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`UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
`WASHINGTON, D.C.
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`Before the Honorable Doris Johnson Hines
`Administrative Law Judge
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`Inv. No. 337-TA-1429
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`In the Matter of
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`CERTAIN WIRELESS
`COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND
`COMPONENTS THEREOF
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`COMPLAINANT ISG’S INITIAL IDENTIFICATION OF EXPERT WITNESSES
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`Pursuant to the Procedural Schedule (Order No. 6), Complainant International
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`Semiconductor Group Co., Ltd. (“ISG”) hereby identifies the following expert witnesses who may
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`offer opinions and/or testimony in this Investigation. This identification of expert witnesses is
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`based on Complainant’s current understanding of the evidence and issues to be decided at the
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`evidentiary hearing. Complainant reserves the right to amend or supplement these disclosures as
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`appropriate, including in response to new information, defenses, and/or theories.
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`1. Matthew B. Shoemake, Ph.D.
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`Matthew B. Shoemake is an expert in computer science, computer engineering, and
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`networking, including in the fields of wireless networks, network systems, multimedia,
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`programming languages, software and hardware engineering, Internet connectivity, Internet
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`content delivery, and network applications. Dr. Shoemake’s qualifications are set forth in his
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`curriculum vitae, attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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`Dr. Shoemake may testify regarding the technical issues in this investigation, such as the
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`technology background relevant to the Asserted Patents, infringement, validity, the technical prong
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`of the domestic industry requirement, the proper construction of the disputed claim terms, the state
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`of the art at the time of the inventions of the Asserted Patents, and the level of ordinary skill in the
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`art. Dr. Shoemake may also offer opinions and/or testimony in rebuttal to Respondents’ expert
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`testimony and/or other issues asserted by Respondents.
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`2. Mark Mahon, Ph.D.
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`Mark Mahon is an expert in the fields of voice and audio processing, including areas such
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`as acoustic systems, digital signal processing, wireless network systems, electronics, networking,
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`and network-based systems or applications. Dr. Mahon’s qualifications are set forth in his
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`curriculum vitae, attached hereto as Exhibit B.
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`Dr. Mahon may testify regarding the technical issues in this investigation, such as the
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`technology background relevant to the Asserted Patents, infringement, validity, the technical prong
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`of the domestic industry requirement, the proper construction of the disputed claim terms, the state
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`of the art at the time of the inventions of the Asserted Patents, and the level of ordinary skill in the
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`art. Dr. Mahon may also offer opinions and/or testimony in rebuttal to Respondents’ expert
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`testimony and/or other issues asserted by Respondents.
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`3. Mahdi Eslamimehr, Ph.D.
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`Mahdi Eslamimehr’s areas of expertise include software, applications, and algorithms. Dr.
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`Eslamimehr’s qualifications are set forth in his curriculum vitae, attached hereto as Exhibit C.
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`Dr. Eslamimehr may testify regarding the technical issues in this investigation, such as the
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`technology background relevant to the Asserted Patents, infringement, validity, the technical prong
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`of the domestic industry requirement, the proper construction of the disputed claim terms, the state
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`of the art at the time of the inventions of the Asserted Patents, and the level of ordinary skill in the
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`art. Dr. Eslamimehr may also offer opinions and/or testimony in rebuttal to Respondents’ expert
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`testimony and/or other issues asserted by Respondents.
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`4. Ricardo Valerdi, Ph.D.
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`Ricardo Valerdi is an expert in the fields of systems and industrial engineering and software
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`engineering. Dr. Valerdi’s qualifications are set forth in his curriculum vitae, attached hereto as
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`Exhibit D.
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`Dr. Valerdi may testify regarding the technical issues in this investigation, such as the
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`technology background relevant to the Asserted Patents, infringement, validity, the technical prong
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`of the domestic industry requirement, the proper construction of the disputed claim terms, the state
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`of the art at the time of the inventions of the Asserted Patents, and the level of ordinary skill in the
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`art. Dr. Valerdi may also offer opinions and/or testimony in rebuttal to Respondents’ expert
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`testimony and/or other issues asserted by Respondents.
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`5. Daniel W. van der Weide, Ph.D.
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`Daniel van der Weide is an expert in the fields of electrical and computer engineering. Dr.
