On becoming an expert witness in a high-profile patent-dispute case

Abstract

Several years ago, the author was contacted by the legal team representing a major smartphone manufacturer and asked if he would serve as an expert witness in a patent-dispute case to be tried before an administrative law judge at the International Trade Commission. The author had no significant prior experience as an expert witness, and he therefore had no inkling of what responsibilities lay ahead of him. The author will describe his experiences in this case, beginning with assisting the legal team with understanding the relevant acoustics, then writing expert reports, and finally preparing for deposition and trial.