Richard
G. Cooper, Ph.D. Costa Mesa, California |
Expertise
§ Databases § Source Code Comparison § Abstraction, Filtration, Comparison § Communications § Internet/Web/e-Commerce § Client/Server, N-Tier Technology § Graphics/GUIs § Sensor Processing § EEG Analysis § GPS tracking § Pattern Recognition § Computer Linguistics § Content analysis § Patent Analysis and Licensing § Algorithm Development § Medical records database analysis § Software Architecture § Simulation § Reliability Engineering |
§ Probabilistic and Statistical Analysis § Bayesian and Markov Analysis §
§ Hidden Markov Models § Embedded systems § Point of Sale Systems § Geographic Information Systems § Distributed Computing § Systems Development § Industry Practices § Networking Protocols § Medical Devices § Patent Prosecution § Patent Litigation § Radar § Sonar § Control Systems § Ultrawideband § Fourier Analysis |
Professional Summary
Dr. Cooper has over 30
years of experience in embedded system software and electrical engineering. His background
includes development of embedded systems, related patent prosecution and
litigation, management of patent licensing projects, technical advisor for
counsel, internet, web site and systems development, software product
development, database management systems, software architecture, research and
development, and system specification.
Employment History
From: 2007 Self Employed To: Present Position: Expert
Witness
From: |
2006 |
Heller Ehrman, LLP |
To: |
2007 Position: |
Patent
Specialist |
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From: |
2005 |
MetaSemantics Corporation |
To: |
2006 |
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Position: |
Patent Technical Advisor at
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky and Walker, LLP |
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2004-2005: President & Chief Technology
Officer |
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From: |
2001 |
ValuTech, Inc. |
To: |
2004 |
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Position: |
Chief Scientist |
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From: |
1992 |
EfficacyFX.com |
To: |
2000 |
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Position: |
President & Chief
Technology Officer |
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From: |
1991 |
Casa Del Sol |
To: |
1994 |
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Position: |
Owner |
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From: |
1980 |
Hughes Aircraft Company |
To: |
1992 |
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Position: |
Senior Systems Engineer for
Software R&D |
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From: |
1976 |
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To: |
1980 |
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Position: |
Assistant Professor, Computer
Science |
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Taught undergraduate and graduate classes, monitored
thesis and dissertations for graduate students, and directed the Computer
Engineering Laboratory for graduate and funded research projects. In the
summers, operated Cooper Computing Company, a consulting company with
close ties to the local IBM General Systems Division to provide consulting
services in the |
From: |
1968 |
National Security Agency |
To: |
1976 |
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Position: |
Senior Electrical Engineer |
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At Assigned to solve numerous problems related to high
performance computing and cryptology for the remaining six years at
NSA.
During the eight year period, was awarded a full time tuition paid
scholarship from NSA to complete a Master’s degree. Then continued
education to complete requirements for the PhD in 1976. An article
based on the dissertation was published in the IEEE Transactions on
Computers in September, 1977. |
Consulting History
From: |
2006 |
Acacia Technologies Group |
To: |
2007 |
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Duties: |
Analysis and opinions of database compaction patent for investment, licensing, and possible detection of infringement. |
From: |
2005 |
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky &
Walker, LLP |
To: |
2006 |
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Duties: |
Provided a wide array of technical analysis and
opinions on intellectual property issues related to prosecution and
litigation of patents, defense for infringement suits, analysis of
patentability, analysis of software source code for infringement, document
discovery, development of patent applications, replies of office actions,
and many other tasks. |
From: |
1998 |
Consumer’s Gas |
To: |
2000 |
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Duties: |
Development of ultrawideband (UWB) technology for identifying the collar joint of underground gas delivery infrastructure; Developed anechoic UWB radar range to support data collection of positive and negative reflections; Developed pattern recognition software for detection of collar joints; Demonstrated efficacy of collar joint detection. |
From: |
1997 |
Contract Resources |
To: |
2001 |
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Duties: |
Define requirements for manufacturing execution system; Develop methods for instrumenting work and material flow; Select equipment to implement capture of work flow and material flow; Develop distributed client/server implementation system; Develop analysis programs for calculating value of customers, profitability of products, and efficiency of employee labor. |
Prosecution, Patentability, Licensing and Litigation Support Experience
Date: |
2008 |
Emptoris
Corporation |
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Case: Project: |
Emptoris v BIQ. Analyze source code, trade secret documentation, copyright of software look and feel; write expert report; provide deposition |
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Status: |
In process |
Date: |
2008 |
GTX Corporation |
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Case: Project: |
GTX v Kofax, Pegasus, Nuance, Lead Tech, Eastman Kodak, Xerox, Cannon. Evaluate expert reports on document imaging; write expert report re patent invalidity & alleged prior art; provide deposition |
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Status: |
In process |
Date: |
2007 |
California State Board of Equalization |
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Case: Project: |
PeoplePC v State Board of Equalization. Methodically evaluate the percentage of compact disk (CD) storage used in mailers for advertising |
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Status: |
In process |
Date: |
2007 |
Manatt, Phelps &
Phillips |
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Case: Project: |
Aeschbacher v California Pizza Kitchen. Identify process of changing point of sale software to meet requirements |
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Status: |
Completed |
Date: |
2007 |
Chatham Law Group |
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Case: Project: |
VIPRE Systems v NITV, LLC. Analyze software evidence re copying of source code for a stress analyzer |
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Status: |
Completed |
Date: |
2007 |
Payne & Fears, LLP |
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Case: Project: |
American Reprographics v Brazo, Inc. Analyze evidence re copying of source code for business IT system |
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Status: |
In process |
Date: |
2007 |
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Case: Project: |
Watson v Eaton Electrical, Inc. Provided expert advice re variable frequency drives patent infringement |
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Status: |
Completed |
Date: |
2007 |
Gordon, Rees, LLP |
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Case: Project: |
