Isaac Pflaum | Senior Director of Software Litigation

Isaac Pflaum

Senior Director of Software Litigation

Isaac Pflaum is an IT litigation consultant and source code reviewer who specializes in advising clients on patent, copyright, trade secret, breach-of-contract, and software procurement failure.

Mr. Pflaum has testified as an expert in deposition and trial and has extensive experience reviewing and reverse engineering software source code, architecture, and designs. He has reviewed and rendered opinions relating to source code written in a variety of programming languages and relating to a broad range of technologies, including mobile and IoT devices, industrial and automotive controls, consumer and medical devices, e-commerce, and enterprise systems and websites.

As an attorney and registered patent agent, Mr. Pflaum has professional experience in financial services and software development.

Summary of Qualifications

  • Served as a software expert witness in more than 60 cases including more than 20 intellectual property cases and a dozen breach of contract cases.
  • Has been deposed as an expert witness in a patent infringement case.
  • Has authored numerous expert reports in intellectual property cases and other types.
  • Has been retained and provided expert opinions on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants.
  • Has served as an expert in International Trade Commission (ITC) investigations, in addition to federal and state court cases.
  • Admission to practice: State Bar of Virginia (2018),  State Bar of California (2013)
  • Holds a Master of Law (LLM.), International Business and Economic Law, from Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC
  • Received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC
  • Completed his M.S. in Computational Chemistry, and B.S. in Biology and Chemistry, at Stony Brook University, NY

Areas of Expertise

  • Networking and protocols
    TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, IMAP/POP/SMTP, DNS
  • Wireless devices and mobile apps
    Android, iOS, Windows Mobile
  • Programming and software development
    Java, C/C++, C#, GoLang, Objective C (iOS), Swift, Kotlin, Visual Basic, COBOL, Assembly, Fortran, VHDL
    Eclipse, Visual Studio, SlickEdit, .NET
  • Internet applications and websites
    Perl, Python, PHP, XML, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, AJAX, Node.js, ASP.NET, Ruby
  • Hardware description and controllers
    Verilog, CodeSys, MatLab
  • Databases
    RDBMS, SQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, Postgres, PostgreSQL
  • Operating systems and servers
    Linux, Windows, Mac OS, UNIX, Apache, Chrome
  • Litigation support
    Conducts software design/source code inspection and review.
    Provides expert witness testimony at trials and depositions in cases pertaining to:

    • intellectual property and patent infringement
    • software failure
    • government software procurement disputes
    • breach-of-contract and non-performance claims
    • computer forensics
    • metadata analysis
  • Industry specific
    • Automotive systems (e.g., electronic throttle and braking controls)
    • Cryptographic protocols, cryptocurrencies, and peer-to-peer messaging systems
    • E-commerce and enterprise systems and websites, including SaaS, COTS, OOTB
    • Medical and analytical devices and electronic medical record databases