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`van der Weide’s qualifications are set forth in his curriculum vitae, attached hereto as Exhibit E.
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`Dr. van der Weide may testify regarding the technical issues in this investigation, such as
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`the technology background relevant to the Asserted Patents, infringement, validity, the technical
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`prong of the domestic industry requirement, the proper construction of the disputed claim terms,
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`the state of the art at the time of the inventions of the Asserted Patents, and the level of ordinary
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`skill in the art. Dr. van der Weide may also offer opinions and/or testimony in rebuttal to
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`Respondents’ expert testimony and/or other issues asserted by Respondents.
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`6. Timothy A. Williams, Ph.D.
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`Timothy Williams is an expert with 45 years of professional experience in wireless
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`communications, networking, and telecom technology. Dr. Williams’ qualifications are further
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`set forth in his curriculum vitae, attached hereto as Exhibit F.
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`Dr. Williams may testify regarding the technical issues in this investigation, such as the
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`technology background relevant to the Asserted Patents, infringement, validity, the technical prong
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`of the domestic industry requirement, the proper construction of the disputed claim terms, the state
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`of the art at the time of the inventions of the Asserted Patents, and the level of ordinary skill in the
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`art. Dr. Williams may also offer opinions and/or testimony in rebuttal to Respondents’ expert
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`testimony and/or other issues asserted by Respondents.
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`7. Philip Green
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`Philip Green is an economist and expert in the application of economic principles to issues
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`arising in complex business litigation. Mr. Green’s qualifications are set forth in his curriculum
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`vitae, attached hereto as Exhibit G.
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`Mr. Green may be called to provide testimony relating to the economic prong of domestic
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`industry, the appropriate remedy or form of relief in this Investigation, the appropriate bond, the
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`public interest factors, and secondary considerations of non-obviousness, including without
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`limitation the commercial success of the alleged inventions. Mr. Green may also offer opinions
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`and/or testimony in rebuttal to Respondents’ expert testimony and/or other issues asserted by
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`Respondents.
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`8. Michael P. Akemann, Ph.D.
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`Michael P. Akemann is an expert in economics, including the areas of financial, economic,
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`valuation, licensing, competition, and accounting issues relating to intellectual property. Dr.
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`Akemann’s qualifications are set forth in his curriculum vitae, attached hereto as Exhibit H.
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`Dr. Akemann may be called to provide testimony relating to the economic prong of
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`domestic industry, the appropriate remedy or form of relief in this Investigation, the appropriate
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`bond, the public interest factors, and secondary considerations of non-obviousness, including
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`without limitation the commercial success of the alleged inventions. Dr. Akemann may also offer
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`opinions and/or testimony in rebuttal to Respondents’ expert testimony and/or other issues asserted
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`by Respondent.
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`9. Jeffrey Klenk
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`Jeffrey Klenk is an expert in the fields of economics, domestic and international trade, and
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`finance. Mr. Klenk’s qualifications are set forth in his curriculum vitae, attached hereto as
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`Exhibit I.
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`Mr. Klenk may be called provide testimony regarding the economic prong of domestic
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`industry, the appropriate remedy or form of relief in this Investigation, the appropriate bond, the
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`public interest factors, and secondary considerations of non-obviousness, including without
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`limitation the commercial success of the alleged inventions. Mr. Klenk may also offer opinions
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`and/or testimony in rebuttal to Respondents’ expert testimony and/or other issues asserted by
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`Respondent.
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`Dated: April 8, 2025
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ S. Alex Lasher
`S. Alex Lasher
`K. Kevin Chu
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP
`1300 I Street, NW, Suite 900
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`Tel.: (202) 538-8000
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`D. James Pak
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP
`865 S. Figueroa St. 10th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90017
`Tel.: (213) 443-3000
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`Marc L. Kaplan
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP
`191 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2700
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`Chicago, IL 60606
`Tel.: (312) 705-7400
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`Iman Lordgooei
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP
`50 California Street, 22nd Floor
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`Tel.: (415) 875-6600
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`Todd Briggs
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP
`555 Twin Dolphin Dr., 5th Floor
`Redwood Shores, CA 94065
`Tel.: (650) 801-5000
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`Ron Hagiz
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP
`295 5th Avenue
`New York, New York 10016
`Tel.: (212) 849-7000
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`Daniel E. Yonan
`Paul A. Ainsworth
`Joseph Kim
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX, P.L.L.C.
