Chief Experience Officer® - Innovation Strategy & Human Computer User Interface Patent Testifying Expert Witness

Chief Experience Officer ^®
Innovation Strategy & Patent Forensics

Eric Gould Bear
+1 (512) 743-7888


	"One of the most thoughtful and provocative interface and interaction designers working in the field." -- Communication Arts


	35+ years designing user interfaces and establishing user experience strategies for Fortune 500 corporations.

	Thomson Reuters - WestlawNext Charles Schwab - StreetSmart Edge Logitech - Harmony remote controls & MX Revolution mice Tektronix – Logic Protocol Analyzer Samsung – Next generation smartphone Apple - Graphical user interface (GUI) for mobile voice data Microsoft – WebTV, TabletPC and Windows Yahoo! – Mail, Messenger, Photos, mobile apps, set-top box Sega – Game console user interface (UI) Texas Instruments – Wireless calculator system Chiron Informatics – Medical software suite Aetna – Financial information system GUI


	100+ patents and patent applications in software and hardware interaction. Experience writing human-computer interaction (HCI) patent specifications, drafting claims, drawing figures and managing intellectual property strategy. Notable inventions include:

	• Saved Search User Experience (UX) • Auto-summarization UX • Mixed-ownership Playlist UX • Phone & Video Call Management UX • Telescopic Video Advertising UX (See SeamlessTV®) • Virtual Force-Feedback UX • Auxiliary Visual Display UX • Symbolic & Schematic Data UX • Poly-hierarchical Navigation UX • Mobile Virtual Reality UX (See Walk-in Theater™ and BodyNav® XDK) • Drone Piloting Headset UX (See Teleport™)


	Public Speaking • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) • Association of Computing Machines SigCHI (Human Factors in Computing Machines) • Digital Hollywood • TV of Tomorrow Show • SXSW Interactive

	Teaching Experience • University of Texas at Austin • San Francisco State University

	Education • Masters - Interactive Telecommunications (New York University, 1993) • Bachelors - Cognitive Science (Wesleyan University, 1991)


	Eric Gould Bear is a leader in user experience strategy, intellectual property strategy, and expert witness testimony in computer user interface patent infringement litigation.


	Hands-on experience with litigation workflow throughout (and in anticipation of) patent infringement law suits. Expert witness services available to both plaintiffs and defendants.

	• Claim Construction: interpretation analysis, POSITA definitions, opinion reports / declarations, depositions • Markman Hearings: court room tutorials, demonstratives, testimony • Patent Infringement: functional analysis, complaint & claim chart development support, opinion reports / declarations, depositions • Patent Validity: prior art analysis, complaint & invalidity contention development support, opinion reports / declarations, depositions, ex parte reexamination, IPR & CBM prosecution support • Jury Trials: court room tutorials, demonstratives, and testimony.

	Experience collaborating with complementary experts in areas of engineering due diligence and damages modeling.


	Industry Accolades • CLIO Award • CES Innovations Awards • SXSW Interactive Awards • Communication Arts Award • One Show Interactive Award • New Media Invision Award


	Publication and patent lists provided in resume/CV. References, transcripts and declaration samples available upon request. For more information or to schedule an exploratory conversation, call +1 (512) 743-7888 or write to:

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