Jason Frankovitz

Summary of Qualifications

• Provides software analysis and investigation in software-related litigation, including patent infringement cases, breach-of-contract disputes, and other matters across a range of platforms and industries.
• Has testified eighteen times in court as an expert witness in computer software and Internet technologies.
• Known for deep expertise in a wide array of mobile and desktop Web technologies such as Ruby, iOS, Android, AJAX, Python, CSS, HTML, Java, Perl, PHP, and others.
• Has a keen eye for technical differences and overlap among disparate systems.
• Explains complex topics using simple, non-technical language and concepts.
• Has expertise in development techniques, version control, release management, system architecture, and cloud infrastructure.
• Has created dozens of patent claim charts for licensing negotiations with the largest technology companies in the world.
• Formerly served as Founder and CTO of itList.com, where he became EIR at Main Street Partners at MIT and filed a patent for a curated-content search engine.
• Inventor and holder of patent 9,858,341, and member of the IEEE Computer Society.
• Received his B.A. in Telecommunications with Phi Eta Sigma honors from Indiana University.

Areas of Expertise

• Mobile and social

  Apple iOS, iPhone SDK, Android, Facebook API, Twitter API

• Internet and web

  HTTP, REST, SSL, HTML5, CSS, jQuery, Python, JSON, AJAX, PHP, E-commerce backends, Amazon Web Services (AWS), PaaS, SaaS, Apache, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, nginx, GNU Linux daemons, NLP, machine learning

• Database

  MySQL, PostgreSQL, memcached

• Software development

  Git, Github, JIRA, Trac, Unfuddle, Subversion, CVS, RCS, ClearCase, build automation, configuration management

• Operating Systems

  Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, iOS, Windows, file systems

• Other software

  Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Audition

• Litigation support

  Intellectual property and patent infringement, software design/source code audit and review, non-performance claims

Litigation Experience

• Class v. Facebook, Inc.

  November 2016–present
  Jurisdiction: State
  Counsel: Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd/Labaton/Edelson
  Nature of Suit: Biometric Privacy

• Fox Television Stations, Inc. v. FilmOn X, LLC

  November 2016–present
  Jurisdiction: Federal
  Counsel: Baker Marquart LLP
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Copyright

• Securus Technologies, Inc. v. Public Communication Services Inc.

  October 2016–present
  Jurisdiction: Federal
  Counsel: Gruber Elrod Johansen Hail Shank
  Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• Zaghi dba Angel Dental Care v. Salama

  May 2016–present
  Jurisdiction: State
  Counsel: Jalilvand Law APC
  Nature of Suit: Consulting & Testimony (deposition)

• Level One Technologies, Inc. v. Penske Truck Leasing Co.

  April 2016–present
  Jurisdiction: Federal
  Counsel: Riezman Berger, P.C.
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Trade Secrets

• Chrome Systems, Inc. v. Autodata Solutions, Inc.

  June 2016–December 2016
  Jurisdiction: Federal
  Counsel: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
  Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• Deal Segments, Inc. v. Dream Warrior Group, Inc.

  January 2016–July 2016
  Jurisdiction: State
  Counsel: Law Office of Parag L. Amin
  Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• Alertus Technologies, LLC v. Blake Robertson

  January 2016–October 2016
  Jurisdiction: State
  Counsel: Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, P.A.
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Trade Secrets

• Alertus Technologies, LLC v. Callinize, Inc.

  January 2016–October 2016
  Jurisdiction: Federal
  Counsel: Bowie & Jensen, LLC
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Trade Secrets

• ABS, Inc. v. FCI, Inc.

  November 2015–February 2016
  Jurisdiction: Federal
  Counsel: Law Office of David Richman
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Trade Secrets

• Trichel v. Union Pacific Railroad

  November 2015–May 2016
  Jurisdiction: State
  Counsel: VB Attorneys
  Nature of Suit: Digital Forensic Investigation

• BeUbiq, Inc. v Curtis Consulting Group, Inc.

  December 2015–May 2016
  Jurisdiction: State
  Counsel: Farbstein & Blackman
  Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• Vincent Wellrich v Dream Warrior Group, Inc.

  December 2015–February 2016
  Jurisdiction: State
  Counsel: Wolke & Levine LLP
  Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• Schwartz v. Khoury Consulting, Inc. d/b/a Frontline Performance Group

  June 2015–November 2015
  Jurisdiction: State
  Counsel: Ford Harrison
  Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• Nicole, Inc. v. BLK International and Sanjay Khullar

  September 2015–March 2016
  Jurisdiction: Federal
  Counsel: Greenberg & Bass LLP
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Copyright

• Chipp’d Ltd. v. Crush & Lovely LLC

  July 2015–September 2015
  Jurisdiction: State
  Counsel: White and Williams LLP
  Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• Johnson v. Storix, Inc.

