GSM Expert Witness and Litigation Support Services

GSM (Global System for Mobile communications)

Our work in GSM networks and standards began in 1995. This work has included consulting projects, expert witness engagements, patent analysis projects, research reports, and seminars. As a result, we have developed an in-depth knowledge and understanding of nearly every facet of GSM. This includes:

• GSM Radio Signaling (modulation and encoding)
• European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standards
• GSM Network Technologies, Architectures, Generations & Standards
  • Including 3GPP, GSM MAP, GPRS and EDGE
• GSM Terminals & Phones
  • Architecture, functions, Operating Systems/OS, Graphical User Interfaces (GUI), text input, SIM cards, activation, registration, authorization, Web browsers, filters and access control
• GSM Applications & Services
• GSM Market Forecasts and Analysis (subscribers, sales and shipments)
• Competitive analysis (carriers/operators, manufacturers, developers, distributors, resellers)

Previous GSM expert witness engagements have addressed:

• Product, system, network, standards, and technology analysis (from a technical, functional, & market/industry and competitive perspective)
• Product quality, defects, repair and warranty issues
• GSM patent analysis & investigations
  • Infringement
  • Licensing
• GSM product & technology licensing and agreements
  • Joint development agreements
  • Product development agreements
    • Product specifications
• Business management, practices & operations
  • Contracts
  • Sales, marketing and distribution agreements
    • Dealer and distributor relationships and agreements
  • Royalty calculations & payments
  • Supplier agreements
  • Purchase orders and purchase agreements
• Confidentiality of trade secrets, customer lists, business plans, new & proprietary products and services

• Expert testimony, reports and depositions
  • Testifying with exhibits and preparation of the attorney's material, questions and cross examination
• Reviewing opposing expert reports, testimony and depositions
• Assisting in the review, interpretation and understanding of relevant evidence, information and its accuracy
• Industry, business and technology tutoring and counseling for attorneys and courts
• Determining the facts of a matter and suggesting case strategy
• Evaluation of pretrial discovery
• Preparation of questions in technical matters for depositions
• Discovery investigation and consulting for interrogatories, depositions and trial
• Articulating the underlying technologies, systems, processes, methods and their accuracies and limitations

Our Expert Witness and Litigation Support Services are headed by Jerry Kaufman, the president of Alexander Resources. In addition to managing all expert witness engagements, he directly manages the research and production of all expert reports and testimony. He personally testifies at trial and depositions.

Please refer to Mr. Kaufman's biography for additional information on his background and capabilities.