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.
EXPERTISE
Telecommunications, network communications, Internet protocols, computer networks, and mobile wireless technologies in patent litigation.
- Network Communications: TCP/IP, UDP, IP, Ethernet (IEEE 802.3), SNMP, packet switching, network architecture, data link/network/transport layers (L2/L3/L4)
- Routing & Switching: LAN, WAN, VPN, BGP, MPLS, OSPF, multicast, QoS, Pseudowire, DNS
- VoIP & Telephony: SIP, RTP, H.323, PSTN, circuit switching, SS7, SONET, TDM, WebRTC, video/audio conferencing
- Mobile & Wireless: Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11), Bluetooth (IEEE 802.15), cellular (CDMA, GSM, UMTS, LTE), SMS, mobile devices
- Internet & Web: HTTP/HTTPS, web applications, DNS, cloud computing, distributed systems, e-commerce
- Network Security: Firewalls, VPN, IPSec, SSL/TLS, deep packet inspection, NAC, content filtering
- Streaming Media: Video/audio conferencing, RTP/RTCP, content distribution, multimedia delivery
- Network Management: NMS, SNMP, device management, OSS, alarm systems
Dr. Lavian has experience in software development of network protocols, architectures, configurations, installations, and network testing, including technology products, implementations, standards, designs, systems, hardware, and software.
BACKGROUND
Dr. Tal Lavian holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UC Berkeley, specializing in network communications. He spent nearly 20 years researching, studying, and lecturing at UC Berkeley's College of Engineering, conducting research in data centers (RAD Labs), network communication service architecture (SAHARA), and wireless systems (ICEBERG). He served as an industry fellow and lecturer at the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (SCET).
CASE EXPERIENCE
Dr. Lavian has served as an expert in over 70 patent cases involving more than 140 patents. He has provided reports and testimony in U.S. federal district courts, the USPTO PTAB (IPR, CBM, PGR, ex parte reexamination, interference), the ITC, and international courts. Cases have involved Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Cisco, Ericsson, T-Mobile, Samsung, Huawei, and others. Retained by over 50 law firms.
CREDENTIALS
- Inventor of over 120 U.S. patents; over 60 prosecuted pro se
- Over 25 peer-reviewed publications in IEEE and ACM venues
- Principal Investigator on three DARPA projects
- IEEE Senior Member
- Nortel Networks Principal Scientist (1996-2007)
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., Computer Science (Network Communications), UC Berkeley
- M.Sc., Electrical Engineering, Tel Aviv University
- B.Sc., Mathematics and Computer Science, Tel Aviv University
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