`1101 K Street, NW, 10th Floor
`Washington, DC 20005
`(202) 371-2600
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`Counsel for Complainant International
`Semiconductor Group Co., Ltd.
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`CERTAIN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND COMPONENTS THEREOF
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`I, Michael Labas, hereby certify that on April 8, 2025 copies of the foregoing document
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`were served upon the following parties as indicated:
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`The Honorable Lisa R. Barton
`Secretary to the Commission
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, S.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20436
`The Honorable Doris Johnson Hines
`Administrative Law Judge
`U. S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, SW Room 317
`Washington, DC 20436
`Email: JohnsonHines1429@usitc.gov
`Claire Comfort
`The Office of Unfair Import Investigations (OUII)
`U.S. International Trade Commission
`500 E Street, S.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20436
`Email: Claire.Comfort@usitc.gov
`Daniel E. Yonan
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX,
`P.L.L.C.
`1101 K St., NW, 10th Floor
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`(202) 371 – 2600
`Email: ISG-ITC@sternekessler.com
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`Counsel for Complainant International
`Semiconductor Group Co., Ltd.
`Veronica S. Ascarrunz
`Perkins Coie LLP
`700 13th Street, NW, Suite 800
`Washington, DC 20005-3960
`Tel.: (202) 654-6200
`Email: ISG_Perkins_ITC@perkinscoie.com
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`Counsel for Respondents Dell Technologies Inc.,
`Dell Products L.P., Dell (Chengdu) Co. Ltd.
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`CERTAIN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND COMPONENTS THEREOF
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`Erin Gibson
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`500 Eighth Street, NW
`Washington, DC 20004
`Tel: 202-799-4000
`Fax: 202-799-5000
`Email: DLA-ISG-337@us.dlapiper.com
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`Counsel for Respondents HP, Inc., Lenovo Group
`Limited and Lenovo (United States) Inc.
`Sean Cunningham
`DLA Piper LLP (US)
`500 Eighth Street, NW
`Washington, DC 20004
`Tel: 202-799-4000
`Fax: 202-799-5000
`Email: DLA-ISG-337@us.dlapiper.com
`Email: ISG_Perkins_ITC@perkinscoie.com
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`Counsel for Respondents Lenovo Group Limited
`and Lenovo (United States) Inc.
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`Ex. A - CV (Shoemake)
`Ex. A - CV (Shoemake)
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`Matthew B. Shoemake
`Curriculum Vitae
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`Last updated November 20, 2024
`Personal Information
`Born February 1971 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, USA
`Citizenship United States of America
`Marital Status Married to Bobbie Jo DeKay Shoemake since 1998
`Children One daughter, age 23, and one son, age 19
`Education
`1999 Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
`1997 M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
`1994 B.S. in Computer Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas,
`with honors.
`1994 B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station,
`Texas, with honors.
`1989 Valedictorian, Mexia High School, Mexia, Texas.
`Work Experience
`2016–Present Owner & President, Peritum LLC, Fairview, Texas.
`(cid:123) Peritum provides expert consulting services.
`(cid:123) Providing services since 2008. Incorporated in 2016.
`2008–2018 President & CEO, Biscotti Inc., Allen, Texas.
`(cid:123) Biscotti develops high-definition, video calling systems for the home and office.
`(cid:123) Used relational database to store customer, video mail, and video recording infor-
`mation to the cloud. Storage involved the use of JSON and XML formats.
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`1401 Red Oak Trail – Fairview, TX 75069
`(cid:72) (214) 727 3951 • (cid:84) (214) 296 9294
`(cid:66) matthew.shoemake@peritum.com • (cid:205) www.peritum.com
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`2003–2008 President & CEO, WiQuest Communications, Inc., Allen, Texas.
`(cid:123) Developed world’s first 1 Gbps ultrawideband chipset
`(cid:123) Developed world’s first wireless VGA/DVI system for notebook computers
`(cid:123) Customers put into product: Dell, Toshiba, Lenovo, Belkin, D-Link and Kensington
`(cid:123) Built company from inception to 120 employees with offices and personnel in Texas,
`India, California, Taiwan and Japan.
`2000–2003 Director Advanced Technology, Wireless Networking Business Unit,
`Texas Instruments, Inc., Dallas, Texas.
