Isaac Pflaum has more than a decade of experience as a scientist, attorney, and consultant to Fortune 100 technology companies and state and local government agencies. He currently serves as an expert witness in software related litigation — such as patent infringement and breach‑of‑contract matters.
Summary of Qualifications
- Served as a software expert in more than 20 cases including more than a dozen intellectual property 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 of cases.
- 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.
Areas of Expertise
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Wireless devices and mobile apps
Android, iOS, Windows Mobile
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Programming and software development
Java, C/C++, C#, XML, Eclipse, Visual Studio, SlickEdit, .NET
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Internet applications and websites
Perl, Python, PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, Node.js, ASP.NET
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Hardware description and controllers
Verilog, CodeSys, MatLab
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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, Chrome
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Networking and protocols
TCP/IP, HTTP, IMAP/POP/SMTP, DNS
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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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AGIS Software Development LLC v. LG Electronics, Inc.
Jurisdiction: District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Counsel: Arnold & Porter
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement -
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 -
Certain Road Milling Machines and Components Thereof
Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission
Counsel: Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement -
G2 Database Marketing, Inc. v. Clear Advantage Marketing
Jurisdiction: District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Nature of Suit: Copyright and Trade Secret -
Global Tel*Link Corporation v. Securus Technologies, Inc
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement -
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) v. IBM
Jurisdiction: Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas
Nature of Suit: Fraud and Breach of Contract -
Pre-litigation Assessment
Counsel: Perkins Coie
Nature of Suit: Copyright -
Software Patent Suit
Counsel: Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement -
Kemper Corporate Services Inc. v. Computer Sciences Corporation et al.
Jurisdiction: AAA Arbitration
Counsel: Sidely Austin
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract -
Software Patent Suit
Counsel: Perkins Coie
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement -
Software Patent Suit
Counsel: Perkins Coie
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement -
Software Copyright Suit
Counsel: Finnegan
Nature of Suit: Copyright Infringement -
Contract Failure Pre-Litigation Assessment
Counsel: Saul Ewing
Nature of Suit: Fraud and Breach of Contract -
County of Orange v. Tata Consultancy Services LTD., et al.
Jurisdiction: District Court for the Central District of California
Counsel: Theodora Oringher
Nature of Suit: Fraud and Break of Contract -
Hogan v. BP West Coast Products, LLC
Jurisdiction: Superior Court for the State of California, Los Angeles County
Counsel: Gibson Dunn
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract -
Nekoroski v. Mathai
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts State Court
Nature of Suit: Trade Secret and Breach of Contract -
The Studer Group v. Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Jurisdiction: District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Nature of Suit: Trade Secret -
CGI v. eHealth Ontario
Jurisdiction: Arbitration
Nature of Suit: Break of Contract -
SAP Business One Implementation Failure (2014)
Jurisdiction: Arbitration
Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract -
Sam’s West, Inc. v. Nicole Aloni (2014)
Jurisdiction: United States District Court for District of Arkansas
Nature of Suit: Copyright and Breach of Contract -
California State Comptroller’s Office (SCO) v. SAP Public Services
Jurisdiction: Superior Court for the State of California, Sacramento County
Counsel: Manatt & Phelps
Nature of Suit: Fraud and Breach of Contract -
Credit Acceptance Corporation v. Westlake Services LLC
Jurisdiction: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Nature of Suit: Covered Business Method Patent Review -
Symantec v. Veeam (2013)
Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Counsel: Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement -
Electronic Devices Having A Retractable USB Connector
Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission
Counsel: Office of Unfair Import Investigations
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement -
Electronic Devices with Communication Capabilities
Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission
Counsel: Office of Unfair Import Investigations
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement -
Microprocessors
Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission
Counsel: Office of Unfair Import Investigations
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement -
Electronic Devices, Including Wireless Communication Devices
Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission
Counsel: Office of Unfair Import Investigations
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement -
Certain Computer Forensic Devices
Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission
Counsel: Office of Unfair Import Investigations
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement -
Certain Toner Cartridges
Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission
Counsel: Office of Unfair Import Investigations
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement -
Honeywell Int’l, Inc. v. United States
Jurisdiction: United States Court of Federal Claims
Nature of Suite: Patent Infringement -
John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc. dba PPC v. PCT International, Inc.
Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement -
Coaxial Cable Connectors, 337-TA-650
Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission
Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement
