Mr. Bert Schiettecatte
Burlingame, CA 94010
Bert Schiettecatte is a consulting and testifying expert with over 30 years of hands-on software and hardware engineering experience. He specializes in complex intellectual property litigation, including patent infringement and invalidity, trade secret misappropriation, software copyright, breach of contract, and breach of warranty disputes across federal and state jurisdictions. Educated at Stanford University (M.A./M.S.T.) and the Free University of Brussels (M.Sc. Computer Science, Summa Cum Laude), he combines rigorous academic grounding with real-world product commercialization.
As the founder of Percussa and an active technology consultant, Mr. Schiettecatte has designed, developed, and deployed commercial embedded systems, digital signal processing (DSP) platforms, wireless hardware, and algorithmic trading systems and low-latency market infrastructure. His technical breadth spans software architecture, software development in programming languages including C, C++, Java, PHP and Perl, Linux kernel and driver development, consumer electronics design and manufacturing, microcontroller firmware, and computer, video and audio forensic analysis.
In litigation matters, Mr. Schiettecatte provides rigorous technical analysis, on-site source code reviews, detailed expert reports and declarations, and deposition and trial testimony. He is known for breaking down dense software source code and complex hardware designs into clear, persuasive findings for attorneys, judges and juries.
- Computers
- Cryptocurrency
- Electronics
- Intellectual Property
- Multimedia
- Patents
- Software
- Software Engineering
- Sound Engineering
- Trade Secrets
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: M.Sc. in Computer Science, Free University of Brussels (VUB), Belgium
M.A. in Music, Science, and Technology, Stanford University, Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) - Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: Audio Engineering Society (AES)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
IEEE Computer Society Membership
Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (LAIPLA)
Orange County Bar Association (OCBA) Associate Section Member, Intellectual Property & Technology Law
Judge Paul R. Michel Intellectual Property American Inn of Court
- Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: “Tips for high quality software source code reviews”, Orange County Bar Association, Intellectual property / tech law section, 2024
“Tips for high quality software source code reviews”, Michel IP Inn of Court Meeting, 2024
Presentations at academic conferences (TEI 2008, ICMC 2003, ...)
Assistant Teacher, Signal Processing, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium, 2003 - 2004
Assistant Teacher, Information Theory, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL), Belgium, 2002 - 2003
- Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: No
- Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
- A: 7 cases to date.
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: software source code, computer forensics, audio speakers, database search technology, embedded systems software for industrial machinery, cryptocurrency mining technology, open source software, linux kernel, file systems, marketing automation software, video forensic analysis, video frame enhancement
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: Approximately 70%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: Approximately 30%
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: 2
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: 2024
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: Approximately 4 years.
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Technical consulting
Source code analysis
Computer forensic analysis
Expert reports and declarations
Deposition and trial testimony
Reverse engineering
Claim analysis
Early case assessment
CLE presentations
Audio forensic analysis
Video forensic analysis
Software source code review
Patent infringement and invalidity analysis
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: Available upon request
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: Available upon request
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: Available upon request
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: Available upon request
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Available upon request
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