Prior Art Expert Witnesses

Carmel, California

Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering - Source Code , Computer network , Video Streaming, Wireless, Set top box, digital signal processing, computer vision, cellular , C++, C, video codec, infringement, prior art , HDL, RTL, embedded systems, mobile applications, ios, android, digital communications

Consulting engineer with over 25 years experience as a communications systems and computer engineer with expertise in communications systems, computer networks, digital signal processing, and the design and development of software and hardware systems. Have written thousands of lines of source code for embedded systems, computer network client/server applications, computer servers with DataBases, mobile applications and complex digital signal processing and communications theory algorithms. Have been retained as a technical expert in over a 100 intellectual property litigation matters and have analyzed millions of lines of source code and analyzed hundreds of patents in relation to the matters. Have written over a dozen expert reports on infringement, invalidity, have been deposed many times and have testified at trial at the International Trade Commission.

Charlottesville, Virginia

Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property - Machine learning, Generative AI, Large language models, AI governance, Claim construction, Patent validity, Prior art, Prosecution history, 37 CFR 1.132 declarations, Patent eligibility, Section 101, Obviousness, Healthcare IT, Electronic health records, Medical device software, Expert declarations, AI Agents, Data governance

Rick Hamilton is a technical expert in artificial intelligence and machine learning systems, enterprise software and cloud architecture, healthcare technology, and patent matters, with more than 30 years of experience and a rare cross-disciplinary depth spanning production AI, healthcare IT, and intellectual property. He is a named inventor on 1,064 issued U.S. patents and was recognized in January 2020 as, at the time, the 18th most prolific inventor in the world (USPTO / Patent & Trademark Office Society), with an H-index of 99 and 38,000+ citations. His career includes nearly 25 years at IBM, spanning software development, enterprise architecture, AI/IoT strategy, and intellectual property, followed by executive technology leadership as Vice President and Senior Distinguished Engineer at UnitedHealth Group and Chief Technology Officer of the Focused Ultrasound Foundation. This combination of hands-on technical depth and enterprise leadership allows him to assess complex technic...