technology company alleging the valuation of its patent portfolio, a key driver of the acquisition price, relied on a patent quality assessment that overstated the portfolio's enforceability. We identified experts with experience in patent portfolio valuation, patent quality and validity assessment, and technology M&A due diligence. The expert's re-assessment found a significant share of the portfolio faced validity challenges, supporting the acquirer's purchase-price adjustment claim.
07

Domain Name Dispute Splits Competing Service Providers

A financial services company sued a competitor alleging its registration and use of a confusingly similar domain name diverted customer traffic and infringed the company's registered trademark. We identified experts with experience in domain name dispute analysis, trademark infringement in digital channels, and web traffic pattern analysis. The expert's traffic diversion analysis quantified the impact, anchoring the company's damages claim.
08

Trade Dress Infringement Dispute Reaches Jury Verdict

A consumer packaged goods company sued a competitor alleging its redesigned product packaging copied the distinctive trade dress of the company's flagship product line, causing consumer confusion at retail. We identified experts with experience in trade dress analysis, package design comparison, and consumer confusion survey methodology. The expert's confusion survey supported a finding of infringement, anchoring the jury's verdict.
09

IP Due Diligence Firm Sued Over Encumbrance

An acquirer sued the intellectual property due diligence firm it retained ahead of a merger after the firm's certified patent chain-of-title review missed an undisclosed licensing encumbrance that surfaced after closing, restricting the acquired technology's use. We identified experts with experience in IP due diligence methodology, patent chain-of-title analysis, and technology licensing encumbrance review. The expert's title review confirmed the encumbrance was discoverable through standard diligence, supporting the acquirer's claim against the firm.
10

Automotive SEP Dispute Reaches FRAND Royalty Determination

An automotive supplier and a telematics chipset patent holder disputed the royalty rate owed for standard-essential patents covering an in-vehicle connectivity standard, each proposing a competing FRAND rate methodology. We identified experts with experience in standard-essential patent licensing, FRAND royalty methodology, and automotive telematics technology. The expert's comparable license analysis supported an adjusted royalty rate, anchoring the court's FRAND determination.

Here are a few of our favorite Intellectual Property Expert Witnesses:

Massachusetts Intellectual Property Expert #6161

I have 30 years of experience and specialize in the field of software and e-commerce with specific knowledge in the areas of intellectual property, licensing and software company management. I have published on such topics as software, company investments, and management and telecommunications. I have testified 15 times on topics such as software and e-commerce patents, software trade secrets and software licensing.

 

California Intellectual Property Expert #7187

I have 26 years of experience, and specialize in the field of consumer electronics with specific knowledge in the areas of digital design production, original equipment manufacturer development and retail and distribution strategy. Accumulating nearly five million miles on airplanes in my career building brands, sales team, distribution and launching products both in Europe, Asia, India and in North America.

 

New York Intellectual Property Expert #9384

I have 25 years of experience and specialize in the field of photography with specific knowledge in the areas of intellectual property, communication strategies and copyright. I have published on such topics as digital media, ethics and cultural issues.

 

California Intellectual Property, Patent Expert #10019

I have 30 years of experience, and specialize in the field of medical device development with specific knowledge in the areas of cardiology, cardiac and vascular surgery, wound care and general surgery. I have published on such topics as resorbable coronary stents, treatment of heart attack patients and cardiopulmonary monitoring. I have testified on patent validity, test data supporting patent claims and extensive prior art. I have co-founded and managed three separate medical technology start-ups, always carefully assessing the relevant intellectual property landscape.

 

Illinois Intellectual Property Expert #12708

I have 23 years of experience and specialize in the field of patent prosecution and opinions with specific knowledge in the areas of electronic devices, circuits and systems.

 

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Texas Intellectual Property, Strategy Expert #13526

I have 25 years of experience, and specialize in the field of licensing with specific knowledge in the areas of software, product management and communications industry. I have testified on licensing, license analysis and compliance. My combined and integrated expertise in licensing and product management is somewhat rare and synergistically beneficial in disputes related to licensing tools and components for technical product development – and was the case in this project.

