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`Cliff Reader, Ph.D.
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`Expertise
` Real-time Processing and Display
`§ Video compression (MPEG-HEVC)
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`Imaging/Video Systems Architecture
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`Imaging/Video Chip Architecture
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`Professional Summary
`Dr. Reader has over forty years of work experience in digital imaging and digital video and
`audio. In the 1970’s and early 1980’s, he was one of the leaders in the digital imaging field,
`performing extensive work in areas of compression, real-time processing, real-time display,
`image enhancement, and others. Applications included reconnaissance imaging, medical
`imaging, earth resources management and videoconferencing. This work anticipated much of
`the technology being used in contemporary consumer digital video systems. He has in-depth
`experience of the commercial history and when key parts of technology were first developed and
`published.
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`§ Video Compression Algorithms
`§ Consumer audio/video
`§ Reconnaissance Imaging
`§ Medical Imaging
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`Dr. Reader’s career includes technical work in areas of algorithm design, system design, and
`semiconductor chip design and business development, marketing and sales work in areas of
`market analysis, product roadmap development and direct sales.
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`Dr. Reader has held many leadership roles in standards development: US Head of Delegation to
`MPEG (1991-1993); chief editor of the MPEG1 standard (1991-1993); instigator of the
`successful effort to make MPEG2 the market standard for digital TV over proprietary
`competitors in the US and national competitors in Europe and Japan (1992); MPEG4
`Subcommittee Chairman (1993-1996); AVS (China) Subgroup Chairman (2003-Present). He is
`an expert in all major audio-video standards. MPEG audio (Layer I, II, mp3, AAC), Dolby AC3,
`MPEG video (1, 2, 4), H.264, Windows Media 9 (VC-1), H.265 (HEVC), AVS and AV1. He is
`also an expert in DVD standards, including formatting, navigation and authoring.
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`Dr. Reader has extensive experience in patent licensing and patent pools. He was the technical
`expert for developing the initial list of potentially essential patents for the first MPEGLA patent
`pool. He is the Co-Director leading the pool formation and license negotiations for the AVS
`patent pool. Dr. Reader has experience in the valuation of patents and the acquisition and sale of
`patent portfolios.
`Dr. Reader has authored over twenty technical papers, two book chapters and two patents in
`digital video processing, display, and compression. He is an Adjunct Professor at Peking
`University, Beijing, China.
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`Employment History
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`Independent Consultant
`Escondido, CA
`Provide technical and marketing consulting services in the areas of
`digital imaging and digital video including:
`§ consumer video
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`real-time processing and display
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`image and video and audio compression (specializing in MPEG)
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`imaging/video systems architecture
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`imaging/video chip architecture
`§ audio/video transmission, including optical & wireless networks
`Over 60 clients including Apple, Broadcom, China Central TV,
`Chinese Academy of Sciences, Cisco, Comcast, DirecTV, EchoStar,
`Fujifilm, Gateway, GE, Haier, Hisense, HP, IBM, Lenovo, LG,
`Matsushita, MediaTek, Microsoft, Motorola, Nikon, Nokia, Philips,
`Riverbed, Samsung, Sharp, Siemens, Sony, Sun Microsystems,
`Toshiba, TPV, Tyco, US Department of Justice, Verizon, Vizio,
`Wistron, Yahoo, Zoran and ZTE.
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`Personal database of patent analysis:
`-Evaluation of all the US patents in the MPEG2, H.264 and H.265
`patent pools.
`-Evaluation of the US patents and published applications underlying
`the H.264 and H.265 standards.
`-Personal archive of over 2000 audiovisual patents.
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`Personal database of audio and video prior art.
`-Virtually complete collection of all contributions to the H.26x and
`MPEGx families of standards from 1985 to today.
`-Many hundreds of technical journal and conference articles
`documenting the first invention of key technologies.
`-Work-in-progress book on the history of video compression.
`-Historical collection of technical data from the earliest digital video,
`image processing and real-time image display systems in the 1970s
`and 1980s.
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`nDSP Corporation
`Campbell, CA
`Vice President of Marketing and Acting Vice President of Sales
`Responsible for marketing and sales in a startup company providing
`high-quality video signal processors to TV manufacturers.
`Developed product specifications and roadmap. Built and managed
`sales and marketing team of 6 direct and contractor staff in the US
`and Japan to provide technical sales, sales support, application
`engineering, Marcomm and PR. Established distribution in China,
`Japan and throughout the Far East. Secured first sales as company
`moved into production phase with design wins in China, Japan and
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`Europe. Initiated and secured major design wins in emerging
`Progressive DVD business, with production volumes beginning in
`4Q00 at an annualized rate of $3.5M. Established strategic
`partnership with Pixelworks in LCD chip business. Pixelworks
`acquired nDSP in 2001.
