UNIVERSITY of  WASHINGTON Information School Computer Science & Engineering
Jacob O. Wobbrock Associate Professor, The Information School
Adjunct Associate Professor, Computer Science & Engineering
  Jacob O. Wobbrock, Ph.D.
The Information School
University of Washington
Box 352840
Seattle, WA 98195-2840   USA
 
 

Consulting

Intellectual Property  •  User Interface Technology  •  Curriculum Vitae

I have worked as an expert witness on intellectual property (IP) cases related to patent infringement. I have filed expert reports, presented at 1 Markman claim construction hearing, been deposed once, and testified on the stand at 1 ITC hearing.

I am a co-author on 3 issued patents ('542, '223, '569). These patents and my academic publications are each available in PDF format. My curriculum vitae is also available in PDF format.

My areas of expertise: User interfaces, graphical user interfaces, user interface technologies, user interface design, user interface software, input devices, input techniques, interaction techniques, pointing devices, text entry, data entry, gestures, pen gestures, finger gestures, gesture recognition, mobile devices, mobile device input, mobile user interfaces, touch screens, touch screen input, interactive surfaces, computer access, and assistive technologies for people with disabilities.

  • HTC v. Apple in the U.S. International Trade Commission.
    Retained by HTC through the law firm of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner.
    December 2011 – July 2012.
        o Reviewed patents and offered infringement and validity opinions to attorneys.
        o Filed multiple expert reports on patent infringement and validity.
    The issues I dealt with in this case concerned mobile touch screen user interfaces, text entry, feedback, and utilization of screen real-estate.
  • Apple v. HTC in the U.S. International Trade Commission.
    Retained by HTC through the law firm of Keker & Van Nest.
    September 2011 – January 2012.
        o Reviewed patents and ALJ infringement determinations.
        o Reviewed technology redesigns with respect to infringement.
        o Presented technical aspects to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
    The issues I dealt with in this case concerned mobile touch screen user interfaces and document text processing.
  • HTC v. Apple in the U.S. International Trade Commission.
    Retained by HTC through the law firms of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner and Keker & Van Nest.
    June 2010 – June 2011.
        o Reviewed patents and offered infringement opinions to attorneys.
        o Presented Markman tutorial at ITC hearing.
        o Filed multiple expert reports on patent infringement.
        o Gave deposition testimony.
        o Testified at ITC hearing.
    The issues I dealt with in this case concerned mobile touch screen user interfaces, touch input, and contact management software.
  • F&G Research v. Microsoft in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle.
    Retained by Microsoft through the law firm of K&L Gates.
    October – November 2007.
        o Reviewed patents and offered infringement opinions to attorneys.
    The issues I dealt with in this case concerned computer mice, mouse software, and the mouse scroll wheel.

I have worked as a technical consultant on user interface design, prototyping, implementation, or evaluation for the following companies:

  • Natural Input Solutions from Toronto, Ontario.
    October 2008 – October 2009.
    Consulted on the incorporation of my $1 and $N gesture recognizers into a commercial product by Natural Input Solutions.
  • Microsoft Research from Redmond, Washington.
    January – October 2008.
    Applied my user-defined gesture methodology to the problem of authoring gestures for Microsoft Surface.
  • Ingrian Networks from Redwood City, California.
    May – September 2002.
    Applied user interface design principles to inform the redesign of a large Web-based interface.
  • Google from Mountain View, California.
    February – May 2001.
    Created prototypes for alternative ways of viewing search results, optimized result-page encodings, and fixed bugs.