Abstract:
 Consulting on patent litigation is a combination of language interpretation and technical evaluation, testing, writing and instruction, all set in the context of a legal system and a myriad of personalities.  This IEEE talk will introduce the basics of patent litigation and discuss select projects that demonstrate technical facets of such consulting activities, including claim interpretation and developing appropriate product testing strategies.  Dr. Fernald will also share real-life situations and challenges he’s encountered in his 13+ years working on such projects.

Speaker : Dr. Kenneth W Fernald

Dr. Kenneth Fernald holds MS and Ph.D. EE degrees from North Carolina State University and is a former Fellow at Silicon Laboratories.  Ken has also worked at Keterex, Zilker Labs, Intermedics, Analog Devices, NASA, and the Naval Research Laboratory, and has 30+ years experience in designing electronic circuits and systems.  While serving as CTO at Zilker Labs, Ken co-authored the PMBus™ Power System Management Protocol Specification.  Ken holds over 60 patents and has authored or co-authored over 20 articles, presentations, and seminars.  Since 2006, Ken as served part-time as a technical consultant on over 60 patent related projects.