Litigation Consulting

  • United States v. Confidential Defendant |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court, Northern District of California
    Nature of Suit: Criminal
  • KBranch v. BSI3 Menu Buyer, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: Superior Court of the State of Delaware
    Case Number: N23C-10-021
    Counsel: Goodwin Procter LLP
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
    Technology: Online food ordering, Google Profiles Integration Software
  • Revenue Management Solutions, LLC v. Commerce Bank |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Western District of Missouri
    Case Number: 4:25-cv-00140
    Counsel: Banner Witcoff
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secret
    Technology: Accounting and payroll software
  • Beaver Research Company v. The Huntington National Bank |
    Jurisdiction: Circuit Court of MI, County of Kalamazoo
    Case Number: 2024-0267-CB
    Counsel: Kreis Enderle Hudgins & Borsos, P.C.
    Nature of Suit: Negligence
    Technology: ACH intra-bank transfer fraud detection software
  • Apkudo, Inc. v. Monirul Quasem, et al. |
    Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association
    Case Number: 01-24-0003-0907
    Counsel: Kagan Stern Marinello & Beard, LLC
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secret, Computer Fraud
    Technology: Mobile phone grading and testing software
  • International Semiconductor Group Patent Analysis of Wireless Devices and Components |
    Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission (ITC)
    Case Number: 337-TA-3785
    Counsel: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Wifi 5 and 6 optional features
  • Vimo Inc d/b/a GetInsured v. Deloitte Consulting LLP |
    Jurisdiction: Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara
    Case Number: G-24-7-NA, 22-cv-405262
    Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secret, Breach of Contract
  • iSpot.TV, Inc v. Nadya Teyfukova, and Entertainment Data Oracle, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court, Central California
    Case Number: 2:21-cv-06815
    Counsel: Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secret, Breach of Contract
    Testimony: Declaration, rebuttal report, deposition
  • MaddenCo, Inc v. HG AutoTech LLC |
    Jurisdiction: S.D. Indiana
    Case Number: 3:22-cv-00173-RLY-MPB
    Counsel: Delk McNally LLP | Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Copyright; Third-party Neutral
    Technology: Tire inventory management software
  • Lexos Media IP, LLC v. Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    Case Number: 2:2022cv00355
    Counsel: Round Table Group (RTG), United Expert Holdings, LLC
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Ecommerce web application photo display
  • WIPRO Limited v. First Data Government Solutions, LP |
    Jurisdiction: District Court, D. Nebraska
    Case Number: 4:22-cv-03116-JMG-MDN
    Counsel: IMS Consulting & Expert Services
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
    Testimony: Deposition, opening and rebuttal reports
  • Best Ring, LLC, et al. v. Ronin POS, LLC, et al. |
    Jurisdiction: USDC Western District of Texas Waco Division
    Case Number: 6:22-cv-00766-ADA
    Counsel: Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee, PLLC
    Nature of Suit: Patent, Copyright, Trade Secret
    Testimony: Expert report
  • Coinmint v. Katena |
    Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association
    Case Number: 01-22-0001-7627 – 20427 (filed August 29, 2022)
    Counsel: Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract, Fraud
    Testimony: Deposition, opening and rebuttal reports
  • K+S Potash Canada General Partnership v. Veolia Water Technologies Inc |
    Jurisdiction: Court Of Queen’s Bench For Saskatchewan
    Case Number: QB No. 817 (filed 2018)
    Counsel: Stikeman Elliott LLP
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
    Technology: Plant Design Management Systems (PDMS), Clash Detection, Database synchronization
    Role: Served as Consulting Expert
    Technology: Plant Design Management Systems (PDMS), Clash Detection, Database synchronization
  • Enigmatus, s.r.o. v. Playtika Ltd. et al. |
    Jurisdiction: Federal Court of Ottawa
    Court No. T-2085-16 (filed December 2, 2016)
    Counsel: Dipchand LLP
    Nature of Suit: Trademark
    Technology: Mobile application development, gaming, Web Application Protocol, geolocation
    Testimony: Deposition, expert report
  • Content Engines, LLC v. Rumble USA, Inc, & Rumble Inc |
    Jurisdiction: Dist. Florida
    Case Number: 8:22-cv-01949 (filed August 24, 2022)
    Counsel: Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP.
    Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement
    Technology: Content Delivery Network (CDN), video streaming, RAID storage
  • Robotic Vision Technologies Inc v. ABB Inc |
    Jurisdiction: Delaware District Court
    Case Number: 1:22-cv-01257
    Counsel: Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox PLLC
    Nature of Suit: Patent, Trade Secret and Copyright Infringement
    Technology: Robotic computer vision, gripper targeting, feature selection and identification
  • Espíritu Santo Holdings, LP & L1bre Holding, LLC
    v. United Mexican States     |
    Jurisdiction: ICSID
    Case Number: ARB/20/13 – 20417 (filed September 17, 2021)
    Nature of Suit: Investor-State Arbitration
    Counsel: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
    Technology: Mobile phone applications, ride hailing services
  • The Nielsen Company, LLC v. TVision Insights, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: ND Illinois
    Case Number: 1:22-cv-00057 (filed January 14, 2022)
    Counsel: Kelley, Drye & Warren LLP.
    Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement
    Technology: Multimedia fingerprinting, reverse engineering, decompilation
  • Svoboda v. Amazon, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: ND Illinois
    Case Number: 1:21-cv-05336 (filed February 25, 2022)
    Counsel: Keogh Law, LTD.
    Nature of Suit: Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA)
