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Expert Witness: Who is Dr. Edwin A. Hernandez?
Dr. Hernandez
As an Expert Witness, Dr. Edwin Hernandez is a serial entrepreneur, inventor, and founder of “EGLA CORP.” EGLA is a tech powerhouse that create its own technology and where other innovators come to create ventures at the “EGLAVATOR.” The EGLAVATOR is Dr. Hernandez’ technology incubator and accelerator located in Boca Raton, FL. The EGLAVATOR assists or invests in over 12 startups including advising in funding, go to market strategies, intellectual property, and tech strategy. As part of his intellectual property expertise, Dr. Hernandez has licensed his wireless portfolio to Verizon Wireless and other high-tech giants. Dr. Hernandez is an expert in technology and venture funding with many years of experience in wireless communications, AI, cloud computing, IOT, electronic devices, and other advanced software platforms. He is a hands-on coder and creates prototypes for many of the products created at his incubator, hence is quite familiar with code reviews, hardware, and software audits. Dr. Hernandez earned a B.S. in Electronics engineering from Costa Rica Institute of Technology, and a M.S in ECE and PhD in Computer Engineering from the University of Florida. Dr. Edwin is an inventor to 14 issued US Patents and has provided technical expert witness services in over 30+ intellectual property cases including 6 IPRs, and one trial testimony. As part of his daily life, Dr. Hernandez works on its own projects and provides technical and startup strategy advice to several high-tech startups in the areas of AI, media streaming, blockchain, NFTs, AR/VR, and health tech. Dr, Hernandez was a Fulbright scholar and has been a judge for the “Mobile World Congress” several times. Dr. Hernandez is also a Microsoft and Motorola alumni, a member of the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) at Florida Atlantic University, and a producer of his own podcast, TECHEDTV.
His CV is available here EGLA counts with expert team members that assist Dr. Edwin in code reviews, inspections, and assist him with Evidence of Use (EOU) charts.
Areas of Expertise
- Technology Innovation and Startups: Bringing new ideas to practice, investments, licensing and digital growth with advanced innovative ideas.
- Cable TV Systems and Broadcasting: Streaming systems, Encoding, Transcoding, OTT Platforms and Systems, React Video Apps, Mobile Streaming, ATSC 3.0, Cable TV Multicasting, DVB-C, DVB-T, and DVB-S, “Cloud to Cable TV,” Set Top Boxes, MPEG Encoding, OTA Broadcasting, Casting, DOCSIS Standards.
- Multimedia Streaming: OTT Platforms, TV distribution, Music & Video Platforms and automated playlist creation, real-time encoding, CDN, and cloud storage systems
- Mobile Devices and Systems: Applications iOS & Android, User Interfaces in mobile, mobile operating systems, Expert in mobility and wireless roaming 2G, 3G, 4G & 5G systems (3GPP specifications Technical Specifications)
- AirInterface, LTE, 5G NR: LTE 3GPP Specifications, Standard Essential Patents, Experience with SDRs, Open Air Interface project, reviewing code for handover, RRC Channels, KPI, and handoff parameters (X2 S1AP and XN), Test Equipment, Drive Test, and 3GPP Specifications from Release 8 to16
- Wearable Technologies: Bluetooth, Low power, Board Support Packages (BSP), low-profile interfaces
- Cloud Storage and Data Synchronization: GlusterFS, File Systems, Dropbox/S3 integration. Cloud computing, Load balancing, AWS.
- Wireless Communications: 5G, 4G, 3G, LTE signaling, OFDM, Beamforming, WLAN, Software-defined Networks, and RF emulation with a patent in wireless emulation/dissertation on this field.
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Computer vision, machine learning, Fuzzy Logic, Python, Neural networks, signal processing, speech processing, use of applications for big data. Very interested in LSTM Networks, Attention Matrices, ML, statistical learning, NLP, GPT algorithms, Reinforced Learning, and other ML/AI techniques.
- Blockchain: Bitcoin, Litecoin, Consensus Algorithms, Gossip Protocols, ERC-20, DeFi, NFTs
- Power Management: Wireless Power Management Issued Patent for Microsoft Wireless Service and another Wireless Charging Patent owned by Motorola/Google with over 130+ references.
- Personal Area Networking: Expertise in Personal Area Networks and Wearable Systems. Issued Patent for Windows PAN Driver.