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`CagEnt Technologies, Inc. (wholly owned by Samsung)
`1997
`Santa Clara, CA
`1998
`Position: Vice President of Sales, Digital Video Products
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`Responsible for a line of PC-based real-time MPEG2 and Dolby
`Digital encoders. Established distribution agreements for third-party
`DVD authoring software. Secured OEM contracts for the products.
`Built the sales channel worldwide. Built sales to break-even point in
`9 months leading to sale of the product line.
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`Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.
`1993
`San Jose, CA
`1997
`Position: Director of Marketing, Digital Media Products;
`Acting Director of Software Engineering
`Developed business plans for digital audiovisual semiconductor
`chips. Managed team of over 50 software engineers in US and Korea
`for development of a media processor. Established strategic
`partnerships with Microsoft and IBM for media processor
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`Cypress Semiconductor, Inc.
`1990
`San Jose, CA
`1993
`Position: Business Development Manager
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`Founding member of new business unit chartered to develop a
`“video DSP”. Jointly developed a complete business plan, and
`personally initiated and developed relationships with Philips,
`Sun Microsystems, Apple Computers and IBM. Chief architect
`for this early media DSP design, capable of complete MPEG1
`decode in real time. (Fully validated by cycle-accurate
`simulation). Managed R&D team of 10 hardware and software
`engineers.
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`Head of US Delegation to MPEG, 1991 to 1992. Chief Editor
`of the MPEG1 standard. Technical Expert for establishing the
`MPEGLA Patent Licensing Pool.
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`Sun Microsystems, Inc.
`1988
`Mountain View, CA
`1990
`Position: Program Manager
` Developed requirements and specifications for real-time imaging
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`system. Managed a team of 20 engineers to develop the architecture
`and high-level design. Interfaced with two key customers – Philips
`Medical Systems and Lockheed. Developed design for single-board
`real-time medical and reconnaissance image display.
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`International Imaging Systems, Zoran, Virtual Imaging
`Design and development of real-time image processing and display
`systems. Details available on request.
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`Ford Aerospace & ESL (A Division of TRW)
`Details available on request.
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`Consulting History
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`Testifying expert concerning essential patents for ATSC standards
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`Hisense
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`Analysis of essential patents for AAC standards
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`Leading smartphone company
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`Analysis of essential patents for the H.265 standard
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`Cisco
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`Consulting expert in Realtime matter
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`HEVC Advance
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`Consulting expert for HEVC essential patent analysis
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`Dish Network
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`Consulting expert in ClearPlay matter
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`Apple
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`Preparation of declarations for Inter Partes Review proceedings. (Uniloc
`matter)
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`Dish Network
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`Testifying expert in Realtime matter
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`CustomPlay
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`Preparation of declaration for summary judgment in Amazon case.
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`Vizio, Funai, LG, MediaTek, MStar
`Testifying expert in Broadcom case.
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`Apple
`Preparation of declarations for Inter Partes Review proceedings. (Nokia
`matter)
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`Vizio
`Preparation of declarations for Inter Partes Review proceeding.
`(Lightside Technologies matter)
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`Dell, Riverbed, EchoStar, Dish Network
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`Testifying expert in Realtime matter
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`Sharp, Vizio, ON
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`Testifying expert in WiLan matter
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`Avid
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`Testifying expert in Harmonic matter.
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`Apple
`Testifying expert in PUMA matter.
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`Vizio
`Testifying expert in PMC matter.
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`US Dept. of Justice, Dept. of Homeland Security, DoD, FBI, NSA, &
`Others
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`Consulting expert in Discovery Patents (3rd Eye Surveillance) matter.
`Declarations in support of six Inter Partes Reviews.
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`ST Micro
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`Consulting expert in Avago matter.
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`AT&T
`Consulting expert in Raniere matter.
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`Motorola
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`Consulting expert in PUMA matter.
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`TPV
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`Consulting expert in Thomson licensing matter.
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`Tyco (Exacq, Johnson Controls)
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`Consulting expert in JDS Technologies matter.
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`Tyco
`Declaration in support of Inter Partes Review petition in Hawk
`Technology matter.
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`Sceptre
`Expert reports in licensing matter concerning MPEGLA MPEG2 pool
`patents.
