Intellectual Property Expert Witnesses in Massachusetts

Mechanical Engineering, Intellectual Property - Patents, intellectual property, aerial lift, boom lift, scissor lift, manufacturing equipment, agricultural equipment, oil and gas equipment, refuse equipment, garbage trucks, trailers, conveyors, exercise equipment, safety, consumer products, chairs, seating, Forklift, thrill ride, zip line

Experienced mechanical engineer (MS, PE) and certified safety professional (CSP) with seven issued patents. Award winning inventor. President of Alpine Engineering and Design, Inc., a mechanical engineering consulting company with clients around the United States ranging from individual inventors to Fortune 500 companies. Consulted on multiple products including: forklifts, conveyors, aerial lifts, garbage trucks, trailers, exercise equipment, seating and manufacturing equipment. Graduated Cum Laude with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Completed a master's of science degree in mechanical engineering and an MBA with an emphasis in product development. Licensed professional engineer (PE) and a certified safety professional in comprehensive practice (CSP). Certified operator and trainer for forklifts, powered industrial trucks, boom lifts, scissor lifts, MEWPS, rough terrain forklifts. Approaching 20 years experience in product development, patents, safe equipment desi...

Burlington, Massachusetts

Marketing, Advertising - Survey research, Intellectual property, Lanham Act, Trademark infringement, Trade dress infringement, Likelihood of confusion, Secondary meaning, Genericness, Dilution, False advertising, Deceptive advertising, Class action

Amanda T. Bulian is a senior manager at Applied Marketing Science, Inc. (AMS) and serves as a testifying survey expert on matters related to intellectual property, false and deceptive advertising, and class actions. At AMS, she provides expert research consultation and rebuttal critiques for consumer survey evidence in federal and state civil litigation matters and cases brought to the National Advertising Division (NAD). She has comprehensive experience designing and executing consumer surveys for matters involving trademark and trade dress likelihood of confusion, secondary meaning, and genericness, as well as surveys assessing consumer perceptions and materiality of allegedly deceptive advertising and marketing claims. Amanda’s expert services include survey design, data collection, experimental data analysis, expert report preparation, critiques of opposing expert reports, expert testimony, and guidance on the deposition and trial questioning of opposing expert witnesses. S...

Newton Center, Massachusetts

Pediatric Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery - Epilepsy Surgery, Hydrocephalus, Shunts, Brain injury, Head injury, Surgical devices, Intellectual Property, Patents

I am an experienced pediatric neurosurgeon with decades of experience at Boston Children's Hospital, currently rated first in the nation in neurology and neurosurgery by US News and World Report. I have also worked extensively at and Brigham and Women's Hospital for adult care. I am a Full Professor of Neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School, and have a longtime interest in the biomechanical and biophysical basis of pediatric neurosurgery. I hold the Webster Family Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery and Neuroengineering at Boston Children's Hospital. In pursuit of better devices and methods to treat pediatric and adult neurosurgery, I have 8 issued US patents for devices related to treatment of hydrocephalus and epilepsy. One of my earliest testimonies as an expert (and treating physician) is available online at https://www.courttv.com/title/6-ma-v-woodward-dr-joseph-madsen/.

Burlington, Massachusetts

Marketing, Advertising - Survey research, Lanham Act, trademark infringement, trade dress infringement, likelihood of confusion, dilution, secondary meaning, genericness, false/deceptive advertising, class action, Intellectual property

Federal and state level qualified consumer survey expert with 30 years market research experience. Principal at Applied Marketing Science, Inc., a full-service market research and consulting firm. Mr. Sowers has served as a testifying expert and submitted reports to Federal and State Courts, as well the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, in a variety of litigation matters on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants. He has personally designed and conducted thousands of market research surveys across a broad range of modalities and a broad range of populations. Mr. Sowers hosts an annual CLE accredited webinar on survey evidence in Intellectual Property and serves as an editor for The Trademark Reporter. His expert services include survey design, implementation and analysis, expert report preparation, critique of opposing expert reports, expert testimony, guidance on the deposition and trial questioning of opposing expert witnesses.

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 was head of the Electrical Engineering department for a Medical Products group and continues to design 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. Bob 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 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.