- Smart phones and wireless embedded software development: Personal Area Networking, Virtual Machines and Operating Systems, Bluetooth
Consulting Experience
| · | Virtela Technology Services v. Andrew Funk, USDC District of Colorado,
Expert Witness for Andrew Funk. Attorney Firm: Dorsey Law Case: Trade Secret Theft – Cloud Computing Case Settled 2016. |
| · | Del Castillo v. Bank of America, USDC Southern District Florida
Expert Witness for Bank of America Attorney Firm: Liebler Gonzalez & Portuondo PA Case: Online Reputation and Web search Case settled 2017 |
| · | BNR Mobile v. defendants, USDC Eastern District of Texas
Case: Patent Infringement Attorney Firm: Devlin Law Ongoing |
| · | BNR (Mobile / Wireless Patents) v. Several Defendants (NOKIA, BLU, Samsung, TCL) – International Trade Commission Case No. 337-TA-3568
Case: Patent Infringement, Mobile Devices, Code Review, Evidence of Use, Certain Electronic Devices Having Wireless Communication Capabilities and Components, Mobility Patents, WIFI Attorney Firm: Devlin Law Case settled. |
| · | LG Electronics v. BNR – Expert Witness for BNR – IPR2020-00108 for U.S. Patent No. 8,416,862
(Terminated, Settlement) |
| · | SAMSUNG v. BNR – Expert Witness for BNR – IPR2020-00611 (Denied) and IPR2020-00613 (Not Instituted) for U.S. Patent No. 8,416,862
Case settled |
| · | Charles Smith Enterprises, LLC v. Catapult Sports Inc, USDC District of Delaware,
Case: Patent Infringement (Claim Construction Matters) Attorney Firm: Devlin Law Ongoing |
| · | Honduran Government, “National Institute of Properties,” Multi-million-dollar platform transferred from the World Bank to the Honduran Government – Code Review for Java, .NET, and Cybersecurity in 2017-2018 |
| · | Auditing of Honduran Elections, Forensics and fraud detection and analysis (Pro-Bono) in 2018 |
| · | Auditing of Honduran Elections, Forensics and fraud detection (2021) |
| · | Intellectual Ventures v. Toyota Motor Corporation, Others, USDC Eastern District of Texas (Settled)
Case: Patent Infringement Attorney Firm: Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP Honda Settled, Others ongoing |
| · | Key West Golf Club v. Cable Provider – Cable TV distribution technologies – Preliminary study – Key West, FL, 2019 |
| · | L2MT v. Google, USDC Northern District of California,
Case: Patent Infringement for 3G Protocols, Claim Construction Assistance Attorney Firm: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery LLP Case dismissed 2022 |
| · | Mobile Manufacturer v. Carrier, USDC Eastern District of Texas,
Expert Witness for Mobile Manufacturer Case: Patent Litigation – Wireless Protocols, Tunnels, and Signals. Attorney Firm: Fish and Richardson Case settled 2017 |
| · | Mojo Mobility v. Samsung, USDC Eastern District of Texas
Case: Patent Infringement Attorney Firm: McKool Smith Ongoing |
| · | DISH Network LLC v. Multimedia Content Management LLC, IPR2019-01014 and IPR2019-01015,
Expert Witness for Multimedia Content Management, LLC, 2019 Case: Patent Trial and Appeals Board Attorney Firm: Toler Law Group, PC IPR Not instituted in both cases. |
| · | Bandspeed v. RealTek Semiconductor Corporation, USDC Western District of Texas,
Case: Non-Infringement, Invalidity, Code Reviews, etc Attorney Firm: Orrick Law Ongoing |
| · | Google v Seven Networks– USDC Eastern District of Texas
Expert Witness for Seven Networks Case: Patent Litigation Attorney firm: Thompson and Knight LLP Case settled 2017. |
| · | TOT Power Control, SL v. T-Mobile, USDC Eastern District of Texas
Code Review Case: Patent Infringement Attorney Firm: DiNovo and Price Ongoing |
| · | TCL – assistance & consulting for several patents and IP cases – Taiwan |
| · | Advising – Pre-trial / 4 Confidential Defendants/Plaintiffs (2013-2014) |
| · | Wireless Charger analysis for a BMW X5 vehicle and other vehicles for a private citizen, Eric Mendis |
| · | Review of X-Ray machine radiation reduction technology analysis for Dr. Phil. |
| · | Review of Turbo Booster technology |
| · | Review of MedMatch Platform |
| · | Architecture for Guiltless To GO LLC |
| · | Review of Marine Cybersecurity systems in IT and OT. |
Testimony Experience and Designations
| · | Stone v. AT&T, Vehicle, USDC Southern District of California
Case: TCPA Matter – Expert Witness for AT&T, MMS Messaging Attorney Firm: Hill, Kertscher and Wharton, LLP Case settled in 2019 (Deposed, Settled) |
| · | Barkan v. Sprint, USDC Eastern District of Texas,
Attorney Firm: Susman Godfrey, LLP Case: Technical Expert Reports, Code Reviews, 4G, PicoCells, Tunnels, Invalidity and Infringement Reports, Deposed (Case Settled) |
| · | Bell Northern Research, LLC v. LG Electronics, Inc., et al, USDC Southern District of California
Attorney Firm: Skiermont Derby LLP Case: Patent Infringement & Validity Federal Case. Code Review, Expert Witness Declaration and IPRs (3) – Beamforming and Wireless Technologies Settled, Terminated Institution |
| · | Bell Northern Research, LLC v. Samsung et al, USDC Eastern District of Texas.