`(cid:123) Lead development of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi coexistence technology
`(cid:123) Lead TI efforts to enhance the IEEE 802.11 standards with quality of service
`extensions
`(cid:123) Lead development of very low power Wi-Fi technology for mobile phones
`(cid:123) Designed Wi-Fi into Nokia Communicator
`1998–2000 Manager, Baseband Systems Team, Alantro Communications, Inc.,
`Santa Rosa, California.
`(cid:123) Developed 802.11b compliant physical layer
`(cid:123) Shipped over 100M units in 2nd generation of Intel’s Centrino technology
`(cid:123) Company backed by Cisco and Vantage Point Venture Partners
`(cid:123) Acquired by Texas Instruments for $300MM
`1991–1995 Intern and Engineer, Digital Signal Processing Group, Texas Instru-
`ments, Inc., Stafford, Texas.
`(cid:123) Product engineering for TMS320C2X Digital Signal Processors
`(cid:123) Applications engineering for TMS320C3X Digital Signal Processors
`Ph.D. Dissertation
`Title Turbo Codes: Bounds and Applications, Ph.D., August 1999.
`Supervisor Professor Chris D. Heegard
`Committee
`Professors Toby Berger, Chris D. Heegard, Dexter Kozen, Venugopal V. Veeravalli
`Members
`and Stephen Wicker
`Masters Thesis
`Title Topics in Turbo Coding, M.S., May 1997.
`Supervisor Professor Chris D. Heegard
`Fundraising
`2010-2016 $10M Series A, Palomar Ventures, Biscotti Inc.
`2009, 2016 $1.35M Seed Investment, Texas Emerging Technology Fund, Wham! Inc.
`2008 $50k Grant, Allen Economic Development Center, Wham! Inc.
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`1401 Red Oak Trail – Fairview, TX 75069
`(cid:72) (214) 727 3951 • (cid:84) (214) 296 9294
`(cid:66) matthew.shoemake@peritum.com • (cid:205) www.peritum.com
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`Standards
`and Protocols
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`2008 $420k Seed Round, Private Individual Investors, Wham! Inc.
`2007 $5M Debt Line, Triple Point Capital, for WiQuest Communications, Inc.
`2007 $23M Series C, Lead by Adams Street Capital, WiQuest Communications,
`Inc.
`2006 $18M Series B, Lead by Sequoia Capital, WiQuest Communications, Inc.
`2005 $50k Grant, Allen Economic Development Center, WiQuest Communications,
`Inc.
`2004 $15M Series A, Menlo Ventures, Palomar Ventures and iD Ventures America,
`WiQuest Communications, Inc.
`2003 $827k Seed Round, Private Individual Investors, WiQuest Communications,
`Inc.
`Computer Skills
`Languages C, C++, Fortran, Python, Pascal, Java, Verilog, VHDL, BASIC, Matlab,
`LATEX, Spice, SQL, MongoDB, Perl, shell scripting, various assembly languages,
`Lisp, Swift.
`IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.11, ADSL, HDSL, DOCSIS, Bluetooth, I2C, I2S, USB,
`CAN bus, HDMI, 3GPP, LTE, IS-95, EDGE, LTO, RS-232, HTTP, FTP, Telnet,
`Internet Protocol (IP), TCP, UDP, RTP, RTCP, SIP, STUN, TURN, ICE,
`CSMA/CD, CSMA/CA, ITU-T G.8031/8032, ITU, ITU-T J83B, MQTT, IEEE
`802.15, IEEE 802.16, SSL, TLS, WEP, WPA, WPA2.
`Professional Activities
`2006-2020,
`External Advisory Committee, Texas A&M University, Department of
`2023-2024
`Electrical and Computer Engineering.
`2008-2010 Board Member, TeXchange, Dallas Chapter TeXchange is a non-for-profit
`organization dedicated to helping entrepreneurs succeed.
`2003-2004 Chairperson, IEEE 802.11n Task Group Lead committee of over 300 en-
`gineers through initial stages of standardization of data rate enhancements in
`excess of 100 Mbps
`Jan. 2002 IEEE 802.11 Meeting Organizer and Host, Wyndham Anatole, Dallas,
`Texas
`2000-2003 Chairperson, IEEE 802.11g Task Group Lead committee of over 200 engi-
`neers to set standard for 54 Mbps data rates in the 2.4 GHz band in a fashion
`that is backward compatible with IEEE 802.11b. Standard become the basis for
`the most widely used version of Wi-Fi.