 

Virginia Intellectual Property Expert #13809

I have 17 years of experience, and specialize in the field of intellectual property with specific knowledge in the areas of patent, trademark, and copyright. I have published on such topics as patent law and enforceability of shrink-wrap and clickwrap contracts. I have testified on US patent law.

 

Texas Intellectual Property, Patents Expert #13865

I have 26 years of experience, and specialize in the field of intellectual property with specific knowledge in the areas of patents, trademarks and trade secrets. I have published on such topics as patents, trademarks and Internet law.

 

Intellectual Property Expert #17541

I have 20 years of experience, and specialize in the field of intellectual property management with specific knowledge in the areas of technology transfer, research collaborations and the commercialization of research results. I have published on such topics as negotiations in technology transfer and maketing public funded inventions.

 

Intellectual Property, Patents Expert #19050

I have 40 years of experience, and specialize in the field of electronics with specific knowledge in the areas of integrated circuits, power integrated circuits and power semiconductor devices. I have published on such topics as mixed analog digital circuits, power control ic’s and power devices. I have testified on integrated circuits, power devices and power integrated circuits.

 

California Intellectual Property, Insulin Expert #22537

I have 25 years of experience and specialize in the field of drug delivery devices, with specific knowledge of insulin pumps, IV infusion pumps and inhaled drug devices.

 

Patents, Intellectual Property Expert #24893

I have 25 years of experience and specialize in the field of intellectual property (IP), with specific knowledge of patent law, trademarks and other IP matters. I have published on such topics as patent enforcement in Iceland, IP development in Iceland and IP landscape in Iceland. I have testified on patent infringement and patent enforcement.

 

Intellectual Property Expert #25223

I have 15 years of experience, and specialize in the field of intellectual property law with specific knowledge in the areas of patents, trademarks and design patents.

 

Georgia Intellectual Property Valuation Expert #26177

This sample expert is a financial professional with extensive experience in business valuation, litigation consulting and litigation support, intellectual property valuation and analysis, forensic accounting and records reconstruction, fraud investigation and analysis, and management strategy and risk assessment.

 

Virginia Intellectual Property, Trademark Expert #27694

I have 36 years of experience and specialize in the field of intellectual property, with specific knowledge of patents. I have testified on United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) practices and procedures, inequitable conduct and reexamination.

 

Ohio Intellectual Property Expert #28911

I have 22 years of experience and specialize in the field of technology, with specific knowledge of solar, semiconductors, and equipment and materials for solar and semiconductor manufacturing. I have published on such topics as semiconductor and solar markets, manufacturing and industry forecasts.

 

Pennsylvania Intellectual Property Expert #29764

I have 20 years of experience in the field of international business with specific knowledge in the areas of intellectual property rights, gray markets and pharmaceutical industry. I have published on such topics as intellectual property rights, gray markets and pharmaceutical industry.

 

New York Forensic, Intellectual Property Expert #30288

I have 30 years of experience, and specialize in the field of information technology and financial services with specific knowledge in the areas of manual trading, algorithmic trading high frequency trading, creating technology solutions, risk management and operations. I have testified on failure to provide requested information. Throughout my over 30 years in information technology I have been able to use my skills in many business areas from: manufacturing, legal support services and financial services. In my progression from programmer to senior management I have always been business centric and maintained the ability to keep my technical skills at a…

 

Texas Intellectual Property, Valuation Expert #30961

I have 1 year of experience, and specialize in the field of economic damages with specific knowledge in the areas of intellectual property, valuations and labor economics. I expect to testify on labor issues in a trail in May 2012.

 

Intellectual Property, Contracts Expert #31530

I have 20 years of experience and specialize in the field of intellectual property, with specific knowledge of trademarks, contracts and franchising. I have published on such topics as piracy of trademarks.

