Litigation supported by Barr Group's testifying software expert witnesses ranges from individual copyright and patent infringement actions to large class-action lawsuits that have resulted in billion-dollar settlements. The following are summaries of some representative litigation supported by Barr Group experts.
Enterprise Software
Teradata v. SAP Trade Secret Litigation
Barr Group performed the source-code analysis of locating and characterizing the asserted trade secrets for Teradata in its high-profile enterprise-software trade secret case against SAP, which settled for $480 million.
Telecommunications
Motorola v. Lemko Trade Secret Litigation
In a departing-employee trade secret dispute over cellular infrastructure technology, Barr Group provided the technical trade-secret analysis for Motorola. The matter was resolved by settlement.
Digital Television and DVR
Motorola Mobility v. Microsoft Patent Litigation
Barr Group provided the technical infringement analysis for Motorola Mobility in its patent infringement case against Microsoft over television and DVR features, including parental controls and dual-tuner functionality. The broader Motorola and Microsoft dispute was resolved by a global settlement.
Rovi v. Comcast Inter Partes Review
Barr Group provided the patent-owner declaration for Rovi in an inter partes review (IPR2017-00941) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The Board upheld all challenged claims of Rovi's set-top box patent against Comcast's validity challenge.
Video Games
Antonick v. Electronic Arts Software Copyright Litigation
Barr Group provided the source-code comparison for Robin Antonick, the original programmer of John Madden Football, in his software copyright case against Electronic Arts. The jury found in Antonick's favor at trial.
Automotive Electronics
Toyota Unintended Acceleration Litigation
In this class-action product liability case, a multi-disciplinary team from Barr Group worked together to examine engine control software and related electronics used in millions of Toyota vehicles. Barr Group's team documented its findings in an expert report of more than 700 pages. Lead experts provided deposition and trial testimony in associated litigation.
Consumer Electronics
Multi-Function Printer Software Copyright Litigation
Working on behalf of a major international printer manufacturer, a team of Barr Group’s software experts studied millions of lines of source code for multi-function printers in this case of alleged software copyright infringement. An expert witness from Barr Group testified at deposition and in the mediation hearing that eventually resolved the case in favor of our client.
Cybersecurity, Satellite TV Piracy
DirecTV Anti-Piracy Litigation
After years of attack and counterattack between pirates and DirecTV, the satellite TV broadcaster filed tens of thousands of federal lawsuits against individuals accused of surreptitiously intercepting the copyrighted programming that millions subscribed to receive. Working for DirecTV, a team of electronics experts from Barr Group reverse engineered over one hundred devices marketed and sold over the Internet for this purpose, concluding in more than 6,000 pages of written expert reports that nearly all of them were primarily designed for theft of satellite TV services. Several dozen of these cases went to trial and several Barr Group experts were called to testify in more than 20 jury trials and judicial hearings.
Medical Devices
Dialysis Cycler Patent and Software Quality Litigation
Barr Group experts examined issues relating to the quality and safety of software embedded in the defendant’s dialysis cycler. Our medical device expert witnesses provided software code review services for the defendant, along with an expert report and deposition testimony for this patent case, which ended in a complete defense verdict.