Dr. George Edwards is an expert in software analysis and design. He has more than a decade of experience as a scientist, engineer, and technical consultant to academic research labs, government agencies, and technology companies. His academic research has been published in numerous peer-reviewed academic journals and conferences, and he has taught graduate-level software engineering and undergraduate programming courses at the University of Southern California.
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
Wireless devices and mobile apps
Android, iOS, Windows Mobile, Windows Phone, BlackBerry OS, Qualcomm Brew, Palm OS, Java ME
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
Autoscan GmbH et al v. 5121175 Manitoba LTD d/b/a/ DCC Hail
Jurisdiction: Federal Court of Canada
Counsel: Gowling WLG
Nature of Suit: Copyright
IntelliCAD Technology Consortium v. Suzhou Gstarsoft Co. Ltd.
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the District of Oregon
Counsel: Perkins Coie LLP
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Denika Terry, et al. v. Wasatch Advantage Group, LLC et al.
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
Counsel: Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian & Ho
Nature of Suit: Class Action
American National Manufacturing, Inc. v. Sleep Number Corporation
Jurisdiction: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Counsel: Fox Rothschild LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent
Bookman v. Resorts World Casino New York City, Genting New York LLC and International Game Technology PLC
Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of the State of New York, Queens County
Counsel: Proskaur Rose LLP
Nature of Suit: Negligence and Breach of Contract
IPA Technologies, Inc. v. Google LLC
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the District of Delaware
Counsel: Skiermont Derby LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent
IPA Technologies, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc., et al
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the District of Delaware
Counsel: Skiermont Derby LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent
Sequoia Technology LLC v. Dell, Inc., Dell Technologies Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., Hitachi Ltd, and Super Micro Computer
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the District of Delaware
Counsel: One LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent
Sleep Number Corporation v. Sizewise Rentals, LLC and American National Manufacturing, Inc.
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Central District of California
Counsel: Fox Rothschild LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent
Capstone Logistics Holdings, Inc., et al v. Humano, LLC, et al.
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Counsel: Ferber Law
Nature of Suit: Copyright and Trade Secret
Arlynn Whittaker v. Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
Counsel: Baker Marquart
Nature of Suit: Professional Negligence
CyWee Group Ltd. v. ZTE Corporation, ZTE (USA), Inc., and ZTE (TX), Inc.
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Southern District of California
Counsel: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent
Seven Netwroks, LLC v. ZTE (USA) Inc. and ZTE Corporation
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Counsel: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent
Farmobile, LLC v. Farmers Edge Inc.
Jurisdiction: Federal Court of Canada
Counsel: Gowling WLG
Nature of Suit: Patent
Space Data Corporation v. Alphabet Inc., Google LLC, and Loon, LLC
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Counsel: Hosie Rice LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent and Trade Secret
Hitachi Maxell, Ltd v. ZTE Corp. and ZTE USA Inc.
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Counsel: Perkins Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent
Semcon IP Inc. v. ZTE Corporation, et al.
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Counsel: Perkins Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent
Vesta Corporation v. Amdocs Management Limited and Amdocs, Inc.
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the District of Oregon
Counsel: Perkins Coie LLP
Nature of Suit: Trade Secret
eBay, Inc v. Masterobjects, Inc.
Jurisdiction: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Counsel: Carr & Ferrell LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent
Implicit, LLC v. Trend Micro, Inc.
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Counsel: DiNovo Price Ellwanger LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent
Implicit, LLC v. Ericsson, Inc.
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Counsel: DiNovo Price Ellwanger LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent
Sound View Innovation, LLC v. Facebook, Inc.
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the District of Delaware
Counsel: Desmarais LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent
Farmers Edge, Inc., et al. v. Farmobile LLC, et al.
Jurisdiction: US District Court for the District of Nebraska
Counsel: Husch Blackwell LLP
Nature of Suit: Trade Secret and Breach of Contract
Certain Air Mattress Systems, Components Thereof, and Methods of Using the Same
Jurisdiction: US International Trade Commission
Counsel: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Nature of Suit: Patent
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
Anna Mathias is a Health IT Project Manager with a focus in organizing, supporting, and contributing to work products related to Electronic Health Record (EHR) software quality, regulatory, and patient safety assessments. She is a strong leader and team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Nenad Medvidović is a Professor and Associate Chair for Ph.D. Affairs in the Computer Science Department at the University of Southern California. From 2009 to 2013, Medvidović was Director of the USC Center for Systems and Software Engineering. His research is in the area of software architectures and analysis.
Shahzad Ahmad has a deep background in healthcare IT as a technical project manager and product owner. His 8+ years of experience includes implementation of EHR systems across the nation’s top healthcare institutions, owning the SDLC of medical devices, as well as bioengineering research of early detection technologies for debilitating diseases.
Dr. Mahdi Eslamimehr is an award-winning scientist and a senior tech executive in the software product and service industry. He has years of experience in leading tech companies around the world, including Ericsson R&D Center, Samsung Electronics R&D Labs, SAP Research Lab, and Y Combinator.
Tuyana Molokhoeva is an arbitration and business litigation expert advising clients on matters involving trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, and copyright infringement. She assists in client onboarding, analysis of documentary evidence, discovery, and expert report drafting.
Litigation
Consulting Expert, International Arbitration
Sam Malek is a Professor in the School of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of California at Irvine. Dr. Malek has testified as an expert witness in a variety of software-related legal matters, including patent cases, IPRs (Inter Partes Review), contractual disputes, and other types of litigation.
