Dr. George Edwards has more than a decade of experience as a scientist, engineer, and technical consultant to academic research labs, government agencies, and technology companies. He currently serves as an expert witness in software-related litigation — such as patent infringement and breach-of-contract matters — in addition to teaching graduate-level software engineering at the University of Southern California.
Summary of Qualifications
- Served as a software expert in more than thirty cases, including over twenty-five patent infringement cases.
- Has been deposed as an expert witness multiple times, including in copyright, trade secret, and patent infringement cases.
- Has authored numerous expert reports in intellectual property cases and other types of cases.
- Has been retained and provided expert opinions on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants.
- Has served as an expert in International Trade Commission (ITC) investigations and USPTO patent re-examinations and IPRs, in addition to federal and state court cases.
- Holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from USC, an M.S. in Computer Science from USC, and a B.S. in Computer Science from Vanderbilt University.
- Authored dozens of articles and papers related to software engineering for scientific journals and industry magazines.
- Delivered numerous invited lectures, seminars, and technology demonstrations at computer science conferences and software industry events.
- Served as a panelist at technology forums and symposia, acted as a reviewer for journals and magazines, and been a committee member for academic conferences.
- Received multiple awards for exceptional research achievement in the field of computer science.
- Worked as a software engineer at Boeing and IBM.
- Teaches both undergraduate and graduate-level courses on software engineering at the University of Southern California.
Areas of Expertise
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Wireless devices and mobile apps
Android, iOS, Windows Mobile, Windows Phone, BlackBerry OS, Qualcomm Brew, Palm OS, Java ME
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Programming and software development
Java, C/C++, C#, XML, Eclipse, Visual Studio, SlickEdit, .NET, WPF
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Internet applications and websites
Perl, Python, PHP, Ruby, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, Node.js, Ruby on Rails, ASP.NET
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Digital multimedia
MPEG, JPEG, vector graphics, Silverlight, Flash, digital video recorders (DVRs) and set-top boxes, digital cameras
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Databases
RDBMS, SQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, Postgres, PostgreSQL
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Operating systems and servers
Linux, Windows, Mac OS, UNIX, Apache
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Networking and protocols
TCP/IP, HTTP, IMAP/POP/SMTP, DNS, GSM/CDMA/LTE, Wifi/802.11
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Litigation support
Intellectual property and patent infringement, software design/source code inspection and review, expert witness testimony at trials and depositions, breach-of-contract and non-performance claims, computer forensics, data recovery, and metadata analysis
Litigation Experience
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Synca Direct Inc. v. Scil Animal Care Company and Vet Novations, Inc.
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
Counsel: White and Williams LLP
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract -
TiVo, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., et al.
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Counsel: Irell & Manella LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
Backflip Software, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc.
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara
Counsel: Hosie Rice LLP
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract -
Cellular Communications Equipment, LLC v. HTC Corporation and ZTE Corp.
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Counsel: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
Ericsson Inc., et al. v TCL Communication Technology Holdings, Ltd., et al.
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Counsel: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
Chipp’d Ltd. v. Crush & Lovely LLC
Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association
Counsel: White and Williams LLP
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract -
Seymore Levine v. The Boeing Company
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Counsel: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
Global Cash Access, Inc. v. NRT Technology Corp. et al.
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
Counsel: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
Anthony Johnson v. Storix, Inc.
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Counsel: Eastman & McCartney LLP
Nature of Suit: Copyright -
Custom Media Technologies LLC v. AT&T Services, Inc., et al.
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Counsel: Freitas Angell & Weinberg LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
Huricks et al. v. Shopkick, Inc.
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Counsel: Newman DuWors, LLP
Nature of Suit: Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) -
Fox Television Stations, Inc. v FilmOn X, LLC, et al.
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Counsel: Baker Marquart LLP
Nature of Suit: Copyright -
e-Watch, Inc. et al. v. ZTE Solutions, Inc., ZTE (USA) Inc. and ZTE Corp.
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Counsel: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
Novatel Wireless, Inc., et al. v. ZTE Corp. and ZTE (USA) Inc.
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Counsel: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
Essociate, Inc. v. Clickbooth.com, LLC
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Counsel: Newman DuWors, LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
Adaptix, Inc. v. ZTE Corporation, ZTE Solutions, Inc., and ZTE (USA) Inc.