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`Samsung
`Consultant and fact witness in case asserting Samsung patents of which I
`am a named inventor, against NVidia.
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`Nissim
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`Consultant expert for patent holder in 20th Century Fox, MGM, and
`Paramount cases concerning patents related to DVD navigation.
`Testified at Markman hearings.
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`Nikon
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`Consultant.
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`Humax
`Search and analysis of prior art.
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`Apple
`Analysis of patent portfolio potentially essential for the H.264 standard.
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`Haier
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`Analysis of patent portfolios for smart consumer devices.
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`Cisco
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`Consultant.
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`ZTE, Sony, LG, Samsung, Nokia, GoPro
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`Consulting expert.
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`Expert reports; declaration in support of Inter Partes Review in Trover
`matter.
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`Humax
`Consultant.
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`GE Licensing
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`Consultant.
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`HikVision & Axis
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`Declaration in support of Inter Partes Review. Expert reports in Trover
`matter.
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`Sharp
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`Declaration in support of Inter Partes Review in Wi-Lan matter.
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`InterDigital
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`Consulting expert in support of licensing a patent portfolio.
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`Apple
`Consulting expert in National Cheng Kung University matter.
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`Acer, ASUS, TPV
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`Testifying expert in Florida Atlantic University matter.
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`Toshiba
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`Testifying expert in WiLAN matter.
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`Grass Valley Group
`Consulting expert for defense in FastVDO matter.
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`TI
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`Consulting expert.
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`Vizio
`Consulting expert in Innovus Prime matter.
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`Haier & Shandong Provincial Government
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`Foreign expert advisor for developing and acquiring patent portfolios for
`innovative consumer products. Development of a patent pool for patents
`essential to standards for wireless power.
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`Vizio
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`Consulting expert in MIT matter.
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`Nokia
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`Consulting expert.
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`TPV & Vizio
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`Testifying expert for defense in Hitachi matter.
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`Samsung
`Consulting expert in Myport matter.
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`Verizon Wireless (Cellco) & T-Mobile
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`Testifying expert for defense in Realtime Data matter.
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`Apple
`Consulting expert in Technicolor matter.
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`Microsoft
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`Consulting expert for plaintiff in Motorola matter.
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`Apple & LG
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`Testifying expert for defense in MPT matter.
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`Sanyo & Olympus
`Consulting expert for defense in FastVDO matter.
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`Apple
`Consulting expert for defense in FastVDO matter.
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`Sony
`Consulting expert for defense in FastVDO matter.
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`Philips
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`Consulting expert for licensing essential patents.
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`Consulting expert for defense in MobileMediaIdeas matter.
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`Video264Innovations
`Consulting expert.
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`Nikon, Fujifilm & Panasonic
`Consulting expert for defense in FastVDO matter.
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`Haier
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`Consultant for standards, patent pools and patent licensing.
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`Susman Godfrey
`Consultant for patent analysis.
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`Vizio
`Testifying expert for defense in MPT matter.
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`Tivo
`Consulting expert.
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`Nikon
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`Consulting expert for defense in MPT matter.
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`Broadcom
`Consulting expert.
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`Lionsgate Entertainment
`Consulting expert in MPEG licensing matter.
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`Verizon
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`Testifying expert for defense in ActiveVideo Networks matter.
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`Lenovo
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`Consulting expert for defense in licensor matter.
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`Sonic, Cyberlink & Joint Defense Team
`Consulting expert for defense in Mediostream licensor matter.
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`Wistron
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`Consulting expert for defense in Toshiba licensor matter.
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`Panasonic, Pioneer
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`Consulting expert for defense in VES licensor matter.
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`Zoran
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`Technical analysis of patents potentially related to video coding
`standards.
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`Intravisual
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`Consulting expert for patent licensing.
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`Apple
`Technical analysis of patents potentially related to video coding
`standards.
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`SanDisk
`Consulting expert re Audio and Video coding patents
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`Lenovo
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`Consulting expert for defense in MPEGLA licensor matter.
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`Polycom
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`Consulting expert for defense in MPT matter.
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`DirecTV
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`Consulting expert for defense in MPT matter.
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`EchoStar
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`Consulting expert for defense in MPT matter.
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`Vizio
`Consulting expert for defense in Sony matter.
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`Vizio
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`Consulting expert for defense in LG matter.
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`Vizio, TPV, Amtran
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`Technical report & video presentation to US Customs on design issues
`related to Funai matter.
`Testified in ITC hearing, March 2010.