Attorney Firm: Skiermont Derby, LLP Case: Infringement & Validity Federal Court, IPRs (3), California, Code Reviews Assisting infringements reports & damages models, Technical Expert Reports Case Settled, 2 IPRs not instituted |
| · | Blue Radios v. Kopin, USDC District of Colorado
Expert Witness for Blue Radios– Attorney Firm: Sheridan Ross Case: Patent Litigation, Code Review, Trade Secret Theft Matter in Wearables, Bluetooth, User Interfaces Ongoing (Deposed) |
| · | Contour Data Solutions v. Gridforce, CDW, USDC Eastern District of Pennsylvania,
Case Technical Expert Reports (Data Center, Cloud and Virtual Machines, Trade Secrets) Attorney Firm: Vedder Price Deposed and Expert Report Files Ongoing |
| · | Workspot v. Citrix – PTAB, IPR2019-01002
Expert Witness for CITRIX Case: Patent Trial and Appeals Board Attorney Firm: DLA Piper (Deposed, Instituted but all claims held patentable) PTAB judges agreed with my analysis. |
| · | Express Mobile v. DreamHost, LLC – Expert Witness – USDC District Court of Delaware – 2019
Case: Patent Infringement – eCommerce Platforms, Javascript, Attorney Firm: Devlin Law Expert Reports – Case settled. |
| · | XCommerce v. Express Mobile, Express Mobile v. BigCommerce, USDC Eastern District of Texas and USDC Northern District of California
Case: Patent Infringement – Virtual Machines, e-Commerce Platforms, PHP/JavaScript Attorney Firm: Devlin Law Expert Witness for Express Mobile. Review code for client, claim charts, code reviews, invalidity defenses, Deposed, Trial Scheduled and Pending |
| · | Flexiworld v. Amazon, others, USDC Western District of Texas, Technical Expert Reports (Streaming Technologies) (Withdrawn) |
| · | Gravel Inc v. T-Mobile, Bazaar Technologies, Target and other defendants, USDC Eastern District of Texas
Case: Patent Infringement, Code Reviews, 101 issues, claim construction. Expert Reports Attorney Firm: Devlin Law Some cases settled, except with Bazaar Voice Inc & others still ongoing Reports, Code Reviews e-Commerce Platform, Code Reviews. Server Graddle PHP, Java server |
| · | Kaiffi v. T-Mobile, Verizon, USDC Eastern District of Texas,
Technical Expert Reports (Streaming and wireless) (Withdrawn by Client) |
| · | Mediatek, et. al v. Nippon Telegraph,
Nippon Telegraph v. Media Tek, USDC Eastern District of Texas – IPR2020-01607, Declaration and Reports, IPR and USDC Attorney Firm: Dickinson & Wright Case: Wireless Modulation, RF, OFDM, other wireless comm issues, Deposed IPR, Validity and Infringement, VHDL Code Reviews – Settled |
| · | Mobility Workx v. T-Mobile
Case: Patent Litigation – Wireless Handover 4G Protocols and Simulation Attorney Firm: Machat Law and Others (Deposed, Expert Declaration) Case settled 2017 |
| · | Mobility Workx vs. CellCo Partnership (Verizon Wireless), USDC Eastern District of Texas
Expert Witness for Mobility Workx, LLC, Daubert challenged, scheduled to testify in court for reasonable Royalty Deposed, Trial July 26, 2021, 2019 |
| · | Mobility Workx v. Verizon Wireless, USDC Eastern District Texas
Damages Expert Witness for Mobility Workx, LLC Case: Patent Litigation and Damages Expert Royalty Calculation Attorney Firm: Machat Law and HDMN Law Deposed, Expert Report on Damages Case Settled 2021 |
| · | Netapp v. Proven Networks, PTAB Case: IPR2020-01436,
Proven Networks vs. Netapp USDC Western District of Texas Declaration and Reports, Case:Network Storage, Protocols, Caching devices. Code Reviews, Infringement, Validity, Deposed for IPR, Infringement, and Validity. Attorney Firm: Russ August & Kabat Settled |
| · | Talent Mobile Development v. Headios Group -USDC California
Case: Trademark, Mobile Software, iOS and Android Applications Attorney Firm: Machat Law Jury trial testimonial with 700k award (Trial Testimony) |
| · | TPI vs Keller Williams, Inc, USDC Western District of Texas
Case: Damages and Technical Expert Witness, Trade secrets, Reasonable royalties, software. Attorney Firm: White & Case LLP Settled 2020 (Deposed, Settled) |
| · | Tracktime vs. Amazon, Inc – Delaware District Court
Deposed, Expert Reports on Infringement and Invalidity Case: Patent Infringement Attorney Firm: Dunlap Bennet & Ludwig Ongoing |
| · | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. et. al. v. Motorola Mobility LLC. Southern District of Florida
Attorney Firm: Meltzer Law and Lundwall Law Case: Patent Litigation Matter – Wireless Communications and Emulation Case settled in 2014 (Deposed) |
