Intellectual Property Expert Consultant Resume

Providing engineering consulting, certified public accounting, certified fraud examination, management consulting, expert testimony, forensic accounting, and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.

Primarily responsible for assisting companies and their legal counsel in developing and analyzing issues related to valuation, forensic accounting, and economic damage quantification. This KKAI consultant has substantial experience in developing approaches for the determination of economic damages in a wide variety of litigation engagements. Case experience includes anti-trust, breach of contract, business interruption, construction, dealer/distributor termination, environmental, and intellectual property matters, among others.

This consultant's assistance to clients in intellectual property matters includes litigation engagements, licensing, royalty audits, valuation, and intellectual property management consulting. Having been involved in over 300 assignments, the subject matter has included utility and design patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. Damage issues evaluated include lost profits, reasonable royalties, unjust enrichment and prejudgment interest. Analyses performed have included evaluations of incremental profitability, capacity, market potential, price erosion, collateral sales, cost of invested capital, the allocation of joint costs, and others. This consultant has provided expert testimony in federal courts, state courts, and arbitrations. Assignments have been in a variety of industries including automotive, banking, computer software, construction, consumer and industrial electronics, general manufacturing, healthcare, medical devices, packaging, railroad, rubber, steel, and telecommunications. Specific examples of his experience include: Intellectual Property Management & Valuation Reviewed the intellectual property management program at a major telecommunications company related to the identification, valuation, and disposition of non-core technologies. Performed a valuation of patents in the metal cutting industry. Developed a licensing compliance program for an international software company. Provided consultation to a company involved in dissolving an international joint venture. This engagement involved the identification and valuation of the intellectual assets developed during the joint venture. Performed a valuation of patented computer chip technology and associated business line. Performed a valuation of automotive diagnostics technology. Performed a valuation of patents in the medical technology industry that were related to a breathing apparatus and method of using the apparatus for exercising the lungs of a patient with asthma. Performed numerous evaluations on the economics of licensing, various licensing options (including cost to design around), and license clauses related to rate structure and other business issues. Provided valuation assistance to a university attempting to license a novel sound enhancement technology. This engagement involved the determination of the potential market for the technology and the investigation of various comparable technologies. License & Royalty Compliance Performed numerous software and technology royalty audits of corporations on a worldwide basis. Provided expert testimony in a royalty dispute arbitration between two software developers. Provided expert testimony in a royalty dispute arbitration between a value added reseller and a software developer. Infringement / Misappropriation Damages & Expert Testimony Managed a patent infringement damages engagement concerning a fabric finishing technique in the garment industry. The analysis required the determination of incremental profit related to a single product in a firm that made hundreds of products. Provided expert testimony in a patent infringement case that involved the manufacturing and sales of industrial valves. Evaluated alleged economic damages stemming from allegedly misappropriated trade secret information concerning pricing, supplier contacts, and customer lists. Provided an expert report used in a royalty dispute arbitration between two software developers. The engagement involved the determination of the proper royalty payments over a 10 year period as well alleged lost profits from tardy product releases. Determined lost profits and the reasonable royalty position in a case involving automotive air compressor technology. Assisted in the determination of damages suffered by an electronics firm due to the infringement of various patents related to autofocus camera technology. Also provided assistance to counsel during the discovery process. Provided expert testimony in a trademark case in the beverage industry. The case involved lost profits as well the determination of a reasonable royalty. Assisted counsel in the determination of damages in a trade secret litigation involving computer software development knowledge. Evaluated a reasonable time period for injunctive relief as well as approaches for monetary compensation. Provided expert testimony in a case involving economic losses from alleged misappropriated equipment designs. Managed a design patent / tradedress infringement damages engagement involving food packaging designs. The analysis included the determination of incremental revenues and costs. Provided expert testimony in a trademark infringement case involving batteries sold internationally.