SG Services v God’s Girls, LLC Wrote expert report re findings on trade dress of two web sites |
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Status: |
Completed |
Date: |
2007 |
Heller Ehrman, LLP |
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Case: Project: |
Asteres Developed patent application related to pharmacy vending machine |
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Status: |
Completed |
Date: |
2007 |
Heller Ehrman, LLP |
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Case: Project: |
WRF v Apple - represented Apple Reviewed contentions alleging Bluetooth technology infringed. |
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Status: |
Completed |
Date: |
2007 |
Neufeld Law Group |
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Case: Project: |
Epicore Software v Imagery Group - represented
Imagery Group Was deposed in suit on use of manufacturing software
and damages due to delayed implementation of software. |
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Status: |
Completed |
Date: |
2006 |
Heller Ehrman, LLP |
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Case: Project: |
Licensing project - represented Heller Ehrman, LLP Define strategic licensing approach for patent portfolio; estimate costs and payoffs for contingency agreement; structure attorney representation contract for contingency; present to shareholders for review. |
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Status: |
Completed |
Date: |
2006 |
Heller Ehrman, LLP |
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Case: Project: |
Cellport v @Road - represented @Road Assist attorney in demonstrating that patent claim does not read on client’s wireless vehicle instrumentation system. |
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Status: |
Completed |
Date: |
2006 |
Heller Ehrman, LLP |
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Case: Project: |
Appeligo Developed provisional patent application relating to content analysis of video and audio documents. |
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Status: |
Completed |
Date: |
2006 |
Heller Ehrman, LLP |
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Case: Project: |
Broadcomm v. Qualcomm - represented Qualcomm Analyzed invalidity contentions re wireless networking patent; reviewed client’s production of discovery documents for possible technical strengths and weaknesses. |
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Status: |
Completed |
Date: |
2006 |
Julander, Brown and Bollard |
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Case: Project: |
Capton v Comcash - represented Comcash Analyzed invalidity contentions re wireless liquor bottle caps; Testify in arbitration of suit regarding software design equivalence and charges of reverse engineering. |
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Status: |
Completed |
Date: |
2006 |
Acacia Technologies Group, re
Patent |
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Project: |
Analyzed patent for import and export of data among computers with varying architectures; advised on purchase value and potential for enforcing infringement cases. |
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Status: |
Completed |
Date: |
2006 |
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky &
Walker, LLP |
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Case: |
MediaTek v. Sanyo – representing MediaTek |
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Project: |
Developed claim chart on strengths and weaknesses of plaintiff’s invalidity contentions related to AC-3 coder/decoder standards as prior art to issued patent |
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Status: |
Completed |
Date: |
2006 |
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky &
Walker, LLP |
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Case: |
XSLENT Corporation |
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Project: |
Developed three patent applications, including claim language, specifications and abstracts, for distributed computing infrastructure architecture, computing networks, data modeling methods |
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Status: |
Completed |
Date: |
2006 |
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky &
Walker, LLP |
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Case: |
WebEx v. Raindance – representing Raindance |
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Project: |
Developed invalidity contentions claim chart for suite of nine patents; Demonstrated diligent reduction to practice through software source code history in defense of patent |
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Status: |
Completed |
Date: |
2005 |
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky &
Walker, LLP |
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Case: |
Cendant v. Amazon – representing Cendant |
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Project: |
Patent infringement – electronic commerce; Searched patent database for prior art to invalidate patent; Developed three claim charts demonstrating prior art; Briefed counsel on technical matters to assist in presenting case |
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Status: |
Completed |
Date: |
2005-2006 |
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky &
Walker, LLP |
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Case: |
Autobytel v. Dealix – representing Autobytel |
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Project: |
Patent infringement – electronic commerce; demonstrated infringement through electronic discovery of source code functionality; prepared questions for interrogatories to further develop discovery materials; supported motion to compel opposing counsel to prepare adequate software source code environment with observation programs; identified timing issues related to patent claims; performed discovery of timing specifications in database settings; nine months of active involvement in this case covered a wide variety of tasks related to patent litigation technology investigations |
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Status: |
Completed |
Date: |
2005 |
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky &
Walker, LLP |
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Case: |
Transitive, Ltd |
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Project: |
Prepared response to office action for two patent prosecutions related to emulation and translation of object code images in multiple host environments |
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Status: |
Completed |
Date: |
2005 |
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky &
Walker, LLP |
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Case: |
Persyst, Inc. |
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Project: Status: |
Wrote patent continuation application for EEG analysis invention, including specification, claims, abstract Completed |
Patents
filed, prosecuted and issued
App Number |
Date Filed |
Title |
11/337359 |
Jan 23, 2006 |
“Organizing structured and unstructured database columns using corpus analysis and context modeling to extract knowledge from linguistic phrases in the database” |
Office Action |
June 9, 2006 |
Developed reply to office action with amended claims and amended drawings supported by appropriate legal language |
Office Action |
Sept 13, 2006 |
Replied to office action with amended claims appropriate legal language to demonstrate that claims are novel – negotiated notice of allowance |
US Patent 7,209,923 |
April 24, 2007 |
Patent issued by USPTO |
Education
Year |
College/University |
Degree |
1976 |
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Ph.D., Computer Science and Electrical Engineering |
1971 |
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MS, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering |
1968 |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
BS, Electrical Engineering |