Dr. Dr. Tal Lavian, Ph.D.
Telecommunications, computer networks, data communications, network communications, and Internet protocols (TCP/IP) Ph.D. UC Berkeley. 35+ years; 20 years UC Berkeley; 90+ cases · 60+ depositions · 8+ trial testimonies · 100+ patents supported in IP litigation · 120+ patents as inventor · 60+ pro-se prosecuted · 25+ peer-reviewed publications ·
Dr. Lavian has served as an expert in over 90 cases involving more than 100 patents. He has provided reports and testimony in U.S. federal district courts, state courts, the USPTO PTAB (IPR, CBM, PGR, ex parte reexamination, and interference proceedings), the ITC, and international courts, including the Federal Court of Canada and a court in Asia (For Apple).
Cases have involved Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Tesla, Amazon, Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks, Arista, Motorola, LinkedIn, Avaya, Ericsson, T-Mobile, Samsung, Huawei, Netflix, Polycom, ZTE, Fortinet, RPX, Unified Patents, SAP, Broadcom, and others. Retained by over 50 law firms, including Fish & Richardson, Kirkland & Ellis, Cooley, Gibson Dunn, Skadden, Finnegan, and Ropes & Gray.
Inventor of 120+ U.S. patents; over 60 prosecuted pro se. Principal Investigator on three DARPA projects. Over 25 peer-reviewed publications. IEEE Senior Member.
Technology areas: TCP/IP, Ethernet (IEEE 802.3), Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11), Bluetooth (IEEE 802.15), cellular, VoIP (SIP, RTP), PSTN, Network Protocols, Packet Switching, routing (BGP, OSPF, MPLS), network security (firewalls, VPN, IPSec), Network systems and architectueres, Streaming Media, Cloud Computing, Web technologies, Network Management (NMS, SNMP).
https://TelecommNet.com
- Broadband
- Communications
- Computer Security
- Computers
- Data Communications
- Information Technology
- Infotainment & Telematics Systems
- Intellectual Property
- Internet
- Multimedia
- Networking
- Patents
- Telecommunications
- User Interface
- Video
- Virtual Reality
- Wireless Technology
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley — specialization in network communications. M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Tel Aviv University. B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Science. 35+ years as a scientist, educator, and technologist; 20 years researching, studying, and lecturing at UC Berkeley; Industry Fellow and Lecturer at UC Berkeley's College of Engineering; Technical Co-Chair of IEEE Hot Interconnects at Stanford University.
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: • IEEE Senior Member
• Member, IEEE Communications Society (COMMSOC)
• Member, IEEE Computer Society
• Member, IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society
• Member, ACM, ACM Special Interest Group on Data Communication (SIGCOM)
• Member, ACM Special Interest Group on Hypertext, Hypermedia and Web (SIGWEB)
• Member, IEEE Consultants’ Network (CNSV)
• Global Member, Internet Society (ISOC)
• President Java Users Group – Silicon Valley Mountain View, CA,1999-2000
• Technical Co-Chair, IEEE Hot Interconnects 2005 at Stanford University
• Toastmasters International
- Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Lecturer - UC Berkeley Engineering
- 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: 90+
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Telecommunications, Computer Networks, Network Communications, Internet Protocols (TCP/IP), and mobile wireless technologies in patent litigation.
Technology areas include:
• Network Communications: TCP/IP, UDP, Ethernet (IEEE 802.3), SNMP, packet switching
• Routing & Switching: BGP, OSPF, MPLS, LAN/WAN, VPN, QoS
• VoIP & Telephony: SIP, RTP, H.323, PSTN, SS7, circuit switching
• Mobile & Wireless: Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11), Bluetooth, cellular (CDMA, GSM, LTE)
• Internet & Web: HTTP, DNS, cloud computing, distributed systems
• Network Security: Firewalls, VPN, IPSec, SSL/TLS, deep packet inspection
• Streaming Media: Video/audio conferencing, RTP/RTCP
• Network Management: NMS, SNMP, device management, OSS - Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: 60+
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: 2025
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: 8+
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 18+
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Expert reports, deposition testimony, trial testimony, and technical consulting in patent litigation and commercial disputes involving telecommunications, network communications, Internet protocols, VoIP, mobile wireless, routing and switching, network security, streaming media, and network management technologies.
Specific services: invalidity analysis (claim charts, prior art investigation, expert reports, declarations); non-infringement analysis (claim charts, source code review, expert reports); infringement analysis; claim construction (technical tutorials, declarations, Markman briefing); PTAB declarations (IPR, CBM, PGR, ex parte reexamination, PTO interferences); ITC Section 337 expert reports and testimony; trial testimony before judges and juries; deposition testimony; standard essential patents (SEP) analysis for 3GPP cellular and IEEE wireless standards; commercial telecom forensics (telephony CDRs, email header analysis, cellphone tower data, IP geolocation analysis); technical consulting from pre-filing through trial. - Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: Same rate for all services. Please contact directly
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: Same rate for all services. Please contact directly
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: Same rate for all services. Please contact directly
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: Same rate for all services. Please contact directly
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Same rate for all services. Please contact directly
References will be furnished upon request