    Technology: Augmented Reality, Machine Vision, Face Tracking
  • Cryptocurrency Pre-Litigation Investigation |
    Jurisdiction: Federal (DOJ)
    Retained by: Defendant
    Counsel: Todd & Weld LLP
    Nature of Suit: Criminal fraud and theft
    Technology: Blockchain, smart contracts (TEAL assembly)
  • Allscripts Healthcare, LLC v. Andor Health, LLC |
    Jurisdiction: Dist. Del.
    Case Number: 1:21-cv-00707-MAK (filed August 6, 2021)
    Counsel: Locke Lord LLP
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secret
    Technology: EHR, Mobile Patient Experience (MPE) applications
  • Vound Colorado, LTD and Vound LLC v. E-Hounds, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: Dist. Del.
    Case Number: 1:21-cv-00849-UNA (filed June 14, 2021)
    Counsel: Marshall Dennehey
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract, Trademark
    Technology: While-label software, HASP licensing
  • Blue Island Industrial, LLC v. Sigma DT, LLC |
    Jurisdiction: Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division
    Case Number: 1-22-1802
    Counsel: The Cosentino Law Firm
    Nature of Suit: Rent Abatement
    Technology: PDF modification date forensics
  • Hlfip Holding, Inc d/b/a Smart Communications IP Holdings v. York County, Pennsylvania |
    Jurisdiction: MD Penn.
    Case Number: 1:20-cv-001866-CCC (filed February 3, 2020)
    Counsel: Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
    Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement
    Technology: Telecommunications, OCR scanning, document processing
  • Provisur Technologies, Inc v. Weber, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: WD Mo.
    Case Number: 5:19-cv-6021 (filed February 22, 2019)
    Counsel: Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
    Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement
    Technology: PLC controller for robotic food packaging equipment (C++, CodeSys)
  • Certain Vehicle Controls Systems, Vehicles Containing the Same, and Components Thereof |
    Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission (ITC)
    Case Number: 337-TA-1235 (filed November 19, 2020)
    Retained by: Volkswagen America
    Counsel: Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
    Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement
    Technology: CAN bus communication of terrain selection data to vehicle suspension, breaking and transmission control subsystems (C++)
  • Wipro Limited v. State of Nebraska |
    Jurisdiction: Lancaster Co. Dist. Ct.
    Case Number: D02CI190000676 (filed March 4, 2019)
    Counsel: Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather, L.L.P.
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
    Technology: IBM Cúram Enterprise Modules and social program management platform (Java)
    Testimony: Deposition, opening and rebuttal expert reports
  • Jaguar Land Rover v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc |
    Case Number: 337-TA-1235
    Jurisdiction: United States International Trade Commission Washington, D.C
    Counsel: Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
    Nature of Suit: Patent infringement
  • FinancialApps LLC v. Envestnet, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: Dist. Del.
    Case Number: 19-1337-CFC-CJB (filed July 17, 2019)
    Counsel: Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secret Misappropriation
    Technology: Consumer financial data processing and credit reporting (Golang, Ruby, JavaScript, Java, MongoDB)
    Testimony: Deposition, opening and rebuttal expert reports, affidavits relating to discovery and production disputes
  • Aetna Inc, et al v. Mednax Inc, et al, No. 2:18-cv-02217 (ED Penn.) |
    Jurisdiction: ED Penn.
    Case Number: 2:18-cv-02217 (filed May 25, 2018)
    Counsel: Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP
    Nature of Suit: Medical Billing Fraud
    Technology: Billing support business logic
  • Penrose Hill, Limited et al. v. Mabray |
    Jurisdiction: N.D. Calif.
    Case Number: 4:20-cv-01169 (filed February 14, 2020)
    Counsel: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
    Nature of Suit: Libel
    Technology: Social media posting forensic acquisition
    Testimony: Expert report, declaration relating to discovery and production disputes
  • VoterLabs, Inc v. Ethos Group Consulting Services LLC |
    Jurisdiction: Dist. Del.
    Case Number: 1:19-cv-00524 (filed March 15, 2019)
    Counsel: Wick Phillips
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
    Technology: Customer profiling and product recommendation (Python, TypeScript, SQL, JavaScript)
    Testimony: Declaration relating to discovery and production disputes
  • Robillard v. Opal Labs, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: Dist. Oregon
    Case Number: 3:16-cv-00780 (filed May 5, 2016)
    Counsel: Buchanan Angeli Altschul & Sullivan LLP
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secret Misappropriation
    Technology: Investigation of the GitHub and Internet archives using ElasticSearch to search over 800 million records
  • Comcast Cable Communications LLC v. Veveo, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB)
    Case Number: IPR 2019-00237, filed November 12, 2018 and IPR 2019-00290 (filed November 12, 2018)
    Counsel: Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
    Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement
    Technology: Cable set top box predictive text entry and product search (C++)
  • Sequoia Technology, LLC v. Dell Inc, et al |
    Jurisdiction: Dist. Del.
    Case Number: 1:18-cv-01127 (filed July 31, 2018)
    Nature of Suit: Patent Misappropriation
    Technology: RedHat Logical volume management (LVM), Windows Logical Disk Manager (LDM), Windows Storage Spaces, Oracle ZFS, MacOS Apple RAID
  • Alaimo v. Simpson |
    Jurisdiction: AZ
    Case Number: 2:00-cv-01251 (filed June 29, 2000)
    Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement
    Technology: Forensic acquisition of social media postings from Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
  • Arendi S.A.R.I. v. Motorola Mobility LLC, et. al. (W.D. Wash) |
