Isaac Pflaum

Director of Complex Software Litigation

Isaac Pflaum is an IT litigation consultant and source code reviewer, he specializes in advising clients on patent, copyright, trade secret, and software implementation disputes.

Mr. Pflaum is skilled in code review and reverse engineering of software systems, he has extensive experience reviewing and reverse engineering code written in C-based programming languages, and has also reviewed machine code, assembly code, CAD code, and application code for enterprise n-tier and SOA applications written in a variety of languages.

Mr. Pflaum has provided expert witness testimony in a variety of cases involving intellectual property, breach of contract, software failure, software procurement disputes, fraud, and computer forensics. Mr. Pflaum is also an attorney and registered patent agent with 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 Experience

Enigmatus, s.r.o. v. Playtika Ltd. et al. | 2022
Jurisdiction: Federal Court of Ottawa
Court No. T-2085-16 (filed December 2, 2016)
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Counsel: Dipchand LLP
Technology: Mobile application development, gaming, Web Application Protocol, geolocation
Coinmint v. Katena | 2022
Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association
Case No. 01-22-0001-7627 – 20427 (filed August 29, 2022)
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract, Fraud
Counsel: Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
Technology: Cryptocurrency mining equipment, custom ASIC development
Content Engines, LLC v. Rumble USA, Inc., & Rumble Inc. | 2022
Jurisdiction: Dist. Florida
Case No. 8:22-cv-01949 (filed August 24, 2022)
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement
Counsel: Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP.
Technology: Content Delivery Network (CDN), video streaming, RAID storage
Robotic Vision Technologies Inc. v. ABB Inc | 2022
Jurisdiction: Dist. Del.
Case No. 1:22-cv-01257 (filed September 9, 2022)
Nature of Suit: Patent, Trade Secret and Copyright Infringement
Counsel: Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox PLLC
Technology: Robotic computer vision, gripper targeting, feature selection and identification
Espíritu Santo Holdings, LP & L1bre Holding, LLC v. United Mexican States | 2021
Jurisdiction: ICSID
Case No. 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. | 2022
Jurisdiction: ND Illinois
Case No. 1:22-cv-00057 (filed January 14, 2022)
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement
Counsel: Kelley, Drye & Warren LLP.
Technology: Multimedia fingerprinting, reverse engineering, decompilation
Svoboda v. Amazon, Inc. | 2022
Jurisdiction: ND Illinois
Case Number: 1:21-cv-05336 (filed February 25, 2022)
Nature of Suit: Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA)
Counsel: Keogh Law, LTD.
Technology: Augmented Reality, Machine Vision, Face Tracking
Cryptocurrency Pre-Litigation Investigation | 2022
Jurisdiction: Federal (DOJ)
Nature of Suit: Criminal fraud and theft
Retained by: Defendant
Counsel: Todd & Weld LLP
Technology: Blockchain, smart contracts (TEAL assembly)
Allscripts Healthcare, LLC v. Andor Health, LLC | 2022
Jurisdiction: Dist. Del.
Case Number: 1:21-cv-00707-MAK (filed August 6, 2021)
Nature of Suit: Trade Secret
Counsel: Locke Lord LLP
Technology: EHR, Mobile Patient Experience (MPE) applications
Vound Colorado, LTD and Vound LLC v. E-Hounds, Inc | 2022
Jurisdiction: Dist. Del.
Case Number: 1:21-cv-00849-UNA (filed June 14, 2021)
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract, Trademark
Counsel: Marshall Dennehey
Technology: While-label software, HASP licensing
Hlfip Holding, Inc. d/b/a Smart Communications IP Holdings v.
York County, Pennsylvania | 2022
Jurisdiction: MD Penn.
Case Number: 1:20-cv-001866-CCC (filed February 3, 2020)
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement
Counsel: Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
Technology: Telecommunications, OCR scanning, document processing
Provisur Technologies, Inc. v. Weber, Inc. | 2022
Jurisdiction: WD Mo.
Case Number: 5:19-cv-6021 (filed February 22, 2019)
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement
Counsel: Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
Technology: PLC controller for robotic food packaging equipment (C++, CodeSys)
Certain Vehicle Controls Systems, Vehicles Containing the Same, and Components Thereof | 2021
Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission (ITC)
Case Number: 337-TA-1235 (filed November 19, 2020)
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement
Retained by: Volkswagen America
Counsel: Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
