Firmware Expert Witnesses

Berkeley, California

Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering - Smart Phone Accessories, Bluetooth, Wireless, USB, Embedded Systems, Forensic Engineering, Firmware, Source Code, Design Review

I have over 50 years experience in Systems, Electrical and Software Engineering, Engineering Management and Expert Witness. I have worked on Embedded Systems, Smart Phone Accessories, Bluetooth, USB, Handheld, Data Communications. I have performed software and design reviews and done forensic engineering. Sample projects include handheld wireless medical sensor; 150 MSPS automotive sensor interface; Smart Phone interface for survey grade GPS device; the secure, wireless communication subsystem for a line of consumer medical products. Expert cases - Technology patent IPRs for Microchip, Microsoft, LG, Toshiba, Razor and others - Infringement defense for Logitech, Toshiba, Nike and others - Infringement plaintiff and IPR defense for numerous clients - Other technology cases involving product liability, IP theft, contract disputes, etc This Expert experience is backed up by decades of hands-on engineering in product development with embedded systems using USB, Bluetooth and other t...

Boise, Idaho

Software Engineering, Intellectual Property - Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Embedded Systems, Firmware, Patent Infringement, Patents, Printers, Software, Software Patents, Software Review, Source Code, Trade Secrets

Thought leader in the design and testing of software, firmware, and hardware. (Firmware is software that runs machines and devices.) Over 30 total years of professional engineering experience. This includes 15 years with Hewlett-Packard’s LaserJet printer design lab which, among other things, resulted in 12 US patents and 15 defensive articles. Author of the key textbook in hardware/firmware interface design, newsletters, and other articles. IEEE (Senior member), Phi Kappa Phi. Expert witness experience includes cases that have involved patents, copyrights violations, trade secrets, and other intellectual property as well as defective products. Work as an expert witness typically involves the examination of software source code and hardware designs, and reverse-engineering the designs of others. Has written expert reports and testified at deposition. Specialized knowledge includes: ASIC, Assembly language, C, C++, C#, Claim charting, CodeSuite, Computers, Consumer electronics,...

Sudbury, Massachusetts

Software Engineering, Medical Devices - Medical Software, Patents, Tort, Trade Secret, C/C++, Infringement, Engineering, Software, Embedded systems, Real Time Control, Firmware, Source Code Review, Robotics, Computer, Programming, Algorithms, Safety Critical, Software Malfunction, Intellectual Property, Electrical Engineering

Bob Weiman is the founder of Oracle Engineering LLC, a consulting firm that has been designing electronic medical devices, consumer, and industrial products for over 35 years. He is a working engineer who writes software for safety critical systems such as computerized medical devices including an artificial heart, a cancer radiation treatment system, a heart defibrillator, insulin pumps and other high-tech devices used in hospitals, operating rooms and doctors office's. He has designed Embedded Systems for the DOD and the Navy. He has designed consumer products sold in computer stores. He designed a satellite remote control system for an underwater research robot that was demonstrated at The White House for the President. Bob has experience as an Expert Witness in medical tort cases, patent cases, workers’ compensation, and trade secret cases.