    Jurisdiction: Dist. Del.
    Case Number: 1:12-cv-01601-LPS (filed March 10, 2013)
    Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement
    Technology: Mobile phone applications for Android (Java and Kotlin), iOS (Objective C and Swift) and Blackberry (C++); Subversion (SVN) source code version control system
  • In re Intuit Free File Litigation |
    Jurisdiction: N.D. Calif.
    Case Number: 3:19-cv-02546 (filed May 12, 2019)
    Retained by: Plaintiff
    Nature of Suit: Class Action
    Technology: Multi-site web application (HTML and JavaScript) and robots.txt directives
  • Morris Development, Inc v. Extreme Impact, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: CA
    Case Number: 16CV003781 (filed November 23, 2016)
    Nature of Suit: Copyright and Breach of Contract
    Technology: Comparison of source code and architecture of Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) .Net applications
    Testimony: Trial, deposition and expert report
  • TRUSTID, Inc v. Next Caller Inc |
    Jurisdiction: Dist. Del.
    Case Number: 1:18-cv-00172 (filed January 30, 2018)
    Counsel: Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
    Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement
    Technology: Call-number- spoofing and fraud detection using SIP data processing, call screening and applied machine learning (ML) (Python, VOIP, AWS)
  • Property Solutions International, Inc v. Yardi Systems |
    Jurisdiction: District of Utah
    Case Number: 2:15-cv-00102
    Counsel: Morrison & Foerster, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secret
    Technology: Property, lease and tenant management systems
  • AGIS Software Development LLC v. LG Electronics, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: E.D. Tex.
    Case Number: 2:17-cv-00515 (filed June 21, 2017)
    Counsel: Arnold & Porter
    Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement
    Technology: Peer to peer messaging mobile phone applications for Android (Java), iOS (Objective-C), and Windows Phone (C++) and backend server application (C++)
  • Lisa M. Ostella v. Orly Taitz |
    Jurisdiction: C.D. Calif.
    Case Number: 8:11-cv-00485 (filed March 29, 2011)
    Nature of Suit: Libel
    Technology: Forensic acquisition and analysis of blog and Twitter postings, internet archive records and robots.txt directives
    Testimony: Expert declarations
  • Certain Road Milling Machines and Components Thereof |
    Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission (ITC)
    Case Number: ITC 337-TA-1067 (filed July 10, 2017)
    Retained by: Wirtgen America
    Counsel: Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
    Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement
    Technology: Sensor inputs and actuator controls over CAN bus and controller source code (CodeSys, MatLab, C)
    Testimony: Trial, deposition and expert report
  • Golden et al. v. Clear Advantage Marketing, et al. |
    Jurisdiction: S. D. Iowa
    Case Number: 4:2016-cv-00529 (filed September 30, 2016)
    Nature of Suit: Copyright, Trade Secret
    Retained by: G2 Database Marketing
    Technology: Functional and presentation layer comparison of financial reporting applications and reporting products
    Testimony: Deposition and opening and rebuttal expert reports
  • “Sasco” Patent Portfolio Review |
    Retained by: Confidential
    Counsel: Perkins Coie
    Nature of Suit: Pre-litigation assessment
    Technology: CPU power management in Linux-based operating systems
  • Securus Technologies, Inc v. Global Tel*Link Corporation |
    Jurisdiction: N.D. Tex.
    Case Number: 3:16-cv-01338 (filed May 13, 2016)
    Counsel: Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: VOIP call processing, monitoring, biometrics, billing (Java, C++)
  • Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) v. IBM |
    Jurisdiction: PA
    Case Number: 2017-cv-1740 (filed March 9, 2017)
    Counsel: Duane Morris, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
    Technology: IBM solution for Unemployment Compensation Modernization System (“UCMS”) (OS/2, Db2, Java)
  • Pre-litigation Assessment |
    Nature of Suit: Copyright
    Retained by: Confidential
    Counsel: Perkins Coie
    Technology: ARM-based embedded controller and firmware, JTAG
  • Certain Computing or Graphics Systems, Components Thereof, and Vehicles Containing Same |
    Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission (ITC)
    Case Number: ITC-337-TA-984 (filed December 20, 2015)
    Retained by: Volkswagen America
    Counsel: Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Northbridge controller, memory controller, DRAM access scheduling and prioritization functions (VHDL)
  • Kemper Corporate Services Inc v. Computer Sciences Corporation et al. |
    Jurisdiction: AAA Arbitration
    Counsel: Sidely Austin
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
    Technology: COBOL to Java conversion
    Testimony: Expert affidavit
  • CAP CO, LTD v. McAfee, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: N.D. Calif.
    Case Number: 14-cv-05068-JD (filed June 26, 2015)
    Counsel: Perkins Coie
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Antivirus and firewall
  • Hoskin Hogan, et al., v. BP West Coast Products LLC, et al. |
    Jurisdiction: CA
    Case Number: BC460880 (filed 2011)
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
    Technology: Point of Sale (POS)
  • Pre-litigation Assessment
    Retained by: Confidential
    Counsel: Perkins Coie
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: CPU power management, on-chip controller source code for managing the operating frequency, voltage, memory bandwidth, and thermal control of a multithreaded processor and its associated memory
  • Michael Mohr v. Science and Engineering Services, LLC |
    Jurisdiction: N.D. Al
    Case Number: 5:14-cv-00045 (filed January 9, 2014)
    Nature of Suit: Copyright
    Technology: Source code comparaison, scènes à faire analysais
  • Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc v.
    American Home Realty Network, Inc     |
    Jurisdiction: N.D. Al
    Case Number: 5:14-cv-00045 (filed January 9, 2014)