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`1401 Red Oak Trail – Fairview, TX 75069
`(cid:72) (214) 727 3951 • (cid:84) (214) 296 9294
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`1991-Present
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`Sept. 1999 IEEE 802.11 Meeting Organizer and Host, Hilton Sonoma County,
`Santa Rosa, California.
`1999 Chairperson, IEEE 802.11g Study GroupLead committee of 20 engineers
`to set project requirements for IEEE 802.11g.
`IEEE Member
`Awards
`2012 CES Innovation Award for the Biscotti TV Phone
`2008 CES Innovation Award for Wireless Digital Video Technology This high-
`speed digital video technology shipped in notebook computers from Toshiba.
`2006 Intel Technology Innovation Award Awarded to WiQuest for innovations in
`Wireless USB technology.
`2003 PC Magazine Technology Excellence Award for IEEE 802.11g This award
`was bestowed on the IEEE 802.11 Working Group and the Wi-Fi Alliance for
`the protocols incorporated in the IEEE 802.11g standard under my leadership.
`2002 Texas Instruments Senior Member Technical Staff
`1997-1998 Intel Foundation Graduate Fellowship Award
`Consulting & Litigation Services
`2024-Present Emerging Automotive LLC v. Toyota Motor Corp., Toyota North
`Amercia, Inc., and Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., (Case No. 2:23-
`cv-00434-JRG (Eastern District of Texas)), Retained by Toyota via their
`counsel, Finnegan Henderson. Matter pertains to alleged patent infringement.
`Technical topics include electronic keys for accessing vehicles and user profiles.
`The patents at issue include US Patent Nos. 9,365,188; 10,407,026; 11,738,659;
`and 9,171,268.
`2024-Present Murata Electronics North America, Inc. and Murata Manufacturing
`Co., Ltd., Engagement relates to alleged infringement of US Patent No.
`7,489,914 titled Multi-band RF Transceiver with Passive Reuse in Organic
`Substrates. Counsel for Murata is Haynes and Boone, LLP.
`2024-Present USTA Technology, LLC v. AT&T Mobility LLC, et al. (Case No. 4:24-
`cv-513-SDJ (E.D. Texas)), Engagement relates to alleged infringement of
`US Patent No. RE47,720. Counsel for AT&T is Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP.
`2024-Present Netgear Inc. v. Huawei Techs. Co., Ltd., (Case No. 2:24-cv-00824
`(Central District of California)), Retained by Huawei via their counsel, Sus-
`man Godfrey LLP. Matter pertains licensing of patents related to Wi-Fi.
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`1401 Red Oak Trail – Fairview, TX 75069
`(cid:72) (214) 727 3951 • (cid:84) (214) 296 9294
`(cid:66) matthew.shoemake@peritum.com • (cid:205) www.peritum.com
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`2024-Present
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`2024-Present Pendrall Corporation, Matter relates to Wi-Fi patents. Retained via Pendrall’s
`counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright.
`2024-Present Malikie Innovations Limited v. D-Link Corporation, (Case No. 2-
`24-cv-00244 (Eastern District of Texas)), Retained by Malikie via their
`counsel, Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP. Matter pertains to
`patent infringement. U.S. Patent Nos. 8,583,980, 9,313,065, RE48,212, and
`8,879,994 are at issue.
`2024-Present WSOU Investments, LLC v. Salesforce, Inc., (Case No. 6:20-cv-01165-
`ADA (Western District of Texas)), Retained by Salesforce via their counsel,
`Quinn Emanuel. Matter pertains to US Patent No. 8,280,928 titled “Multi-level
`enmeshed directory structures.” WSOU alleged patent infringement.
`InQuisient Inc. v. ServiceNow, Inc., (Case No. 22-900 (CJB) ( District
`of Delaware)), Retained by ServiceNow via their counsel, Quinn Emanuel.
`Matter pertains to databases, alleged patent infringement, and US Patent Nos.
`7,979,468; 8,219,585; and 8,224855.
