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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 MANAGEMENT CONSULTING focused on the areas of New Product Design (NPD), User Experience (UX) and Human Factors/Ergonomics. The type of management consulting we provide is often called "Strategic Product Design" or "Design Strategy" consulting.
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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