Vikas Sharma | Director of Patent Services

Vikas Sharma

Senior Director of Patent Services

Vikas Sharma is an IP expert with over 16 years of experience in source code review, patent portfolio analysis, and monetizing client patent portfolios. He has extensive experience in leading large teams of consultants to conduct source code discovery on gigabytes of source code, assisting experts in drafting expert witness reports, creating validity and non-infringement rebuttal reports, and supporting attorneys during technical depositions and trials. Additionally, Vikas possesses expertise in network packet capture analysis, Bluetooth analysis, application debugging, and software reverse engineering.

Vikas has conducted source code review in more than 35 cases related to patents, trade secrets, and breach-of-contract disputes.

Summary of Qualifications

  • Led a team of consultants to  perform product testing on mobile devices to show performance slowdown between different versions of the OS, resulting in a multimillion dollar settlement for the client in a class-action lawsuit.
  • Performed portfolio analysis for a Fortune 500 company in the field of system software and created over 30 claim charts for monetization and defensive purposes.
  • Performed patent portfolio analysis in the domain of autonomous driving, AI, operating system, robotic process automation and networking and created claim charts in support of monetization campaigns.
  • Helped multiple Fortune 500 companies in mining valuable patents from their portfolio and created evidence of use claim charts for use in licensing negotiations.
  • Helped a top IP law firm get a multi-million dollar settlement by performing source code review to show evidence of concept copying in a software trade secrets litigation.
  • Helped clients gather Evidence of Use from target products using network packet capture and software reverse engineering analysis.
  • Received Bachelors in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

Areas of Expertise

  • Smartphone applications and wireless devices
    iOS, Android, DVRs, Set Top Boxes
  • Programming and software development
    Java(J2SE, J2EE), C/C++, C#, .NET, Python, PHP
  • Internet services, websites, and web applications
    HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSP
  • Databases
    RDBMS, SQL, MySQL
  • Operating systems and servers
    Linux, Windows, Mac OS
  • Cloud servers and virtual computing
    Amazon AWS, Azure
  • Telecom and Networking and protocols
    TCP/IP, HTTP, IMAP/POP/SMTP, DNS, Wifi/802.11, GSM/CDMA, SIP, VoIP