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Counsel: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
VStream Technologies, LLC v. ZTE Corporation and ZTE (USA) Inc., et al.
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Counsel: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
State of California v. Burlena King
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
Counsel: Law Offices of the Los Angeles County Public Defender
Nature of Suit: Criminal -
Hill-Rom Company, Inc., et al. v. General Electric Company
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Counsel: Schiff Hardin LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
Personal Audio LLC v. ZTE Corporation, et al.
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Counsel: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
Yardi Systems, Inc. v. Property Solutions International, Inc.
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Counsel: Morrison & Foerster, LLP
Nature of Suit: Copyright and Trade Secret -
AgJunction, LLC v. Agrian, Inc. et al.
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
Counsel: Husch Blackwell LLP
Nature of Suit: Copyright and Trade Secret -
Davies v. L.A. Checker Cab
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
Counsel: Cheong, Denove, Rowell & Bennett
Nature of Suit: Negligence -
Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 8,466,795
Jurisdiction: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Counsel: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
Certain Wireless Devices, Including Mobile Phones And Tablets II
Jurisdiction: U.S. International Trade Commission
Counsel: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
Pragmatus Mobile, LLC v. ZTE Corporation
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Counsel: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
Intellectual Ventures, LLC v. AT&T Mobility, LLC, et al.
Intellectual Ventures, LLC v. T-Mobile USA, Inc., et al.
Intellectual Ventures, LLC v. Nextel Operations, Inc., et al.
Intellectual Ventures, LLC v. United States Cellular Corporation
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Counsel: Dechert LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
Front Row Technologies, LLC v. NBA Media Ventures, LLC, et al.
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
Counsel: Shore Chan DePumpo LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
Nokia Corporation and Nokia Inc. v. HTC Corporation and HTC America, Inc.
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Counsel: Desmarais LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
Certain Portable Electronic Communications Devices, Including Mobile Phones and Components Thereof
Jurisdiction: U.S. International Trade Commission
Counsel: Desmarais LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
SecurityBase.com v. Jeffrey Essick, et al.
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, County of Orange
Counsel: Younesi & Yoss, LLP
Nature of Suit: Trade Secrets -
Nokia Corp. and Intellisync Corp. v. HTC, HTC America, Inc., and Exedea, Inc.
Jurisdiction: United States International Trade Commission
Counsel: Desmarais LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
Certain Electronic Devices, Including Mobile Phones and Tablet Computers, and Components Thereof
Jurisdiction: U.S. International Trade Commission
Counsel: Desmarais LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
Porto Technology Co., Ltd. v. Verizon Wireless
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Counsel: Fox Rothschild LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
Essociate, Inc. v. Neverblue Media, Inc.
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Counsel: Newman DuWors, LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
Flashpoint Technology, Inc. v. ZTE Corporation
Jurisdiction: United States International Trade Commission
Counsel: Goodwin Procter LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
Certain Electronic Imaging Devices
Jurisdiction: U.S International Trade Commission
Counsel: Goodwin Procter LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
Essociate, Inc. v. Azoogle.com, Inc. and Epic Media Group, Inc.
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Counsel: Newman DuWors, LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
MobileMedia Ideas, LLC v. HTC Corporation and HTC America, Inc.
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Counsel: Desmarais LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
John Doe v. Passageway School
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura
Counsel: Stone & Hiles, LLP
Nature of Suit: Negligence -
Golden Archer Investments, LLC v. SkyNet Financial Systems, LLC
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Counsel: Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract -
Inter Partes Re-examination of U.S. Patent No. 7,702,669
Jurisdiction: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Counsel: Hickman Palermo Truong Becker Bingham Wong LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
Denise Black v. Prowess, Inc.
Jurisdiction: State of New York, Supreme Court, County of Ontario
Counsel: Smith, Sovik, Kendrick & Sugnet, PC
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract -
Essociate, Inc. v. Direct ROI, LLC
Jurisdiction: California Central District Court
Counsel: Newman DuWors, LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent -
EchoStar Technologies, Corp. v. TiVo Inc. and Humax USA, Inc.
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Counsel: Morrison & Foerster, LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent
