Ray W. Nettleton, LLC

Dr. Nettleton is a consultant and expert witness in wireless technologies and networking.  His career has included roles as an entrepreneur, corporate officer, international businessperson, engineer, educator, author, lecturer, and researcher.  He is a life member of the IEEE.

Expert Witness

• Expert witness in patent infringement and other civil, regulatory and criminal matters
• IP litigation firms include Nixon Peabody, Wilmer Hale, Keker Van Nest, Latham Watkins, McKool Smith, Orrick, Hogan & Hartson, Freeborn & Peters, Patton Boggs, Kenyon & Kenyon, Finnegan Henderson, Alston Bird, Workman Nydegger, Ropes & Gray, Baker Botts, Wilson Sonsini
• Provided expert witness testimony to Government hearings in Colombia, Brazil, New Zealand, Poland, UK, Ireland, South Africa, Philippines, and the FCC

International telecommunications businessperson & consultant

• Consulting clients include Ball Wireless, Milcom Technologies, MCI, Avantel de Mexico, United International Holdings, Wireless Spectrum Inc., Vesuvius Inc.,  Superconducting Core Technologies, iSherpa, Sequel, Motorola, NASA, U S Navy & Air Force, and others
• Performed business and technical feasibility and due diligence, technical and market strategy, and regulatory affairs consulting in the UK, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, Argentina, South Africa, most of Europe, Korea, India, China, Japan, Philippines, etc.

Entrepreneur and Corporate Officer

• Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Formus Communications, an international wireless CLEC with license coverage exceeding 200 million pops in Europe

Innovative telecommunications engineer & Researcher

• Awarded the first two patents in CDMA technology for cellular telephone systems, issued in 1978 (stemming from PhD thesis research) and ultimately leading to the worldwide adoption of CDMA for 3G cellphone technology.
• Conducted research in system performance, power control and code design for CDMA, and in dynamic channel allocation for FDMA and TDMA systems.
• Established the first LMDS cellular propagation and interference trials (Phoenix, Arizona)
• Created the Boulder Industry PCS Test Bed and conducted trials with multiple vendors
• Designed the first 60GHz radio modem to use a Fast Fourier Transform-based algorithm to track very wide Doppler dynamics created by fighter aircraft motion

Educator, Author, Lecturer

• Professor Adjunct, University of Colorado – Boulder, Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program and the Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research
• Taught electrical engineering at Michigan State University, University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University, and University of Denver
• Over 85 articles in industry publications, conference proceedings and technical journals

: Expert Witness Summary 2011-2015[1]

1. United States District Court for New Jersey

High Point SARL vs. T-Mobile

Case no. 2:12-cv-01453-DMC-JAD, 2012- ongoing

Client: High Point SARL, represented by Dechert.  Consulting.  CDMA patents

2. US District Court Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division

US vs. Huanjan Jin

Case no. 80 CR 192, (Theft of trade secrets and economic espionage), 2010-2011 concluded

Client: Federal Defender Program, Chicago.  Prepared expert disclosure, testified at trial. iDEN technology.

3. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO

CellPort vs. Peiker

Civil Action No. 09-CV-01007-MSK-MJW, 2010-2013 concluded

Client: CellPort, represented by Hutchinson Black & Cook. Product testing, report, deposition.  Vehicular handset cradle patents.

4. United States International Trade Commission Washington DC

Nokia vs. Apple

Investigation No. 337-TA-771, 2011- concluded

Client: Nokia, represented by Alston Bird.  Pre-litigation consultations. Smartphone, positioning and dual-RAT patents

5. U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, Wilmington Division

Nokia vs. Apple

Case no. 09 CV 791, 2011- concluded

Client: Nokia, represented by Alston Bird.  Pre-litigation consultations.  Battery saving, dual mode cellular, determination of external connected device, Bluetooth patents.

6. United States International Trade Commission Washington DC

7. State of South Carolina Court of Common Pleas Seventh Judicial Circuit

10. United States District Court Western District Of Wisconsin

11. United States District Court Southern District Of Florida

12. Orange County, CA Superior Court

13. State of Iowa District Court 8th District

State v. Christopher Pullman

Cause no. FECR 316896, 2012- concluded

Client: Office of the State Public Defender.  Non-testifying technical consulting.  Cellphone location.

14. Ontario Superior Court of Justice Commercial List [Canada]

Commissioner of Competition v Chatr Wireless and Rogers Communications

Case no. CV-10-8993-00CL, 2012- concluded

Client: Commissioner of Competition, Canada, Represented By Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin.  Prepared expert report.  False advertising – dropped call statistics.

15. United States District Court, Southern District of California

ViaSat et al v. Space Systems/Loral et al

Case No. 3:12-cv-00260-H-WVG – 2012- ongoing

Client: ViaSat represented by Quinn Emanuel.  Pre-litigation consulting.  Satellite patents.

