The following is the current "short" Curriculum Vitae (CV) for Donald Rickert, Ph.D., IDSA. "Short" means that it does not contain Don's bibliography and certain other appendices, which are available upon request.
Additional Resources Related to Don Rickert's Product Design, Design Research and Management Consulting
The following documents relate more to Product Design, Management Consulting and Design Research consulting rather than Patent Litigation Expert Witness Services specifically.
Wiederholt & Rickert Partners, LLC, is a unique Patent Litigation Expert Services and New Product Design/Design Research firm. Generally doing business either under the names Don Rickert Research & Design™ (DBA), The Rickert Expert Group™ (DBA) and Don Rickert Musical Instruments™ (DBA).
Provide the full spectrum of Expert Witness and associated Consulting
Services to Legal Counsel involved in Patent infringement cases,
including prior art research, writing expert opinion Declarations (e.g.
Federal Court “Rule 26 Reports”) and Rebuttals (e.g. to opposition
Expert Reports) for U.S. District Court, as well actually testifying as
an Expert Witness in cases that go to trial.
Expert Witness Experience and Special Skills (SUMMARY):
Experience
as Testifying (i.e. Lead) Expert Witness on a landmark patent
infringement case (U.S. District Court) and multiple ITC 337
Investigations
Physical Infringement Analysis:
Beyond-the-ordinary experience as an expert witness in analyzing
internal electro-mechanical structures (e.g. switching mechanisms) and
electronic components of accused devices
Experience in review and analysis of USPTO Patent Prosecution Records
Experience in preparing Expert reports (Rule 26 Reports, Rebuttals, and Expert Declarations)
Deposition and trial experience, exhibit preparation
Practice limited to Testifying (i.e. Primary) Expert on major U.S. District Court patent infringement cases. Will consider ITC 337 Investigations in cases involving musical instruments and/or associated accessories.
Managing Partner and Principal Expert Witness, Dr. Don Rickert is certified as a Designated IMS EliteXpert. IMS ExpertServices, a leading full service expert witness and litigation consultant delivery firm in the U.S.
He is also a certified Expert with the Beche Group IP Services, the preeminent Expert Witness agency in the San Fransico Bay Area (i.e Silicon Valley). The Beche Group connects top litigators with the world’s preeminent expert witnesses, hard-to-find experts that are top in their field, for complex patent infringement matters.
DESIGN RESEARCH:
Qualitative & Quantitative Research (Usability evaluation, Customer
and Market Research, Observational Methods - Ethnography, Depth
Interviewing, etc.), including statistical analysis of quantitative
metrics, such as customer satisfaction, consumer preference and quality
assurance data.
DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF CUSTOM PRODUCTS: Experience and expertise spans a variety of industries, with a good mix of online media and other interactive products, as well as physical goods.
The Don Rickert Research & Design™ AND the Don Rickert Musial Instruments studios (called “Wild Rock”) are near Hiawassee, GA, USA, a small town in the North Georgia Mountains. Wild Rock is on the boundary of the Chattahoochee National Forest Wilderness Area, which continues as the Nantahala National Forest Wilderness at the nearby North Carolina border.
Don Rickert Research and Design is often engaged by companies to provide DESIGN RESEARCH services, such as Qualitative & Quantitative Research (Usability evaluation, Customer and Market Research, Observational Methods, Depth Interviewing, etc.), including statistical analysis of quantitative metrics, such as customer satisfaction, consumer preference and quality assurance data.
Design Research is known by many names, including "User Research", "Usability Evaluation", "Front-End Research", "Customer Research", "User Interface Research" and "Consumer Research", to name a few. These names are essentially synonyms.
The links below take you to a wealth of detailed information related to Don Rickert Research and Design expertise in Management Consulting focused on the areas of New Product Design (NPD), User Experience (UX) and Human Factors/Ergonomics.
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Design Research has been used to designate a number
of activities, including the study of the designers and the design
process itself. We use the phrase 'design research' in a more practical
way.
When we say 'design research' we mean the application
of behavioral and social science research approaches to inspire the
design of the best products possible.
We use the best of Marketing/Consumer Research, Human Factors, Ethnography, Usability Testing and Engineering
methods to uncover insights needed to develop great products that
people value enough to buy at a price that makes a fair profit.
Product development is often about solving a problem or fulfilling an unmet consumer need through innovation. But, how do you know you are solving the right problem? Ethnography and other front-end product development research are tools that have been carefully developed to identify which problems and unmet needs offer the greatest opportunities.
Front-End Product Development Research reduces the cost and duration of product development programs, while minimizing the risk of launching the wrong product.
Our services include:
Ethnographic Study and Analysis
Depth Interviewing
“Trendspotting” and Analysis
Group Idea Generation
Opportunity / Needs Analysis
At the core of all of these services is rigorous observation and engagement of sufficient numbers of real people (customers, consumers and end-users) to support actionable product development insights.
Benefits of Front End Product Development Research include:
Accurate understanding of the people who might buy your new product or products
Identification of the gaps between current products (yours as well as your competitors’) and consumers’ unmet needs and desires
Practical insights into how to fulfill theses unmet needs and desires with a better product or products
Project teams empowered with critical knowledge to ensure a more efficient and effective product development program