 

California Intellectual Property, Branding Expert #32402

I have 30 years of experience and specialize in the field of intellectual property, with specific knowledge of trademark prosecution, trademark protection and enforcement, and trademark management.

 

Oregon Intellectual Property, Analysis Expert #32705

I have 40 years of experience, and specialize in the field of software with specific knowledge in the areas of copyright infringement, patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation. I have published on such topics as expert witness training and computer forensics. I have testified 24 times on topics such as copyright infringement, patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation.

 

Intellectual Property Expert #34689

I have 20 years of experience in the field of international intellectual property and dispute resolution with specific knowledge of life sciences, technology-related matters and cross-border mediation of disputes. I have published on such topics as the strategic use of intellectual property assets from a business perspective, cross-border hybrid ADR proceedings and new trends in conflict prevention and resolution.

 

Pennsylvania Intellectual Property, Patents Expert #34882

I have 23 years of experience in the field of intellectual property law, with specific knowledge of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. I have published on such topics as patent law, trademark law, and alternative dispute resolution. I have testified on patent infringement, trade secret misapprorpriation, and trademark law.

 

Massachusetts Intellectual Property, Trademark Expert #35149

I have 30 years of experience in the field of entertainment law, with specific knowledge in the areas of licensing, interactive, and intellectual property. I have published on such topics as sale of an interactive studio, development of an intellectual property, and key contracts in the interactive industry.

 

Intellectual Property, Valuation Expert #35462

I have 20 years of experience, and specialize in the field of law with specific knowledge in the areas of intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions and valuation. I have published on such topics as innovation, intellectual property valuation. I have worked in more than 5 countries and managed intellectual property teams. I have represented many famous brands. I am fluent in 4 languages and have working knowledge of 5 more.

 

California Intellectual Property Expert #35791

I have 10 years of experience, and specialize in the field of patent litigation, with specific knowledge in the areas of all areas of patent law, antitrust, and products liability.

 

New York Intellectual Property, Art Expert #36333

I have 10 years of experience in the field of new media art, with specific knowledge in the areas of open source and creative commons, design education, and the relationship between business and art. I have published on such topics as how to negotiate a creative commons contract with a publisher, the potentials and pitfalls of working with open licenses, and the collaboration of technology workers and art workers.

 

New York Intellectual Property Expert #39461

I have 10 years of experience, and specialize in the field of intellectual property law with specific knowledge in the areas of patent, trademark, and clay minerals. I have published on such topics as surface tension properties and clay mineralogy.

 

Missouri Intellectual Property Expert #39876

I have 18 years of experience, and specialize in the field of intellectual property transactional law with specific knowledge in the areas of technical standards, genomics and licensing. I have published on such topics as intellectual property policies for technical standards organizations, internet law and genomics data release policies.

 

Intellectual Property Expert #39924

I have 9 years of experience and specialize in the field of intellectual property with specific knowledge of trademarks, patents and domain names. I have published on such topics as trademarks in cyberspace.

 

Intellectual Property Expert #39945

I have 20 years of experience, and specialize in the field of intellectual property with specific knowledge in the areas of patent, trademark and copyright. I have published on such topics as interllectual property, taxation and franchising.

 

Missouri Intellectual Property Expert #40584

I have 12 years of experience and specialize in the field of intellectual property, with specific knowledge of trademark, copyright and trade secret. I have published on such topics admissible testimony, attorney-client privilege and the work-product doctrine.

 

Virginia Intellectual Property Expert #45265

I have 20 years of experience, and specialize in the field of safety and security with specific knowledge in the areas of failure points, devices and services. I have published on such topics as safety and security, inventions and business development, and innovations for operations. I have testified on veracity of minors and business practices.