16. U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division

Apple v Samsung

Case no. 12-cv-000630-LHK, 2012- concluded

Client: Samsung represented by Quinn Emanuel.  Pre-litigation consulting.  3Gpp HSPA patents.

17. United States District Court, Northern District Of Illinois

Cisco et al v Innovatio IP Ventures

Case no. 11-cv-9308, 2011- ongoing

Client: Innovatio IP Ventures.  Site inspection, code review. Prepared expert report, rebuttal expert report.  Deposed.  Testified at trial. IEEE 802.11 patents.

18. U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division

Mosaid v Marvell et al

Case no. 2:11cv179, 2011- 2013, concluded

Client: Mosaid, represented by McKool Smith.  Prepared expert report.  IEEE 802.11 patents.

19. United States District Court, Southern District of California

Apple v Motorola Mobility

Case no. 3:12cv00355, 2012- concluded

Client: Motorola Mobility, represented by Winston Strawn.  Prepared expert report.  Breach of contract.

20. Superior Court of California, County of Orange

People v Ronald Jordan

Case No.  11HF2340, 2013-, concluded [pro bono]2

Client: Ronald Jordan, represented by Robison Harley.  Testified at trial. Location of cell phone.

21. U.S. District Court Northern District of California, San Francisco Div.

Barnes & Noble et al v LSI Corp & Agere Systems

Case No.  11-CV-02709-EMC-LB, 2012-2014, concluded

Client: LSI, represented by Fenwick & West. Reviewed code, prepared declaration

22. U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division

MTel vs. RIM

Civil Action No. 3:12-CV-1652-M, 2013-, ongoing

Client: MTel, represented by Reed & Scardino – related to cellular messaging and simulcasting. Infringement analysis. Testified at deposition.

23. U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division

MTel vs. Sprint Nextel

Case No. 2:12-cv-832-JRG-RSP, 2013-2014, concluded

Client: MTel, represented by Reed & Scardino – related to cellular messaging and simulcasting. Infringement analysis, prepared declaration

24. U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division

MTel vs. Apple

Case No. 2:13-cv-258-JRG-RSP, 2013-2014, concluded

Client: MTel, represented by Reed & Scardino – related to cellular messaging and simulcasting. Prepared reports, testified in depositions and at trial

25. U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Patent Trial & Appeal Board

NEC IPR vs. CCE

Case No. 2:13-cv-258-JRG-RSP, 2014, concluded

Client: NEC, represented by Morgan Lewis – related to cellular neighbor cell information. Inter Partes Review of U. S. Patent no. 6,809,923. Prior art analysis, prepared Expert Declaration under 37 C.F.R. § 1.1328

26. U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division

MTel vs. Samsung

Case No. 2:13-cv-258-JRG-RSP, 2013-2015, concluded

Client: MTel, represented by Reed & Scardino – related to cellular messaging. Prepared reports, testified in depositions and at trial

27. Federal Court of Australia, New South Wales, General Division

Voxson Pty Ltd. vs. Telstra Corporation et al

Case No. NSD2436, 2013- ongoing

Client: Voxson, represented by Dibbs Barker – related to mobile location technologies. Infringement analysis, prepared declaration

28. International Court of Arbitration, International Chamber of Commerce

Interdigital Communications Inc. et al vs. Huawei et al

Case No. 20171/RD, 2014- ongoing

Client: Interdigital, represented by Wilson Sonsini – infringement damages related to wireless patent portfolio. Prepared report, testified at deposition and in tribunal.

29. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial & Appeal Board

Inter Partes Review of U. S. Patent 6,809,923

Trial Number: IPR2014-01131, 2014

Client: ZTE and HTC, represented by Pillsbury (ongoing). Prior art analysis, prepared Expert Declaration under 37 C.F.R. § 1.1328

30. U.S. district Court, District of Delaware

M2M Solutions LLC vs. Sierra Wireless

Case No. 12-030-RGA, 2012- ongoing

Client: M2M Solutions, represented by Foley Lardner – related to wireless monitoring devices. Prepared report

31. U.S. district Court, District of Delaware

M2M Solutions LLC vs. Enfora/Novatel

Case No. 12-032-RGA, 2012- ongoing

Client: M2M Solutions, represented by Foley Lardner – related to wireless monitoring devices. Prepared report, testified at deposition

32. U.S. district Court, District of Delaware

M2M Solutions LLC vs. Motorola / Telit

Case No. 12-033-RGA, 2012- ongoing

Client: M2M Solutions, represented by Foley Lardner – related to wireless monitoring devices. Prepared report, testified at deposition

[1] In this section “dates”, “ongoing” and “concluded” refer to my professional involvement with the matter.  The actual disposition of each case is publicly available at www.pacer.gov (except for Arbitrations, Tribunals, Australia, Netherlands and Canada cases)