`2024-Present Emerging Automotive LLC v. Kia Corporation and Kia America, Inc.,
`(Case No. 2:23-cv-00437-JRG (Eastern District of Texas)), Retained
`by Kia via their counsel, Quinn Emanuel. Matter pertains to alleged patent
`infringement. Technical topics include electronic keys for accessing vehicles. The
`patents at issue include US Patent Nos. 9,365,188; 10,407,026; and 11,738,659.
`International Semiconductor Group, Retained by ISG via their counsel,
`Quinn Emanuel. Consulting relates to Wi-Fi patents.
`2024-Present Smartsky Networks, LLC v. Gogo Business Aviation, LLC and Gogo
`Inc (Case No. 22-266-VAC (District of Delaware)), Retained via Gogo’s
`counsel, Quinn Emanuel. Matter pertains to in-flight Wi-Fi service and US
`Patent Nos. 9,312,947; 11,223,417; 10,257,717; and 9,730,077.
`2023-2024 Freedom Patents LLC v. AT&T Inc, et al. (Case No. 4:23-cv-418
`(E.D. Texas)), Retained via AT&T’s counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP.
`Patents related to antenna selection in a MIMO system. No deposition, reports
`or testimony.
`2023-2024 Redwood Technologies v. Qualcomm (Case Nos. 6:23- cv-696 and
`6:23-cv-697 (W.D. Texas)), Retained via Qualcomm’s counsel, Jones Day.
`Matter relates to allegations of patent infringement of US Patent Nos. 7,664,130;
`7,917,102; 7,688,901; 7,974,371; 8,155,224; 8,744,005; 8,873,517; 9,628,300;
`7,359,457; 7,460,485; 7,701,920; 7,826,555; 7,983,140; 8,218,501; 9,374,209;
`and 10,270,574. Matter settled before trial. No reports submitted nor testimony
`provided.
`2023-Present Four Batons Wireless, LLC, Engagement pertains to wireless communications
`patents.
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`2024-Present
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`1401 Red Oak Trail – Fairview, TX 75069
`(cid:72) (214) 727 3951 • (cid:84) (214) 296 9294
`(cid:66) matthew.shoemake@peritum.com • (cid:205) www.peritum.com
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`2023-2024 NextGen Innovations, LLC v. AT&T Services, Inc. et al. Case Nos.
`2:22-cv-00308-JRG-RSP and 2:23-cv-00263-JRG-RSP (E.D. Tex.), Re-
`tained via AT&T’s counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP. Matter relates to
`allegations of patent infringement including of US Patent No. 8,374,508 titled
`Augmenting Passive Optical Networks. Non-infringement report served. Validity
`report served. Deposition taken. Claim construction resolved case and NextGen
`Innovations conceded non-infringement.
`2023-Present Fintech and Asset Managment Company, Matter relates to analysis of fin-
`tech software and technology including database storage techniques, techniques
`for organizing data, metadata storage, and retrieval of data sets.
`2023-2024 AX Wireless, LLC, Retained via AX Wireless’s counsel, Latham & Watkins LLP.
`Retention relates to US Patents 9,584,262, 9,614,566, 10,079,707, 9,973,361,
`10,291,449, 10,554,459, 10,917,272, and 11,212,146 and related district court
`cases and IPR proceedings. Defendants include Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Acer.
`Deposition testimony provided in AX Wireless v. Dell.
`2023-Present Sectra Communications AB v. Absolute Software, Inc. and NetMotion
`Software, Inc. No. 2:22-cv-00353-RSM (W.D. Wash.), Retained via
`Sectra’s counsel, McDermott Will & Emery. Case relates to US Patent No.
`7,797,437 and handover across heterogeneous networks.
`2023 ADVA Optical Networking North America, Inc. et al. v. Huawei
`Technologies Co. Ltd. No. 2:23-cv-201 (E.D. Tex.), Retained as a
`technical expert for ADVA via their counsel McKool Smith. Case involves
`optical networking and data communications products. Certain ITU-T may
`be relevant as well as the Common Patent Policy for ITU-T/ITU-R/ISO/IEC.
`Matter settled shortly after retention. No declarations, reports nor testimony.
`2022–2024 Silvaco v. Anderson, et al. No. 20CV374355 (Superior Court of the
`State of California, County of Santa Clara), Case relates to dispute regard-
`ing a stock purchase agreement, allegations of fraud, SPICE including HSPICE
`and SmartSPICE, Foundational IP (including standard cells, memory compilers,
`and GPIOs), digital library characterization, advance sub-micro process nodes,
`semiconductor manufacturing, and tools qualification. Expert report served and
`deposition taken.