 

Washington D.C. Finance, Intellectual Property Expert #45499

I have 30 years of experience, and specialize in the field of economics with specific knowledge in the areas of intellectual property, antitrust and competition and regulatory economics. I have published on such topics as intellectual property rights and antitrust issues, commercial and intellectual property damages and competition policy. I have testified 30 times on topics such as intellectual damages, antitrust liability and damages and commercial damages.

 

Texas Biotech, Intellectual Property Expert #45870

I have 17 years of experience, and specialize in the field of chemistry with specific knowledge in the areas of biotech, intellectual property and regulations. I have published on such topics as physical organic chemistry, oil field analysis and chemical synthesis. I am a hybrid of academics and industry, with the ability to communicate effectively with the audience’s background and expertise.

 

Pennsylvania Intellectual Property, Profits Expert #46704

I have 25 years of experience, and specialize in the field of economic damages with specific knowledge in the areas of distribution rights, intellectual property and employment. I have published on such topics as beer franchise rights, employment damages and lost profits. I have testified 50 times on topics such as lost profits, employment damages and business valuation.

 

Hawaii Intellectual Property Expert #46927

I have 21 years of experience, and specialize in the field of energy with specific knowledge in the areas of efficiency, concentrating solar and entrepreneurship. I have published on such topics as energy efficiency, utility demand side management and electrical generation. Over 15 years of energy industry start-up company experience including company formation, capital formation, team assembly, equity investment fund raising, intellectual property development and protection, acquisitions and exits.

 

Minnesota Computer, Intellectual Property Expert #48128

I have 13 years of experience, and specialize in the field of computer forensics with specific knowledge in the areas of date and time analysis, removable device use and intellectual property theft. I have testified 18 times on topics such as computer forensics, date and time issues on computers and intellectual property theft.

 

Colorado Intellectual Property, Oil, Fuel Expert #48191

I have 21 years of experience, and specialize in the field of business valuation and damages with specific knowledge in the areas of oil and gas, technology and franchising. I have published on such topics as intellectual property damages, the valuation of closely held businesses and family owned investment entities. I have testified 50 times on topics such as lost profits, intellectual property damages and business valuation.Having graduated from the United States Naval Academy, I began my adult working life as a Marine Corps infantry officer.

 

Michigan Intellectual Property, Damages Expert #48295

I have 15 years of experience, and specialize in the field of business valuation with specific knowledge in the areas of commercial damages, antitrust economics, mergers and acquisitions. I have published on such topics as economics and finance in business, litigation economics and economics of business valuation. I have testified 22 times on topics such as auto dealer and auto rental valuation, alcohol beverage distribution disputes and multiple business valuations in state and federal courts.

 

California Intellectual Property Expert #51486

I have 20 years of experience and specialize in the field of valuation with specific knowledge in the areas of intellectual property, damages and acquisitions. I have published on such topics as the valuation of intellectual property and cash flow forecasting. I have testified on the value of patents, trademark disparagement and copyright infringement.

 

Nevada Intellectual Property, Patents Expert #52776

I have 26 years of experience, and specialize in the field of wireless telecom with specific knowledge in the areas of TCPA, ATDS, SMS, MMS, WAP, LBS, SS7, and diameter signaling. I have published on such topics as wireless networking. I have testified 45 times on topics such as wireless telecom.

 

California Intellectual Property, SEO, SEM Expert #52998

I have 9 year of experience, and specialize in the field of domain names with specific knowledge in the areas of domain research, domain valuation and buying and selling domain names. I have published on such topics as the new gTLD program, faults of the existing UDRP system and properly pricing domain names for sale. I held the world record .in domain sales for 6 consecutive years, totaling $60,000.

 

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Technical experts are often needed before claim construction or early in trade secret discovery to frame the asserted claims or define the secrets with appropriate specificity. Damages experts should be engaged early enough to shape discovery into licenses, sales data, and cost information, rather than only after liability positions are set. In trademark and trade dress matters, survey experts should be retained before a survey is designed, since methodology choices made early are difficult to defend later.
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