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`Present
`Duties:
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`2008
`Duties:
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`2008
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`2008
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`2008
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`2008
`2010
`Duties:
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`2009
`Duties:
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`2008
`Duties:
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`Duties:
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`Audio patent and prior art review.
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`IC Media (Canada)
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`Design of digital signage.
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`AVS Patent Pool Administration (China)
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`Co-Director, leading license negotiations among domestic and
`multinational licensors.
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`DirecTV
`Prior art search for DirecTV’s appeal against Finisar.
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`Pure Digital
`Prior art research and analysis.
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`Wragge (UK)
`Prior art review for two video coding patents.
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`Microsoft
`Extensive non-infringement analysis for patents asserted by Multimedia
`Patent Trust (MPT).
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`iPotential
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`Technical analysis of patents potentially related to video coding
`standards.
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`Alba (UK) aka Harvard Research
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`General education on essential patents, licensing, prior art related to the
`MPEG2 video standard.
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`Philips (Holland)
`Review of patents for essentiality.
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`Proview
`Prior art search for TV display features.
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`Nissim
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`Consultant expert for plaintiff in Time-Warner case concerning patents
`related to DVD navigation.
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`Date
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`2008
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`Comcast
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`Technical analysis of MPEG2 systems, DSM-CC, and carousel operation
`in the cable TV network environment. Contribution to expert’s report in
`Comcast’s successful litigation against Finisar.
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`Sun Microsystems
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`Chief architect of royalty-free video codec: OMS Video. Extensive
`supporting patent analysis and technical publication analysis for prior art
`review.
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`SanDisk
`Technical analysis of patents and prior art searching for audio coding.
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`Stammberger (Munich)
`Technical analysis of patents potentially related to video coding
`standards.
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`Trigem America Liquidating Trust
`Preparation of expert reports concerning litigation between Toshiba and
`Trigem.
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`Susman-Godfrey
`Technical analysis of patents potentially related to video coding
`standards.
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`Wong-Cabello
`Technical analysis of patents potentially related to video coding
`standards.
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`Sisvel
`Technical assistance in licensing audio patents to a third party.
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`Quanta
`Technical assistance in litigation related to DVD.
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`CCTV (China Central TV)
`Technical analysis of patents potentially related to MPEG2, H.264, AVS
`and VC-1 video coding standards and MPEG-AAC and Dolby audio
`coding standards.
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`MediaTek
`Technical analysis of MediaTek patents potentially related to video
`coding standards.
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`Alcatel
`Technical analysis of Alcatel patents potentially related to video coding
`standards.
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`Motorola
`Analysis of technologies contributed to the H.264 standard.
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`Nokia
`Analysis of technologies contributed to the H.264 standard.
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`Avid
`Technical analysis of patents potentially related to coding standards.
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`IBM
`Analysis of technologies contributed to the H.264 standard.
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`HP
`Analysis of selected audio coding patents.
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`ComVentures
`Due diligence review of a start-up company in the video semiconductor
`business.
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`nVidia
`Prior art search for a set of third-party patents.
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`Microsoft
`• Working with a major financial services company, developed a
`procurement model for managing licensing costs.
`• Assisting development of non-infringement positions for a set of
`patents. (Not in suit).
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`SAGEM (France)
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`Technical analysis of potential infringement by SAGEM of a set of third-
`party patents.
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`Polycom Inc.
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`Technical analysis of Polycom patents potentially related to video coding
`standards.
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`Sony Corp.
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`• Technical analysis of potential infringement by Sony of a set of
`third-party patents. The parties settled without litigation.
`• Analysis of a third-party patent per Sony’s direction.
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`Duties:
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`On2 Inc
`Delivery of the comprehensive set of reports on IPR potentially related
`to the emerging H.264 standard.
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`Printed: 02/09/19
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`2004
`Duties:
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`Matsushita Avionics
`Technical analysis of potential infringement of Matsushita patents by a
`third party.
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`Connex Inc.
`Teaching the details of key complex algorithms in the H.264 standard.
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`DoCoMo (Japan)
`Delivery of the comprehensive set of reports on IPR potentially related
`to the emerging H.264 standard.
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`From:
`To:
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`2006
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`DivX Inc.
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`Analysis of technologies contributed to the H.264 standard
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`Date:
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`Duties:
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`Cues, Inc
`Assisted evaluation of infringement by Cues’ products of a patent
`asserted by a third party. The parties settled without litigation.
