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:
Forensic engineering expert with 45 years of electronic engineering experience specializing in electrical fire investigation, battery system failure analysis,…
Senior industrial designer and mechanical engineer with over three decades of experience bringing innovative consumer electronics to market, with pioneering work…
Senior electrical engineer with over four decades of expertise in conditional access systems, digital rights management, and content security technologies.…
Electrical engineer with four decades of combined technical and litigation experience specializing in CMOS analog integrated circuit design, mixed-signal IC…
Senior Engineer with over 25 years of experience in broadband access systems, home networking, and customer premise equipment design. This expert specializes in…
A technology strategist and leading authority on Bluetooth Low Energy protocol design, wireless connectivity standards, and short-range wireless networking for…
Analytical chemist and expert in energy storage systems and battery management, this expert brings over 33 years of industrial R&D and technical operations…
Wireless systems and distributed computing expert with over five years of active litigation experience spanning more than twenty patent cases. Deep technical…
Electronics and computer science expert with more than twenty-five years of hands-on experience analyzing, designing, and implementing real-time systems for…
Consulting electrical engineer and computer scientist with over twenty-five years of hands-on experience prototyping and developing…