Technology: CAN bus communication of terrain selection data to vehicle suspension, breaking and transmission control subsystems (C++)
Wipro Limited v. State of Nebraska | 2021
Jurisdiction: Lancaster Co. Dist. Ct.
Case Number: D02CI190000676 (filed March 4, 2019)
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
Counsel: Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather, L.L.P.
Technology: IBM Cúram Enterprise Modules and social program management platform (Java)
FinancialApps LLC v. Envestnet, Inc. | 2020
Jurisdiction: Dist. Del.
Case Number: 19-1337-CFC-CJB (filed July 17, 2019)
Nature of Suit: Trade Secret Misappropriation
Counsel: Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP
Technology: Consumer financial data processing and credit reporting (Golang, Ruby, JavaScript, Java, MongoDB)
Aetna Inc, et al v. Mednax Inc., et al, No. 2:18-cv-02217 (ED Penn.) | 2020
Jurisdiction: ED Penn.
Case Number: 2:18-cv-02217 (filed May 25, 2018)
Nature of Suit: Medical Billing Fraud
Counsel: Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP Technology: Billing support business logic
Penrose Hill, Limited et al. v. Mabray | 2020
Jurisdiction: N.D. Calif.
Case Number: 4:20-cv-01169 (filed February 14, 2020)
Nature of Suit: Libel
Counsel: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Technology: Social media posting forensic acquisition
VoterLabs, Inc. v. Ethos Group Consulting Services LLC | 2020
Jurisdiction: Dist. Del.
Case Number: 1:19-cv-00524 (filed March 15, 2019)
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
Counsel: Wick Phillips
Technology: Customer profiling and product recommendation (Python, TypeScript, SQL, JavaScript)
Robillard v. Opal Labs, Inc. | 2020
Jurisdiction: Dist. Oregon
Case Number: 3:16-cv-00780 (filed May 5, 2016)
Nature of Suit: Trade Secret Misappropriation
Counsel: Buchanan Angeli Altschul & Sullivan LLP
Technology: Investigation of the GitHub and Internet archives using ElasticSearch to search over 800 million records
Comcast Cable Communications LLC v. Veveo, Inc. | 2020
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)
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement
Counsel: Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
Technology: Cable set top box predictive text entry and product search (C++)
Sequoia Technology, LLC v. Dell Inc., et al | 2019
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 | 2019
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) | 2019
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 | 2019
Jurisdiction: N.D. Calif.
Case Number: 3:19-cv-02546 (filed May 12, 2019)
Nature of Suit: Class Action
Retained by: Plaintiff
Technology: Multi-site web application (HTML and JavaScript) and robots.txt directives
Morris Development, Inc. v. Extreme Impact, Inc. | 2019
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
TRUSTID, Inc. v. Next Caller Inc. | 2019
Jurisdiction: Dist. Del.
Case Number: 1:18-cv-00172 (filed January 30, 2018)
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement
Counsel: Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
Technology: Call-number- spoofing and fraud detection using SIP data processing, call screening and applied machine learning (ML) (Python, VOIP, AWS)
AGIS Software Development LLC v. LG Electronics, Inc. | 2018
Jurisdiction: E.D. Tex.
Case Number: 2:17-cv-00515 (filed June 21, 2017)
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement
Counsel: Arnold & Porter
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 | 2018
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
Yardi Systems v. Property Solutions International, Inc. | 2018
Jurisdiction: C.D. Calif.
Case Number: 2:13-cv-07764 (filed October 21, 2013)
Nature of Suit: Trade Secret
Retained by: Entrata
Counsel: Morrison & Foerster, LLP
Technology: Property, lease and tenant management systems
Certain Road Milling Machines and Components Thereof | 2018
Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission (ITC)
Case Number: ITC 337-TA-1067 (filed July 10, 2017)
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement
Retained by: Wirtgen America
Counsel: Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
Technology: Sensor inputs and actuator controls over CAN bus and controller source code (CodeSys, MatLab, C)
Golden et al. v. Clear Advantage Marketing, et al. | 2018
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
“Sasco” Patent Portfolio Review | 2017
Nature of Suit: Pre-litigation assessment
Retained by: Confidential
Counsel: Perkins Coie
Technology: CPU power management in Linux-based operating systems
Securus Technologies, Inc. v. Global Tel*Link Corporation | 2017
Jurisdiction: N.D. Tex.
Case Number: 3:16-cv-01338 (filed May 13, 2016)
