Consumer Technology Products
Barr Group is in the business of designing reliable and secure computers and we have software engineers with hands-on experience designing consumer electronics such as:
- Smart TVs and smart speakers from Google, Amazon, and Apple
- Set-top boxes for cable and satellite television
- Digital Video Recording (DVR) technology such as TiVo
- Gaming consoles like Sony PlayStation, Microsoft Xbox, and Nintendo
- iOS and Android smartphones and tablets, including Samsung Galaxy
- Video games for consoles and mobile phones, PCs, and browsers
- Personal computers and laptops from Dell, Lenovo, Apple, Google, etc.
- Peripheral devices from Bluetooth headsets to MIDI music instruments
- Printers and scanners including multi-function copiers and 3-D printers
- Unmanned aerial drones as well as other digital cameras
- Smart watches, fitness trackers, and heart-rate monitors
- Smart home appliances and other products with software inside
Barr Group's software experts are familiar with all of the major technologies used to design consumer electronics products including the Windows, Android, iOS, and Linux operating systems and programming languages, such as assembly, C, C++, C#, Objective-C, and Java. And we are equally comfortable reviewing electronic circuits and schematic drawings. For disputes centered on the hardware itself, our electronics expert witnesses cover circuit, IC, and FPGA design.
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Expert Witness Services
Barr Group's consumer electronics experts support plaintiffs and defendants in litigation in U.S. District Courts, at the International Trade Commission (ITC), and before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Our services include:
- Technical assistance with drafting of discovery requests
- Software source code review and analysis
- Source code comparisons for copyright and trade secret theft
- Prior art review for patent invalidity
- Analysis of electronics and related design documents
- Reverse engineering, including disassembly of binary code
- Forensic analysis, including electronic data recovery
- Expert reports, declarations, and witness statements
- Testimony at deposition, oral hearings, and trials
Barr Group has a demonstrated ability to quickly activate one or more code experts to match the size, scope, and complexity of any project.
The following is a representative subset of Barr Group's experts who have experience designing and/or testifying about these technologies:
Consumer Electronics Expert Witness List
The following is a representative subset of Barr Group's experts who have experience designing and/or testifying about these technologies:
Senior patent licensing engineer with over a decade of experience in patent infringement analysis, claim charting, and licensing strategy for wireless…
Expert in OLED device physics and electroluminescent display stability, this specialist brings over 18 years of deep technical experience in device fabrication,…
Expert with over 50 years of experience in MPEG-2 video compression, digital video processing, and television standards development. Fellow of the Society of…
Expert in mobile and web technology innovation with over 25 years of professional experience spanning telecommunications systems, mobile browsers, web standards…
Senior machine learning engineer and data scientist with 8 years of experience building and shipping production ML models at leading technology companies.
Software engineer and architect with 35 years of experience in interactive television middleware and digital video streaming technologies, including ultra-low…
Senior software architect and technologist with over 30 years of industry experience specializing in interactive multimedia systems, haptic feedback technology,…
Human factors engineering professional with 44 years of experience in usability science, graphical user interface design, and product ergonomics. This expert is…
Senior embedded software engineer with over 15 years of experience in device security, firmware development, and Linux/Android customization with particular…
Professor of mechanical engineering and endowed chair holder in energy technology with over 38 years of research experience in thermal management and electronics…