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`From:
`To:
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`GE Licensing
`2003
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`2004
`Duties: Working with a major financial services company, developed a business,
`market and financial model for valuation of a portfolio of patents
`through their expiration.
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`From:
`To:
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`2003
`Present
`Duties:
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`Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
`
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`•
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`• Preparation of IPR Report for IPR potentially related to the AVS
`Video standard. This effort involved review of over 2500
`abstracts and over 450 patents.
`IPR Subgroup Chairman of AVS. Formed an IPR Experts group
`to establish a legal foundation for AVS IPR. This group
`comprised approximately 20 attorneys and business development
`managers from eight multinational companies representing the
`PC, consumer, semiconductor and communication industries.
`(Broadcom, IBM, Intel, Matsushita, Microsoft, Nokia, Sony, Sun
`Microsystems). The group drafted a member agreement, bylaws
`and a formal IPR policy governing licensing commitments,
`disclosure obligations, and protection of license holder rights.
`AVS Members approved these documents in September 2004.
`• Co-Director of AVS Patent Pool. Leading the drafting and
`negotiation of patent pool management and licensing agreements.
`• Adjunct Professor, supervising a graduate student project on
`deinterlacing algorithm development.
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`Date:
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`2003
`Duties:
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`Yahoo
`Prior art search to provide background information per Yahoo’s request.
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`2007
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`Duties:
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`Duties:
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`1999
`Duties:
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`1998
`Duties:
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`1998
`Duties:
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`Gateway, Inc.
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`Extensive prior art search and assistance with claim construction in a
`litigation matter with Lucent Technologies.
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`Apple Computer
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`• Technical analysis of Apple patents potentially related to H.264.
`• Prior art search for various patents per Apple’s request.
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`Siemens (Germany)
`• Technical analysis of Siemens patents potentially related to H.264.
`• Delivery of the comprehensive set of reports on IPR potentially
`related to the emerging H.264 standard.
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`JVT Committee (Apple, Cisco, Nokia, Polycom, Sun Microsystems,
`Tandberg, Teles, Texas Instruments, UBVideo, VideoLocus)
`Developed a comprehensive set of reports on IPR potentially related to
`the emerging H.264 standard. The reports included a technical review of
`legacy and new patents for video coding, and analysis of the patent
`statements provided by all companies whose contributions were adopted
`into H.264.
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`Intervideo
`Advised on market opportunities in the emerging MPEG4 marketplace.
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`Proskauer Rose LLP
`Provided background support in MPEGLA’s (successful) effort to
`license MPEG2 to the major PC manufacturers.
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`Pixonics
`Developed marketing plan and marketing support materials for this
`incubator-stage company.
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`Eltron, (Taiwan)
`Provided overview of the digital video semiconductor market.
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`nDSP Corporation
`Drafted the sales and marketing plan for this early-stage company.
`Joined nDSP full-time.
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`IBM Corp.
`Assisted with participation in the ATSC DASE (datacasting) standard.
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`Spruce Technologies
`Assisted with transition of Cagent MPEG encoder product after it was
`sold to Spruce.
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`1999
`Duties:
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`Duties:
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`1993
`1994
`Duties:
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`Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology
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`Supported Samsung researchers in MPEG4 standard development. Led
`effort to provide error-resilient 3D-mesh coding.
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`MPEGLA LLC
`Review of opportunity for an MPEG4 patent pool
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`CableLabs
`
`Teamed with a patent attorney to develop the initial essential patent list
`for MPEG2. Reviewed approximately 10,000 abstracts and 1,000 patents
`for the MPEG2 Video and MPEG2 Systems standards. This effort led to
`the MPEGLA patent pool.
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`Litigation Support Experience
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`Case
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`Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP,
`Washington DC
`MPEGLA vs. Toshiba, NY State Court, Index No. 162716/2015
`Expert report on essentiality and technical value of ATSC Standards
`patents.
`Ongoing.
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`US Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC
`3rd Eye Surveillance vs. The United States, Civil Action 15-501
`Declarations and Technical Tutorial on invalidity and non-infringement
`of 3rd Eye’s patents.
`Ongoing.
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`Carey Rodrigues, Miami, FL
`CustomPlay vs. Amazon, CASE N. 9:17-cv-80884-KAM.
`Declarations on infringement of CustomPlay’s patents.
`Ongoing.
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`Kirkland, JMBM, New York, Los Angeles
`Wi-Lan vs. Sharp Electronic Corp., Vizio, Case No. C.A. No. 15-379
`(LPS) (CJB)
`Expert reports and depositions on non-infringement and invalidity of Wi-
`Lan’s patent.
