Areas of Expertise: Information Technology; Intellectual Property; IP Infringement; Patents; Electrical Engineering; Internet; Software; Cell Phone & Mobile; Telecommunications; Wireless Technologies; Computer Programming; Electronic Devices & Systems; Telematics; Information Security.
Keywords/Search Terms:
Network Communications, telecommunications, TCP/IP Internet Protocols, Web, Network security, Firewalls, Media Streaming, Voice Over IP (VoIP), Instant Messaging, messaging & Chat, Protocols, 802.11, Mobile Wireless, Patent, Routing/Switching, Data Communications, computer communications, Computer networks, Broadband, Network Management Education:Background:
Dr. Tal Lavian holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UC Berkeley, specializing in network communications. 35+ years as a scientist, educator, and technologist; 20 years researching, studying, and lecturing at UC Berkeley; Industry Fellow and Lecturer at UC Berkeley's College of Engineering. 90+ cases · 60+ depositions · 8+ trial testimonies · 100+ patents supported in IP litigation · 120+ patents as inventor · 60+ pro-se prosecuted · 25+ peer-reviewed publications
Areas of Expertise:
Telecommunications — Computer Networks — Network Communications — Internet Protocols (TCP/IP) — VoIP — Streaming Media — Mobile Wireless: Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11), Bluetooth (IEEE 802.15), cellular, broadband, routing and switching (MPLS, BGP, OSPF), network security, streaming media, and network management (SNMP) expert witness.
- Network Communications: TCP/IP suite, TCP, UDP, IP, Ethernet (IEEE 802.3), packet switching, network architecture, data link/network/transport layers (L2/L3/L4)
- Mobile Wireless: Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11), Bluetooth (IEEE 802.11), Wireless LAN (WLAN), cellular systems, SMS, mobile devices
- Internet/Cloud: HTTP/HTTPS, web applications, cloud computing, distributed computing, distributed systems, e-commerce
- Routing/Switching: LAN, WAN, VPN, VLAN, LAG, ARP, DHCP, Pseudowire, DNS, quality of service (QoS). Network Protocols: IPv4, IPv6, RIP, BGP, MPLS, OSPF, multicast
- VoIP/Streaming Media: SIP, RTP/RTCP, H.323, PSTN, circuit switching, SS7, WebRTC, video/audio conferencing.
- Network Security: Firewalls, VPN, IPSec, SSL/TLS, deep packet inspection (DPI), L4-7 switching, NAC, content filtering
- Network Management: NMS, SNMP, device management, OSS, alarm systems
- Communication Standards: IEEE, IETF, ITU, ISO
While at UC Berkeley, Dr. Lavian conducted research projects in data centers (RAD Labs), network communication service architecture (SAHARA), and wireless systems (ICEBERG); he also served as an industry fellow and lecturer at the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (SCET) and as a scientific liaison between Nortel Research Lab and UC Berkeley. Dr. Lavian was also part of UC Berkeley's SkyDeck start-ups, where he worked on technology research and implementation.
Case Experience:
Dr. Lavian has served as an expert in over 90 patent cases involving more than 100 patents. He has provided reports and testimony in U.S. federal district courts, state courts, the USPTO PTAB (IPR, CBM, PGR, ex parte reexamination, interference), the ITC, and international courts.
Cases have involved Apple, Google, Facebook (Meta), Microsoft, Amazon, Tesla, Cisco, Juniper Networks, Arista Networks, Ericsson, T-Mobile, Samsung, LinkedIn, Huawei, Netflix, Broadcom, SAP, and others.
Retained by leading IP and patent litigation firms, including Fish & Richardson, Winston & Strawn, Cooley, Finnegan, Gibson Dunn, Ropes & Gray, Baker Botts, Irell & Manella, Kirkland & Ellis, Morgan Lewis, Holland & Knight, Skadden, Keker Van Nest, Perkins Coie.
Credentials:
- Inventor of over 120 U.S. patents; over 60 prosecuted pro se,
- 20 years UC Berkeley — 10+ years Nortel Research.
- Over 25 peer-reviewed publications in IEEE and ACM
- Principal Investigator on three DARPA projects
- IEEE Senior Member
- Nortel Networks Principal Scientist
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