Copyright Infringement Expert Witnesses

Copyright infringement expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on copyright infringement. The copyright infringement expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Accounting, Appraisal & Valuation, Clothing/Apparel, Intellectual Property, Personal Property Appraiser, and Software Engineering.

Nolte Analytics, LLP Brian Nolte

Los Angeles, California
Appraisal & Valuation, Accounting - Damages, Trademark Infringement, Copyright Infringement, Patent Infringement, Lost Profits, Disgorgement, Forensic Accounting, Fraud Investigation, Business Interruption, Reasonable Royalties, Personal Injury, Employment Damages, Unjust Enrichment, Breach of Contract, Theft of Trade Secrets
Our Team includes experts with the highest and most respected professional credentials, including Certified Public Accountant and Accredited Senior Appraiser. Our Team includes experts with over 40 years’ experience performing damage analyses, valuation, economic studies, and financial investigations. Our experience prevents false starts and avoidable errors, delivering more cost-effective results. Our Team includes experts with over 200 trial testimonies. We typically present our conclusions graphically, using a proprietary presentation system. As a result, we have an unequalled track record of judges and juries accepting our conclusions.

Gabriele Goldaper

Marina Del Rey, California
Clothing/Apparel, Intellectual Property - Apparel/Clothing Industry, Apparel/Licensing, Brand Dilution, Copyright Infringement, Fashion Industry, Clothing Industry. Garment Industry, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Textile(s), Trademark and Trade Dress Infringement, Branding and Fashion Marketing
More than 45 years experience in the Fashion/Garment/Clothing Industry, as a retailer, manufacturer, consultant & college instructor. A perceptive & articulate expert witness who has been involved in more than 150 apparel industry legal disputes during the past several years. Ms. Goldaper has been deposed and testified for both defendants and plaintiffs. 
She has owned her own clothing manufacturing company & held key executive positions in major public and private apparel companies. Ms. Goldaper has been a management consultant to over 180 new, failing or growing apparel companies, and completed assignments for the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in Romania, Egypt, El Salvador, Moscow, Thailand & Bulgaria as an apparel expert. She is a 35-year member of the faculty at Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising.

Mary Peck Mary Peck Art Advisory, LLC

Denver, Colorado
Personal Property Appraiser, Appraisal & Valuation - Fine Art, Painting, Sculpture, Prints, Contemporary Art, Impressionist Art, Modern Art, American Art, European Art, Charitable Donation Appraisal, Insurance Appraisal, Insurance Claim, Estate Tax Appraisal, Auctions, Art Advisory, Art Collections, Copyright Infringement
Mary Peck is an art advisor and appraiser with over 25 years of experience in the international art market. She specializes in modern and contemporary (19th-21st century) art in a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, works on paper, prints and multiples, and photography. Mary graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in History of Art. As an expert witness, Mary has testified as a contemporary art expert and appraiser in cases related to insurance claims and copyright infringement. Mary is a Certified Member of the Appraisers Association of America (“AAA”) in the area of Post-War, Contemporary and Emerging Art and Accredited in the area of Impressionist and Modern Art. She has been a member in good standing of the AAA since 2012. Mary is considered a “qualified appraiser” as defined by the IRS for the purposes of estate tax and charitable donation appraisals and is USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) compliant through January 2025. Mary found...

Gary Stringham

Boise, Idaho
Software Engineering, Intellectual Property - Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Embedded Systems, Firmware, Patent Infringement, Patents, Printers, Software, Software Patents, Software Review, Source Code, Trade Secrets
Thought leader in the design and testing of software, firmware, and hardware. (Firmware is software that runs machines and devices.) Over 30 total years of professional engineering experience. This includes 15 years with Hewlett-Packard’s LaserJet printer design lab which, among other things, resulted in 12 US patents and 15 defensive articles. Author of the key textbook in hardware/firmware interface design, newsletters, and other articles. IEEE (Senior member), Phi Kappa Phi. Expert witness experience includes cases that have involved patents, copyrights violations, trade secrets, and other intellectual property as well as defective products. Work as an expert witness typically involves the examination of software source code and hardware designs, and reverse-engineering the designs of others. Has written expert reports and testified at deposition. Specialized knowledge includes: ASIC, Assembly language, C, C++, C#, Claim charting, CodeSuite, Computers, Consumer electronics,...