    Nature of Suit: Copyright
    Retained by: Science and Engineering Services, LLC
    Counsel: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
    Technology: Database compilation and schema in copyright deposits
  • Maryland Health Benefits Exchange Implementation Failure Pre-Litigation Assessment |
    Retained by: State of Maryland
    Counsel: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract, Fraud
    Technology: IBM Cúram Enterprise Modules and social program management platform (Java, Db2, Oracle) and related SDLC artifacts (Jira, Rational Team Concert, SVN)
  • County of Orange v. Tata Consultancy Services LTD., et al. |
    Jurisdiction: CA
    Case Number: 8:13-cv-00683 (filed April 30, 2013)
    Counsel: Theodora Oringher PC
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract, Fraud
    Technology: Property tax management system (Visual Studio .Net, C++, SQL)
  • Robert Nekoroski et al. v. Shajy Mathai et al. |
    Jurisdiction: CA
    Case Number: 1184CV04315 (filed November 29, 2011)
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secret
    Technology: Insurance portfolio risk modeling and assessment
    Testimony: Opening and rebuttal expert reports
  • The Studer Group v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation |
    Jurisdiction: N.D. Ohio
    Case Number: 1:10-cv-01957 (filed September 2, 2010)
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secret
    Technology: Patient engagement, survey and services marketing
  • CGI v. eHealth Ontario |
    Jurisdiction: Private Arbitration
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
    Technology: Diabetes Registry system implementation, HP Quality Center (HPQC)
  • SAP Business One Implementation Failure |
    Jurisdiction: Private Arbitration
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
    Technology: SAP Business One (ERP Solution)
  • Sam’s West, Inc v. Aloni |
    Jurisdiction: W.D. Ark
    Case Number: 5:13-cv-05144 (filed July 15, 2013)
    Nature of Suit: Media Licensing
    Technology: Internet Archive, image and text scanning, micro-site and platform specific targeting
  • California State Comptroller’s Office (SCO) v. SAP Public Services |
    Jurisdiction: CA
    Case Number: 34-2013-00154918 (filed November 21, 2013)
    Counsel: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
    Technology: Payroll processing, SAP, HP Quality Center, JIRA
  • BioLumix, Incorporated v. Centrus International, Incorporated |
    Jurisdiction: E.D. Mich.
    Case Number: 2:08-cv-11418 (filed April 2, 2008)
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Laboratory analytical device firmware
  • Westlake Services LLC d/b/a Westlake Financial Services v.
    Credit Acceptance Corporation     |
    Jurisdiction: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeals Board
    Case Number: CBM2014-000008 (filed October 11, 2013)
    Counsel: Fish & Tsang, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Auto loan underwriting and processing (FoxPro)
  • Symantec Corporation v. Veeam Software Corporation |
    Jurisdiction: N.D. Calif.
    Case Number: C 12-00700 SI (filed May. 31, 2012)
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: VMware ESX and Microsoft Hyper-V
  • Certain Electronic Devices Having A Retractable USB Connector |
    Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission (ITC)
    Case Number: ITC-337-TA-843 (filed May 24, 2012)
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Retained by: OUII
    Technology: Digital cameras and related devices with retractable USB connectors
  • Certain Electronic Devices with Communication Capabilities, Components Thereof, and Related Software |
    Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission (ITC)
    Case Number: ITC-337-TA-808 (filed September 30, 2011)
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Retained by: OUII
    Technology: Mobile phone touch screens
  • Certain Microprocessors, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same |
    Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission (ITC)
    Case Number: ITC-337-TA-781 (filed July 7, 2011)
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Retained by: OUII
    Technology: Microprocessor power conditioning hardware
  • Certain Electronic Devices, Including Wireless Communication Devices, Portable Music and Data Processing Devices, and Tablet Computers |
    Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission (ITC)
    Case Number: ITC-337-TA-794 (filed August 1, 2011)
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Retained by: OUII
    Technology: LTE stack
  • Certain Computer Forensic Devices and Products Containing the Same |
    Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission (ITC)
    Case Number: ITC-337-TA-799 (filed August 29, 2011)
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Retained by: OUII
    Technology: Hard drive recovery and forensics
  • Certain Toner Cartridges and Components Thereof |
    Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission (ITC)
    Case Number: ITC-337-TA-829 (filed February 27, 2012)
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Retained by: OUII
    Technology: Inkjet printer cartridges
  • Honeywell Int’l, Inc v. United States |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. Ct. Fed. Claims
    Case Number: No. 02-1909 (filed December 5, 2012)
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Retained by: U.S. Ct. Fed. Claims
    Technology: In-helmet cockpit display
  • John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc v. PCT International, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: W.D. Texas
    Case Number: 5:09-cv-00410 (filed May 22, 2009)
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: RF (F-type) coaxial cable connectors
  • Coaxial Cable Connectors and Components Thereof and Products Containing Same |
    Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission (ITC)
    Case Number: ITC-337-TA-650 (filed May 30, 2008)
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Retained by: John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc
    Technology: RF (F-type) coaxial cable connectors