`Ongoing.
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`Fish & Richardson, Washington, DC
`Realtime vs. EchoStar Corp., Hughes Network Systems LLC, Civil
`Action No. 6: 17·CY-00084-JDL.
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`Expert report and deposition on invalidity of Realtime’s patents.
`Parties settled.
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`Akin Gump, Fish & Richardson, Finnegan, Baker Hostetler,
`Washington, DC
`Broadcom vs. Vizio, LG, Funai, MediaTek, MStar, Investigation No.
`337-TA-1047
`Expert report and deposition on non-infringement of Broadcom’s patent.
`Final Determination in favor of Respondents.
`
`Jones Day, Cleveland, OH
`Avid Technology vs. Harmonic, Case No. C.A. No. 12-627-GMS
`Expert reports and deposition on infringement of Avid’s patent.
`Parties settled before trial.
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`Haynes and Boone, Dallas, TX
`Realtime vs. Riverbed, Case No. 6:1S-CV-463-RWS-JDL
`Expert report, deposition and trial testimony (E. District Texas) on
`invalidity of Realtime patent.
`Jury found Realtime patent invalid at trial.
`
`Akin Gump, LLP, Irvine, CA
`Personalized Media Communications “PMC” vs. TPV et al, Case No.
` 2:15-cv-01366-JRG-RSP
`Declaration in support of claim construction brief.
`Parties settled.
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`Feinberg, Day, LLP, Menlo Park, CA
`Parthenon Unified Memory Architecture “PUMA” vs. Apple, Case No.
`9:12-cv-80701
`Expert report and deposition concerning unified memory architecture.
`Trial stayed at request of PUMA. Parties settled.
`
`Carey, Rodriguez, LLP, Miami
`*Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, LLC, Paramount Pictures
`Corp., vs. Nissim Corp., Case No. 14-81349/813450-cv-MARRA
`Expert witness for patent owner in counterclaims for infringement.
`Declaration and expert testimony at Markman Hearings concerning DVD
`standards essential patents.
`Parties settled before trial.
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`*Nissim asserted its patents against Twentieth Century Fox and
`Paramount. The latter filed a complaint seeking a declaratory judgment
`of non-infringement and invalidity.
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`TechKnowledge Law Group, Turner Boyd LLP & O’Melveny &
`Myers LLP, Los Angeles,
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`Florida Atlantic University Research Corporation vs. Acer, ASUS &
`TPV, Case No. 9:12-cv-80701
`Expert testimony at Markman Hearings concerning scan converter
`design. Expert reports and deposition testimony.
`Parties settled before trial.
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`Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
`WiLAN vs. Toshiba, Case No. 1:12-Civ-23744
`Expert reports & deposition testimony concerning digital television
`design.
`Parties settled before trial.
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`O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles & Akin Gump LLP, Dallas
`Hitachi vs. TPV, Case No. 2:10-CV-260-JRG
`Expert reports, depositions & trial testimony (E. District Texas)
`concerning digital television design.
`Jury found no infringement of Hitachi’s patents by TPV and found
`Hitachi’s patents invalid. (Partially reversed by JMOL)
`
`Fish & Richardson P.C. San Diego
`Multimedia Patent Trust vs. Apple & LG, Case No. 10-cv-2618 H
`Expert report, & deposition testimony concerning development of
`technology, standards and patents for video coding.
`Jury found no infringement of MPT’s patents and found MPT’s patents
`invalid.
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`Gibson Dunn LLP, Palo Alto
`Realtime Data vs. Verizon Wireless & T-Mobile, Case No. 6:10-cv-
`00493-LED
`Expert reports, depositions and testifying expert in jury trial (E. District
`Texas) concerning infringement and validity of patents related to data
`transmission.
`Jury found no infringement of Realtime Data’s patents by T-Mobile, and
`found Realtime Data’s patents invalid.
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`O’Melveny & Myers LLP, San Francisco
`MobileMediaIdeas vs. Apple, Case No. 10-258-SLR
`Expert reports and deposition, concerning infringement and validity of
`patents related to MPEG Audio Layer III (“mp3”) coding.
`Trial bifurcated.
`
`Jones Day, Cleveland
`Multimedia Patent Trust Vs. Vizio, Case No. 09-CV-0278-H (CAB)
`Expert report, concerning infringement of patents related to H.264 video
`coding. (Slated for deposition and jury trial)
`Parties settled on the day before my deposition.
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`Kellog, Huber, et al, Washington, DC
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