Corporate Clients
Dr. Tal Lavian is a telecommunications expert witness and internet expert witness who provides technical consulting and litigation support to corporations and their counsel in complex patent disputes and intellectual property matters involving telecommunications, network communications, Internet protocols, and related technologies. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UC Berkeley, where he spent nearly 20 years researching, studying, and lecturing at UC Berkeley.
With over 35 years of industry and academic experience, Dr. Lavian has been retained by major technology companies—including Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Cisco, and Ericsson—in matters before U.S. Federal and District Courts, the International Trade Commission (ITC), and the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). As the inventor of over 120 patents, he brings firsthand understanding of patent prosecution, claim construction, and the technical complexities underlying IP disputes.
Technical Expertise
Dr. Lavian’s areas of expertise include telecommunications systems, computer networks, VoIP, mobile wireless, network security, streaming media, Internet protocols, and software architecture.
Industry Experience
Dr. Lavian spent over 10 years at Nortel Networks’ Research Labs and has served as a DARPA Principal Investigator. His career spans research, product development, and engineering roles across telecommunications, networking, and Internet technologies. He is a senior member of IEEE.
Litigation Support
Dr. Lavian has authored more than 70 expert reports, delivered over 80 depositions, and supported both plaintiff and defense engagements in patent infringement, trade secret, and other intellectual property disputes. His case history includes work with litigation firms nationwide.
Companies That Have Retained Dr. Lavian
