WCDMA Expert Witness and Litigation Support Services

WCDMA
(Wideband Code Division Multiple Access)
Technologies and Networks

Our work in WCDMA systems, technologies & standards began in 1998. 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 WCDMA. This includes:

• WCDMA Radio Signaling (modulation and encoding)
• Spectrum Use, Management and Availability
• European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standards
• WCDMA Network Technologies, Architectures, Generations & Standards
  • 3GPP, GSM, GSM MAP, HSPA (HSDPA, HSUPA & HSPA+), FDD, TDD
• WCDMA Terminals & Phones
  • Architecture, functions, Operating Systems/OS, Graphical User Interfaces (GUI), text input, SIM cards, USIM cards, UICC smart card, activation, registration, authorization, Web browsers, filters and access control
  • Applications & Services
    • Including Entertainment, Games, Gaming, Gambling, Mobile Video, Location Services
    • Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Services (MBMS)
    • Email, SMS, EMS, MMS, voice mail, text/instant messaging, picture/video messages, ringtones, ringback tones, and answer tones: functions, billing, systems, technologies and services
• WCDMA Market Forecasts and Analysis (subscribers, sales and shipments)
• Competitive analysis (carriers/operators, manufacturers, developers, distributors, resellers)

Previous WCDMA technology expert witness engagements have addressed:

• Standards, system, network, product and technology analysis (from a technical, functional, & market/industry and competitive perspective)
• Product quality, defects, repair and warranty issues
• WCDMA patent analysis & investigations
  • Infringement
  • Licensing
• 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
• WCDMA product & technology licensing and agreements
  • Joint development agreements
  • Product development agreements
    • Product specifications
• 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
• Determining the facts of a matter and suggesting case strategy
• Assisting in the review, interpretation and understanding of relevant evidence, information and its accuracy
• Preparation of questions in technical matters for depositions
• Industry, business and technology tutoring and counseling for attorneys and courts
• Evaluation of pretrial discovery
• 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 Mr. 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.