Expert Witness

Cardinal Peak provides expert witness services, specializing in video and audio compression and related technologies. We bring to bear decades of experience in cable, satellite, multimedia and networking technologies, including expertise developed in roles in engineering and operations leadership positions. Our history of success in expert witness services includes work with top-tier law firms, including Morrison & Foerster, Dorsey & Whitney, and Jones Day, as well as direct engagements with in-house counsel. The roles we have fulfilled in patent infringement cases include:

  • Prior art research
  • Reverse engineering
  • Technical due diligence
  • Advice on claim construction (including support at Markman hearings)
  • Review of produced materials (including preparing for depositions)
  • Affidavits and declarations
  • Expert reports
  • Trial testimony
Expert Witness

Cardinal Peak's broader focus is engineering consulting services to develop embedded products. Our areas of technology expertise include, but are not limited to:

  • Satellite, cable, wireless, broadcast networks
  • Set top boxes
  • Interactive television
  • Conditional Access Systems (CAS) and standards
  • Video encode, decode and scramble
  • MPEG-4, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, MP3, JPEG, RTP, RTSP
  • Video recorders, PVR, DVR, NVR
  • Digital Rights Management (DRM)
  • Tape drive storage and storage media

Contact us to learn more about our expert witness or other engineering consulting services.

Howdy Pierce Managing Partner

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"We found Cardinal Peak's team to be very knowledgeable about embedded video delivery systems. Their ability to deliver working solutions on time, combined with excellent project management skills, helped bring success not only to the product they worked on directly, but also to other projects that were outside of their scope."

Ralph Schmitt, Vice President Product Marketing & Engineering, Kustom Signals