Software Source Code Expert for Trade Secrets Case

A software source code expert was needed to run source code comparisons for a theft of trade secrets case. A company that manufactured a highly-successful wireless communications device acquired a small subsidiary of a computer software development company. The acquired company focused on developing technology for publishing corporate documents over the Internet or intranets without the need for distribution of application software to end users. Shortly thereafter, the electronics manufacturer brought out software enhancements that would allow email attachments to be viewed on its wireless handheld product.

To determine whether the software enhancements were the result of a theft of trade secrets, IMS ExpertServices™ sought a software source code expert with 15 plus years of experience in software and software development, particularly in the Visual Studio, Visual C++, Java and JavaScript languages.

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Software Development Expert

This software source code expert has over 20 years of extensive experience in computer software development and in the software industry. He is the principal of a management consulting firm specializing in computer software. He is a Computer Society Software Development Professional certified by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, having logged at least 9,000 hours of professional work in software development. He is the author of academic and professional articles, a recently published book, and many software products. He is also an expert at valuing software intellectual property and calculating economic damages and is the inventor of a patent relating to voice communications. He received his B.A. magna cum laude, and his Ph.D. His areas of expertise include evaluating software intellectual property, including copyrights; utilizing AFC tests (Abstraction-Filtration-Comparison analysis) to determine theft of trade secrets; and software patent claims. He is fluent in numerous software languages. IMS Reference #4975075

Software Development Expert

This software source code expert has over 20 years of experience as a software developer, software engineer, and systems engineer. He is the president of a software development, consulting, and shareware publishing company and has been the owner and principal of three successful software development and consulting firms since 1991. He has worked with leading edge technologies throughout his career, integrating these technologies into commercial software applications. This expert is skilled in numerous programming languages: Visual C++ (12 years), Visual Studio .NET (12 years), Win32 SDK (15 years), Java (8 years), JavaScript (8 years), Microsoft Foundation Class (12 years), and HTML (10 years). IMS Reference #5012433