  June 2015–present
  Jurisdiction: Federal
  Counsel: Eastman & McCartney LLP
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Copyright

• Learning Technology Partners LLC v. University of the Incarnate Word

  April 2015–March 2016
  Jurisdiction: Federal
  Counsel: Glynn & Finley, LLP
  Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• Nomadix, Inc. v. Hospitality Core Services LLC

  April 2015–July 2015
  Jurisdiction: Federal
  Counsel: Mehrman Law Office, PC
  Nature of Suit: Inter Partes Review – Patent

• Hull et al v. Marriott International, Inc.

  March 2015–present
  Jurisdiction: Federal
  Counsel: Conn Maciel & Carey PLLC
  Nature of Suit: Software Accessibility/ADA

• Copart, Inc. v. Lightmaker USA, Inc.

  March 2015–present
  Jurisdiction: State
  Counsel: Porter Scott LLP
  Nature of Suit:Breach of Contract

• Arrazate V. H&B Group, INC., dba Nissan of Bakersfield

  April 2015–June 2015
  Jurisdiction: State
  Counsel: Rodriguez Law Firm
  Nature of Suit:Social Media Investigation

• SecureAuth Corporation v. miniOrange Inc.

  March 2015–April 2015
  Jurisdiction: Federal
  Counsel: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Copyright

• Jonathan Demichael v. Peak Franchising, Inc.

  March 2015–April 2015
  Jurisdiction: State
  Counsel: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Waimey
  Nature of Suit: Product Liability Tort

• Mad River Community Hospital v. CPSI, Inc.

  January 2015–March 2015
  Jurisdiction: State
  Counsel: Janssen Malloy LLP
  Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• Smarty Had a Party LLC v. Barrett Brothers, Inc.

  January 2015–present
  Jurisdiction: Federal
  Counsel: Capes, Sokol, Goodman & Sarachan, P.C.
  Nature of Suit: Trade Name Infringement

• Core Wireless Licensing S.A.R.L. v. LG Electronics, Inc.

  January 2015–present
  Jurisdiction: Federal
  Counsel: Bunsow de Mory Smith & Allison LLP
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent

• Mass Appeal Media, Inc. v. Davina Douthard, Inc.

  October 2014–present
  Jurisdiction: Federal
  Counsel: Krakowsky Michel
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Trademark

• Hablian, et al. v. Zurich U.S., et al.

  January 2015–present
  Jurisdiction: State
  Counsel: Marlin & Saltzman LLP
  Nature of Suit: Source Code Verification

• (Confidential) v. Vantage Point Technology, Inc.

  January 2015
  Jurisdiction: Federal
  Counsel: Winston & Strawn LLP
  Nature of Suit: Inter Partes Review – Patent

• Tool Circle Inc. v. Nulinx International, Inc.

  December 2014
  Jurisdiction: State
  Counsel: Humphrey + Law
  Nature of Suit: Breach of Fiduciary Duty

• Verso Paper LLC v. Go2Paper, Inc.

  November 2014
  Jurisdiction: State
  Counsel: Bass Berry & Sims PLC
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent

• Next Gear IP LLC v. Capstone BPO and Rajesh Wadhwa

  September 2014–September 2015
  Jurisdiction: State
  Counsel: Wayne Wisong, Esq.
  Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• Nutri-Vet, LLC v. Dykas Shaver & Nipper, LLP

  August 2014–December 2014
  Jurisdiction: State of Idaho
  Counsel: Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley, LLP
  Nature of Suit: Malpractice

• Burgos v. The Regents of the University of California, et al.

  August 2014–Present
  Jurisdiction: State of California
  Counsel: Walsh McKean Furcolo LLP
  Nature of Suit: Employment Discrimination

• Breeze Ventures Management, LLC v The Evans School, Inc.

  August 2014–October 2014
  Jurisdiction: State of California
  Counsel: Peretz & Associates
  Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• Hill-Rom Company, Inc. v. General Electric Company

  July 2014–August 2014
  Jurisdiction: Federal
  Counsel: Schiff Hardin LLP
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent Infringement

• Golden Best Plumbing, Inc. v. Baghdasarian

  July 2014–Present
  Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association
  Counsel: Dack Marasigan LLP
  Nature of Suit: Trade Name Infringement

• Green Lien Collections, Inc. v. Conexem LLC

  July 2014–August 2014
  Jurisdiction: State of California
  Counsel: Vanderpool Law
  Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract

• Dealercentric Solutions, Inc. v. Market Scan Information Systems, Inc.

  June 2014–Present
  Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association
  Counsel: Burkhalter Kessler Clement & George LLP
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Trade Secrets

• YPP, Inc. v. Supermedia LLC

  June 2014
  Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
  Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Copyright

• AgJunction LLC v. Agrian, Inc., et al.

  May 2014–February 2015
  Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
  Counsel: Husch Blackwell LLP
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Trade Secrets

• Patent Infringement Action

  Mar 2005–Apr 2005
  Counsel: Bingham McCutchen LLP
  Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – Patent