`2022–2023 Caltech v. Samsung. No. 2:21-cv-00446-JRG (E.D. Tex.), Case relates
`to use of forward error correction in Wi-Fi products. More specifically the case
`relates to the use of Caltech’s patented IRA encoding and decoding techniques
`when using LDPC coding specified in the IEEE 802.11 standard.
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`2023
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`Rosen Technologies LLC v. Lennox Industries, Inc. No. 3:22-cv-00732-
`K (N.D. Tex.), Retained vis Baker Botts for Lennox. Accused products are
`Wi-Fi-enabled thermostats. Claims pertain to Internet-connected thermostats
`and graphical user interfaces. Patents at issue are U.S. Patent Nos. 6,619,555,
`6,789,739, 7,153,318, 7185,825, and 7,232,075. Submitted claim construction
`declaration.
`2022-2023 Yu Capital, Matter relates to patent analysis in the Wi-Fi space.
`2021–2022 K. Mizra LLC v. General Motors LLC, No. 2:21-cv-00244-JRG (E.D.
`Tex.), Retained by General Motors via their counsel Quinn Emanuel. Case
`involved U.S. Patent No. 7,394,423. Infringement contentions were based on
`GM’s OnStar service. No reports, no deposition, and no trial testimony.
`2021–2024 Cal Inst. of Tech. v. HP Inc. No. 6:20-cv-1041 (W.D. Tex.), Cal.
`Inst. of Tech. v. Dell Techs.
`Inc., et al. No. 6:20-cv-1042 (W.D.
`Tex.), and Cal Inst. of Tech. v. Microsoft Corp. No. 6:21-cv-0276
`(W.D. Tex.), Case relates to use of forward error correction in Wi-Fi products.
`As of September 2022, cases still stayed pending resolution of IPRs.
`2021–2022 Blitzsafe Texas LLC, v. Aptiv PLC, No. 2:21-cv-00160-JRG (E.D.
`Tex.) and Aptiv Services US, LLC v. Blitzsafe Texas LLC, No. 2:21-
`cv-12040-DHP-APP (E.D .Mich.), Retained by Baker Botts L.L.P.
`2021–2022 Blitzsafe Texas, LLC v. Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc., No.
`2:21-cv-00295-JRG (E.D. Tex.), Retained by Baker Botts L.L.P.
`2021–2024 Caltech v. Dell, HP and Microsoft (W.D. Tex.), Cases related to Caltech’s
`IRA patents for error control coding. Deposition testimony provided in Caltech
`v. Dell..
`2021–2022 StratosAudio, Inc. v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc., 6:20-cv-01126-
`ADA (W.D. Tex) and StratosAudio, Inc. v. Subaru of America, Inc.,
`6:20-cv-01128-ADA (W.D. Tex) , Retained via Mazda and Subaru’s counsel,
`DLA Piper. Products accused of infringement based at least in part of alleged use
`of iTunes Tagging and Apple CarPlay. Project also relates to HD Radio. Mazda
`settled before submissions of reports. Submitted expert report on invalidity
`on behalf of Subaru. Subaru case settled shortly before trial. Submitted non-
`infringement and invalidity reports and sat for deposition for Subaru. All four
`patents at issue were ultimate invalidated in January 2023 by the PTAB in a
`parallel proceeding by Hyundai Motors of America.
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`2021-2024 WSOU Investments, LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development
`v. Juniper Networks Inc., No. 20-cv-00813, -00814, -00815, -00902,
`and -00903 (W.D. Tex. (venue change granted)), Retained via Juniper’s
`counsel, Quinn Emanuel. Federal Circuit ordered transfer of case to N.D. Cali.
`As of September 2022 case was stayed pending IPR decisions. As of August
`2022 the case was still stayed pending WSOU appeal of the IPR decisions.
`2021-2023 Vivint v. ADT, No. 2:21-cv-00115-JNP-DBP (C.D. Utah.), Retained
`via Vivint’s counsel, Maschoff Brennan. Case relates to security systems and
`communication networks. Matter includes use of cloud databases for storage
`of security information in the cloud. As of August 2023 the case was stayed in
`deference to IPR proceedings.
