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Barr Group's consumer electronics expert witnesses advise attorneys in class action and other litigation.  Our experts have hands-on experience designing consumer electronics devices such as set-top boxes, fitness monitors, digital cameras, and laser printers.  We have testified in high-profile multi-million dollar disputes.

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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.

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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.

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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:

Professor with significant expertise including in advanced radar, software-defined radio, and broadband powerline communications.
Industry veteran and former member of NASA's Super Problem Resolution Team who built or managed the development of over one hundred computer products.
MIT-educated electrical engineer, computer scientist, and physicist with two decades of expertise including in network processors, TCP/IP, fiber-optic networks, and VoIP.
Computer engineering consultant with four decades of experience in the casino gaming industry, including development of gaming and related technologies.
White hat hacker specializing in penetration testing and reverse engineering and expert in the design of secure networks and IoT devices.
Consultant with over two decades of experience in semiconductor design and testing, including foundry process evaluation and selection.
Embedded computing pioneer with thirty years of experience designing electronics and firmware, notably for DVR-capable satellite TV receivers.
Professor emeritus and software consultant with experience in every phase of software development who helped standardize short range wireless protocols.
Stanford-educated professor, whose industry career began at AT&T Bell Labs, with specialized expertise in cyber-physical systems and computer vision.
Consultant with two decades of experience developing software and mobile apps for Android, Linux, Windows, and real-time operating systems.