Isaac Pflaum - Expert Witness

Isaac Pflaum

Director of Complex 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 Experience

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • K+S Potash Canada General Partnership v.
    Veolia Water Technologies Inc. et al.

    Jurisdiction: Court Of Queen’s Bench For Saskatchewan
    Case #: QB No. 817 (filed 2018)
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
    Counsel: Stikeman Elliott LLP
    Technology: Plant Design Management Systems (PDMS), Clash Detection, Database synchronization
    Role: Served as Consulting Expert
  • Enigmatus, s.r.o. v. Playtika Ltd. et al.
    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
  • Content Engines, LLC v. Rumble USA, Inc., & Rumble Inc.
    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
    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
    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.
    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.
    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
    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
    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
    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

    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.
    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
    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
    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)
  • 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)
    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.)
    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
    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
    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.
    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.
    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
    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)
    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.
    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.
    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.
    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
    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.
    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
    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.
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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)
    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.
    Jurisdiction: AAA Arbitration
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
    Counsel: Sidely Austin
    Technology: COBOL to Java conversion
  • CAP CO, LTD v. McAfee, Inc
    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.
    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
    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
    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.
    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.
    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
    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)
    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
    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)
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Counsel: Fish & Tsang, LLP
    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

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