`2021 SB IP Holdings LLC v. Vivint Smart Home, Inc., No. 4:20-cv-00886
`(E.D. Tex.), Retained via Vivint’s counsel, Maschoff Brennan. Case relates to
`security systems.
`2021–2022 American Patents LLC v. Qualcomm Inc. and Qualcomm Tecnologies,
`Inc., No. 6:22-cv-774-ADA, (W.D. Tex.), Retained via Qualcomm’s coun-
`sel, Norton Rose Fulbright. Patents at issue were U.S. Patent Nos. 7,088,782,
`7,310,304, 7,706,458. Technical topics included timing and frequency synchro-
`nization, channel parameter estimation, and MIMO. No deposition nor trial
`testimony provided..
`2021–Present Qualcomm Inc., Retained via Qualcomm’s counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright for
`consulting related to Wi-Fi.
`2021–2024 AGIS Software Development LLC v. Lyft Inc., et al., Case No. 2:21-
`cv-00072-JRG (E.D. Tex.), Retained by Lyft’s counsel, Baker Botts LLP.
`Case transferred to N.D. Cali. and stayed for IPR. As of August 2023 the
`case remains stayed pending IPR proceedings, EPR proceedings, and/or related
`appeals. As of July 2024 invalidation of asserted patents was on appeal to the
`Federal Circuit. No reports, depositions, or expert testimony provided.
`2021–2024 Quartz Auto Technologies LLC v. Lyft Inc., Case No. 1:20-cv-00719
`(W.D. Tex.), Retained by Lyft’s counsel, Baker Botts LLP. Case stayed for
`IPRs. As of August 2023 the case remains stayed pending IPR proceedings,
`EPR proceedings, and/or related appeals. As of July 2024 proceedings in W.D.
`Texas were restarting after many years due to delay of IPRs and reexams. No
`reports, depositions, or expert testimony provided.
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`2021–2023 Intellectual Ventures LLC I and II v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Com-
`pany, Case No. 6:21-cv-226 (W.D. Tex.), Retained by HPE’s counsel
`Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Case involves U.S. Patent Nos. 6,816,464, 8,725,132,
`and 8,023,991. Topics include route quality checking and management, transmit
`power adjustment, and automatic channel selection by access points. I wrote
`expert declarations in support of invalidation of all three patents. On March
`8, 2022, IPR2021-01378 (’464 patent) and IPR2021-01376 (’132 patent were
`instituted. On April 18, 2022, IPR2021-01377 (’991 patent) was instituted. Sat
`for deposition on the ’132 patent on June 8, 2022. Sat for deposition on the
`’464 patent on June 10, 2022. Parties settled in January 2023, shortly after oral
`arguments for the ’132 IPR.
`2021 WSOU v. NEC, Retained by NEC’s counsel, Jones Day. Western District
`of Texas, Case Nos. 6:20-cv-00923-ADA, -00924, -00925, -00926, -00927.
`Deposition testimony.
`2021–2023 ParkerVision v. Hisense and TCL, Retained by Hisense and TCL via their
`counsel Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP. Generally related to direct conver-
`sion receivers. Submitted expert report for IPRs both of which were instituted.
`IPR decisions forthcoming in late 2022. ParkerVision sought stay of district
`court case. Invalidated U.S. Patent No. 7,292,835 in IPR2021-985. Invalidated
`U.S. Patent No. 7,110,444 in IPR2021-990.
`2021–2022 In the Matter of Certain LTE-Compliant Cellular Communication De-
`vices, ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1253, Retained by Samsung via their counsel
`Quinn Emmanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP. Submitted non-infringement and
`invalidity reports. Deposition. No trial nor trial testimony.
`2021–2022 WSOU v. OnePlus Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. , Retained via their
`counsel Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP. Technologies relate to random access
`channels, power adjustment, qualify feedback, battery charge estimation, link
`adaptation, and buffer reporting.
`2021–Present Atlas, Retained via their counsel Heim, Payne & Chorush, L.L.P. Retention
`relates to IEEE 802.11ax and Wi-Fi 6 patents. Cases include Atlas v. TP-Link
`(E.D. Texas), Atlas v. Sercomm and Atlas v. AsusTek (both W.D. Texas). In
`all three cases I wrote claim construction declarations.
`In Atlas