Intellectual Property Consulting

  • Confidential Analysis of Cyber-Security Incident |
    Counsel: Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP
    Nature of Consultation: Pre-Litigation Analysis
  • Pre-litigation Patent Infringement Assessment |
    Technology: mobile gaming, geolocation, user and device verification, jailbreak detection, proxy detection, Bluetooth beacon, ad delivery, biometric authentication.
  • Confidential Investigation |
    Nature of suit: Illinois Biometric information Privacy Act (BIPA)
    Technology: optical fingerprint readers and time clocks, network traffic capture, SQL monitoring.
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Ayush Bansal is a Senior Software Consultant specializing in patent analysis, SEP assessments, and infringement detection. With over seven years of experience, he has analyzed 15,000+ 5G SEPs, helping Fortune 500 clients navigate litigation, licensing, and monetization strategies. His expertise spans wireless technologies, multimedia, AI, and IP portfolio management.

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Devan Holley | Software Consultant
Devan Holley
Software Consultant Austin

Devan Holley specializes in expert analysis for patent infringement and trade secret cases. She has a CS degree and expertise in programming, cybersecurity, digital forensics, and more. She has contributed to high-profile litigation involving complex technical issues in electronics and digital technologies, including cases before the USITC and various U.S. District Courts.

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Cassie Oates | Director of Litigation Discovery
Cassie Oates
Director of Litigation Discovery Los Angeles

Cassie Oates has a decade of experience working with software experts in large and small-scale software failure litigation. Experienced in arbitration, bench trials, and jury trials; Ms. Oates offers expertise in document review, fact witness interviews, change management, and testing best practices.

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