User Research Expert Witnesses
User research expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on user research. The user research expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Industrial Design, Intellectual Property, Marketing, and Statistics.
Gregory Kohs
Research Biz, LLC
Jensen Beach, Florida
Marketing, Statistics
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Market research, Survey research, Consumer survey, Product testing, User research, Qualitative, Quantitative, Population sampling, Web survey, Telephone survey, Focus groups, In-depth interviewing, Social science, Pricing, Survey software, Questionnaire, Polling, Advertising, Offers, Wikipedia
I am a market research practitioner and executive with 32 years of experience in the field. I own and manage the market research consulting firm, Research Biz, LLC. I hold a Master of Arts degree and was ABD toward the Ph.D. from Temple University, with my dissertation focused on how licensed motor designs influence military aircraft production. I also received a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from Emory University.
I am an experienced expert witness in civil litigation, including a substantial case centering on a technology patent infringement claim against a Top 5 Internet company.
From 2012 to 2019, I was Director for Comcast Business where I headed the market research department, overseeing the design and execution of primary market research projects. I was selected for the role after having worked for five years from 2007 to 2012 with Comcast Xfinity’s product planning and pricing group, managing survey research, focus groups, and the overall budget for that depar...
Franco Lodato
Award-Winning Product & Industrial Design Expert
Pininfarina Sr.Design Advisor
Maimi, Florida
Industrial Design, Intellectual Property
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Industrial Design, Product Design, Design Thinking, Design Strategy, User Research, Intellectual Property creation, product functionality, Plastic Product Design, Design For Manufacturing, Consumer Product, toy design, biomimicry, nature inspired design, sustainability
With over thirty years of global design leadership in consumer electronics, healthcare, automotive, luxury goods, and sustainable design, I bring authoritative and impactful expertise to complex legal cases. My expertise covers product and industrial design, patent development, intellectual property assessment, and design analysis, providing the strategic insight necessary for successful litigation outcomes.
As an innovator, I have led groundbreaking advancements at major industry players. At Motorola, I developed successful iDEN products, designed Nextel’s complete portfolio, pioneered the world’s first wearable communication devices and Android tablet, and set new benchmarks in mobile design with the i830 product line. At Pininfarina, I contributed to iconic projects such as the Maserati Birdcage 75 and Coca-Cola Freestyle machines, leading the firm’s U.S. expansion into sustainable architecture and lifestyle design. At Masimo, I played a key role in transforming B2B healthcare w...