Litigation Consulting

  • Certain Smart Televisions |
    Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission (ITC)
    Case Number: 337-TA-1420
    Counsel: Mayer Brown, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • Maxell v. TCL Electronics Holdings |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court, Eastern District of Texas
    Case Number: 5-23-cv-00108
    Counsel: Mayer Brown, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment v. Charter Communications Inc |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court, Eastern District of Texas
    Case Number: 2:24-cv-00124
    Counsel: Kramer Alberti Lim & Tonkovich LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • RavenWhite Licensing LLC v. The Home Depot, Inc RavenWhite Licensing LLC v. Walmart Inc |
    Jurisdiction: US District Court, Eastern District of Texas
    Case Number: 2:23-cv-00423, 2:23-cv-00418
    Counsel: Kramer Alberti Lim & Tonkovich LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • Electronic Devices Including Smartphones, Computers, Tablet Computers, and Components Thereof |
    Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission (ITC)
    Counsel: Alston & Bird LLP
    Nature of Matter: Patent
  • Polaris PowerLED Technologies, LLC v. Samsung Electronics America |
    Jurisdiction: Eastern District of Texas, Marshal Division
    Case Number: 2:22-cv-353-JRG
    Counsel: Kramer Alberti Lim & Tonkovich LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Display technology, LED dimming
  • Touchstream Technologies, Inc v. Charter Communications, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: Eastern District of Texas
    Case Number: 23-cv-00059
    Counsel: Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Video Streaming
  • Smart Mobile Technologies, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. |
    Jurisdiction: Western District of Texas
    Case Number: 6:21-cv-00701
    Counsel: Graves & Shaw LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Wireless Networking, LTE, WiFi
  • AGI Suretrack, LLC v. Farmers Edge Inc and Farmers Edge (US) Inc |
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
    Case Number: 8:22-cv-00275-JFB-SMB
    Counsel: Irell & Manella LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Farming technology, ECU data parsing
  • Lerman v. Apple Inc |
    Jurisdiction: United States District Court, E.D. New York
    Case Number: 1:15-cv-07381
    Nature of Suit: Software Performance Testing
    Technology: Mobile application testing
  • Rovi Guides, Inc v. BCE, Inc |
    Case Number: T-113-18
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Interactive TV guides, media streaming
  • Rovi Guides, Inc v. Comcast Corporation |
    Jurisdiction:
    Case Number: 337-TA-1158
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Interactive TV guides, media streaming
  • Cypress Lake Software, Inc v. Samsung Electronics |
    Jurisdiction: United States Eastern District Court of Texas
    Case Number: 6:19-cv-00328
    Counsel: Baker Botts
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: User interface
  • Rovi Guides, Inc v. Comcast Corporation |
    Jurisdiction: United States
    Case Number: 337-TA-1103
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Interactive TV guides, media streaming
  • Belliveau v. Barco, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Texas Western District Court
    Case Number: 1:2017-cv-00379
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Lighting systems
  • MLC Intellectual Property, LLC v. Micron Technology, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Northern District of California
    Case Number: 3:14-cv-03657-SI
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Multi-level flash memory
  • Limelight Networks, Inc v. Akamai technologies |
    Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
    Case Number: 15-cv-00720-JAG
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Content Delivery servers, Distributed Networks
  • Group Chatter, LLC v. Sensus USA, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Tyler Division
    Case Number: 6:15-cv-00863-JRG
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Group messaging
  • Intellectual Venture II, LLC v. Bitco General Insurance Corp. |
    Jurisdiction: United States District court for the Eastern District of Texas
    Case Number: 6:15-cv-59-JRG
    Counsel: Nix Patterson & Roach
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Insurance Software
  • Intellectual Venture II, LLC v. Great West Casualty Company |
    Jurisdiction: United States District court for the Eastern District of Texas
    Case Number: 6:15-cv-60-JRG
    Counsel: Nix Patterson & Roach
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Insurance Software
  • SAI Technologies, Inc v. Qualcomm, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: Superior Court of the State of California County of San Diego
    Case Number: 37-2014-00025432-CU-BC-CTL
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
    Technology: WiFi standards in WiFi chipsets
  • ContentGuard Holdings, Inc v. Amazon.com, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    Case Number: 2:2013-cv-01112
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Media Distribution, Digital Rights Management, Media Rendering
  • ContentGuard Holdings, Inc v. Google, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    Case Number: 2:2014-cv-00061
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Media Distribution, Digital Rights Management, Media Rendering
  • Bascom Research, LLC v. Facebook, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the California Northern District Court
    Case Number: 3:2012-cv-06293
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Social networking applications
  • Bascom Research, LLC v. Linkedin Corporation |
    Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the California Northern District Court
    Case Number: 4:2012-cv-06294
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Social networking applications
  • Helios Software, LLC v. Awareness Technologies, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the District of Delaware
    Case Number: 1:2011-cv-01259-LPS
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Remote monitoring software
  • Helios Software, LLC v. SpectorSoft Corporation |
    Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the District of Delaware
    Case Number: 1:2012-cv-00081-LPS
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Remote monitoring software
  • Microsoft Corporation v. Geo Tag, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the District of Delaware
    Case Number: 1:2011-cv-00175
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Location based services
  • VirnetX, Inc v. Mitel Networks Corporation |
    Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    Case Number: 6:2011-cv-00018
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: VOIP technology, VPN, SIP, TLS, RTP
  • Global Sessions, LP v. Travelocity.com, LP |
    Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Texas Eastern District
    Case Number: 6:2010-cv-00671
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Online travel portals
  • Gemalto S.A. v. HTC Corporation |
    Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the New York Southern District
    Case Number: 6:2010-cv-00561
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Just in time compilers
  • VirnetX, Inc v. Apple, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    Case Number: 6:2010-cv-00417
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: VOIP technology, VPN, SIP, TLS, RTP
  • SFA Systems, LLC v.1-800-Flowers.com, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    Case Number: 6:2009-cv-00340
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: eCommerce application software
  • Versata Software, Inc v. Internet Brands, Inc f/k/a CarsDirect.com, et al |
    Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    Case Number: 2:2008-cv-00313
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: eCommerce application software
  • Eolas Technologies Inc v. Adobe Systems Inc |
    Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    Case Number: 6:2009-cv-00446
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Interactive web-based applications
  • TecSec Inc v. International Business Machines Corporation |
    Jurisdiction: Virginia Eastern District Court
    Case Number: 1:2010-cv-00115
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Encryption software
  • Sun Microsystems, Inc v. Versata, Inc |
    Jurisdiction: United States District Court for Delaware
    Case Number: 1:2008-cv-00504
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Enterprise Software, Configuration Engine
  • Wall Cardiovascular Technologies, LLC v. Boston Scientific Corporation |
    Jurisdiction: United State District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    Case Number: 2:2007-cv-00504
    Nature of Suit: Patent
    Technology: Medical devices, Stents

Intellectual Property Consulting

  • Confidential Consulting Company |
    Nature of Consultation: Patent Analysis & Monetization
    Technology: Speech recognition.
  • Sullivan & Cromwell LLP |
    Nature of Consultation: Patent Analysis
    Technology: Audio codec.
  • Confidential Consulting Company |
    Nature of Consultation: Patent Analysis & Monetization
    Technology: User tracking and rewards.
  • Confidential Technology Company |
    Nature of Consultation: Patent Acquisition Analysis
    Technology: Content Distribution, Navigation Systems.
  • Confidential Technology Company |
    Nature of Consultation: Patent Analysis
    Technology: Video codecs, streaming technology.
  • Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP |
    Nature of Consultation: Patent Portfolio Analysis
    Technology: Content delivery networks.
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