Nature of Suit: Patent
Counsel: Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
Technology: VOIP call processing, monitoring, biometrics, billing (Java, C++)
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) v. IBM | 2017
Jurisdiction: PA
Case Number: 2017-cv-1740 (filed March 9, 2017)
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
Counsel: Duane Morris, LLP
Technology: IBM solution for Unemployment Compensation Modernization System (“UCMS”) (OS/2, Db2, Java)
Pre-litigation Assessment | 2017
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 | 2016
Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission (ITC)
Case Number: ITC-337-TA-984 (filed December 20, 2015)
Nature of Suit: Patent
Retained by: Volkswagen America
Counsel: Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
Technology: Northbridge controller, memory controller, DRAM access scheduling and prioritization functions (VHDL)
Kemper Corporate Services Inc. v. Computer Sciences Corporation et al. | 2016
Jurisdiction: AAA Arbitration
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
Counsel: Sidely Austin
Technology: COBOL to Java conversion
CAP CO, LTD v. McAfee, Inc | 2016
Jurisdiction: N.D. Calif.
Case Number: 14-cv-05068-JD (filed June 26, 2015)
Nature of Suit: Patent
Counsel: Perkins Coie
Technology: Antivirus and firewall
Hoskin Hogan, et al., v. BP West Coast Products LLC, et al. | 2016
Jurisdiction: CA
Case Number: BC460880 ((filed 2011)
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
Technology: Point of Sale (POS)
Pre-litigation Assessment
Nature of Suit: Patent
Retained by: Confidential
Counsel: Perkins Coie
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 | 2014
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. | 2014
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 | 2014
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract, Fraud
Retained by: State of Maryland
Counsel: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
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. | 2015
Jurisdiction: CA
Case Number: 8:13-cv-00683 (filed April 30, 2013)
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract, Fraud
Counsel: Theodora Oringher PC
Technology: Property tax management system (Visual Studio .Net, C++, SQL)
Robert Nekoroski et al. v. Shajy Mathai et al. | 2014
Jurisdiction: CA
Case Number: 1184CV04315 (filed November 29, 2011)
Nature of Suit: Trade Secret
Technology: Insurance portfolio risk modeling and assessment
The Studer Group v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation | 2013
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 | 2014
Jurisdiction: Private Arbitration
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
Technology: Diabetes Registry system implementation, HP Quality Center (HPQC)
SAP Business One Implementation Failure | 2014
Jurisdiction: Private Arbitration
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
Technology: SAP Business One (ERP Solution)
Sam’s West, Inc. v. Aloni | 2013
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 | 2013
Jurisdiction: CA
Case Number: 34-2013-00154918 (filed November 21, 2013)
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
Counsel: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Technology: Payroll processing, SAP, HP Quality Center, JIRA
BioLumix, Incorporated v. Centrus International, Incorporated | 2013
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 | 2013
Jurisdiction: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeals Board
Case Number: CBM2014-000008 (filed October 11, 2013)
Nature of Suit: Patent
Counsel: Fish & Tsang, LLP
Technology: Auto loan underwriting and processing (FoxPro)
Symantec Corporation v. Veeam Software Corporation | 2013
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 | 2012
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 | 2012
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 | 2012
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 | 2012
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 | 2012
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 | 2012
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 | 2012
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. | 2010
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 | 2009
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

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Isaac Pflaum is an attorney admitted to practice in Virginia and California.

2023
Appointed to the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Task Force of the American Bar Association section of Intellectual Property Law (ABA-IPL)

2022
Appointed to the NFT Task Force of the ABA section of Intellectual Property Law