Dr. Nettleton is a leader in the telecommunications industry as an entrepreneur, corporate officer, international businessperson and consultant, engineer, educator, author, lecturer, researcher, and expert witness. 

 

International telecommunications businessperson & consultant

• Consulting clients include Ball Wireless, Milcom Technologies, MCI, Avantel de Mexico, United International Holdings, Wireless Spectrum Inc., Vesuvius Inc.,  Superconducting Core Technologies, iSherpa, Sequel, Motorola, NASA, U S Navy & Air Force, and others
• Performed business and technical feasibility and due diligence, technical and market strategy, and regulatory affairs consulting in the UK, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, Argentina, South Africa, most of Europe, Korea, India, China, Japan, Philippines, etc.

Entrepreneur and Corporate Officer

• Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Formus Communications, an international wireless CLEC with license coverage exceeding 200 million pops in Europe

Innovative telecommunications engineer

• Established the first LMDS cellular propagation and interference trials (Phoenix, Arizona)
• Created the Boulder Industry PCS Test Bed and conducted trials with multiple vendors
• Technical advisor and analyst to Evox, Inc., a startup specializing in novel spectrum spreading waveforms
• Awarded the first two patents in CDMA technology for cellular telephone systems, issued in 1978 (stemming from PhD thesis research)
• Designed the first 60GHz radio modem to use a Fast Fourier Transform-based algorithm to track very wide Doppler dynamics created by fighter aircraft motion

Expert Witness

• Expert witness in several patent infringement and other lawsuits - see appendix
• Provided expert witness testimony to Government hearings in Colombia, Brazil, New Zealand, Poland, UK, Ireland, South Africa, Philippines, and the FCC
• Ex Parte presentations to FCC staff and Commissioners on behalf of clients and IEEE

Educator, Author, Lecturer & Researcher

• Associate Professor Adjunct, University of Colorado - Boulder, Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program
• Taught electrical engineering at Michigan State University, University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University, and University of Denver
• Conducted research in system performance, power control and code design for CDMA
• Lectured in various training programs for client company employees
• Over 85 articles in industry publications, conference proceedings and technical journals

 

ISCO International, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Conductus, Inc. and Superconductor Technologies, Inc., Defendants

Civil Action No. 01-487 (GMS) concluded

Client: ISCO International, represented by Morgan Finnegan. Prepared expert reports, gave deposition

Westell Technologies, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Hyperedge Corporation, Defendant

Civil Action No. 02-C-3496 concluded

Client: Westell Technologies, represented by McDonnel Boehnen. Prepared expert reports, conducted laboratory tests, gave deposition

Cellularvision Technology & Telecommunications, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. WIC Amalco, Inc., Canwest Global Communications Corp., and Shaw Communications Inc., Defendants

Civil Action No. 01-CV-4094 (BCC) (DFE) concluded

Client:  Cellularvision Technology & Telecommunications represented by Nixon Peabody Prepared expert reports

Finisar Corporation, Plaintiff, v. DIRECTV, Defendant

Cause No. 1:05-cv-00264, concluded

Client:  Finisar, represented by Workman Nydegger Prepared expert reports, gave deposition, testified in Markman hearing

Qualcomm, Inc. plaintiff, v. Broadcom Inc, defendant

Civil Action No. 05-cv-1392 B (BLM), concluded

Client:  Broadcom, represented byWilmerHale. Prepared expert reports

Qualcomm, Inc. plaintiff-in-counterclaim, v. Broadcom Inc, defendant-in-counterclaim

Civil Action No. SACV05-467-JVS (RNBx), concluded

Client:  Broadcom, represented byWilmerHale. Prepared expert reports

 

Qualcomm, Inc. plaintiff, v. Broadcom Inc, defendant

Civil Action No. Case No. 06-CV-0660 B (AJB), concluded

Client:  Broadcom, represented by Keker &van Nest. Prepared expert reports

TIP Systems LLC et. al., Plaintiff, v. Phillips & Brooks / Gladwin et. al.

Civil Action No. H-04-3718, concluded

Client: Texas Inmate Phones, represented by Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP Prepared expert reports, conducted laboratory tests on accused equipment, gave deposition

Goldenbridge Technologies, Inc., plaintiff, v. Lucent & Nokia, joint defendants

Civil Action No. 2-05CV-151-LED, concluded

Client:  Lucent, represented byLathamWatkins. Pre-litigation consulting.

NextG Networks v Clearlinx Network Corp

Case No. CV 05-0582-JVS(ANx), concluded

Client: NextG Networks, represented by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. Reviewed expert report submitted by Clearlinx, other court documents. 

Samsung, plaintiff, vsEricsson, defendant

Investigation no. 337-TA-577, concluded

Client:Ericsson, represented byMcKoolSmith. Prepared validity report, tested accused handsets

Broadcom, Complainant; Qualcomm, Respondent

Investigation no. 337-TA-543, concluded

Client:  Broadcom, represented byWilmerHale. Prepared expert reports, conducted laboratory tests, gave deposition, testified in court

QPSX, plaintiff, vs. Ericsson, defendant

Case no. No. WAD 87 of 2004, concluded

Client: QPSX, represented by Mallesons.  Prepared expert reports.

Wi-Lan Inc., Plaintiff, vs. Acer et al, Defendants

Civil Action no. 2-07-473-TJW, ongoing

Client: Broadcom, Co-Defendant, represented byLathamWatkins.  Pre-litigation consultation

WilsonElectronics, Plaintiff, vs. Call Capture et al, Defendants

Civil Action no. 2:08-CV-242 TS, ongoing

Client:Wilson, represented by Workman Nydegger.  Field and laboratory testing of accused devices, prepared expert report

NextG Networks, Plaintiff, vs. NewPath Networks, Defendant

Case no. 3:2008cv01565, concluded

Client: NextG, represented by Orrick.  Inspected infringing site, prepared expert report.

JackLewis, Defendant

Case no. CD193558 (criminal – capital murder) concluded

Client: Defendant, represented by the County ofSan Diego, Department of the Public Defender.  Prepared expert report.

Echostar, Plantiff, vs. Panarex, Defendant

Case no. CV07-05897, concluded

Client: Panarex, Represented by Park & Lim.  Pre-litigation consultation.

Symbol, Plaintiff, vs.Aruba, Defendant

Case no. 1:07-cv-00519-JJF, concluded

Client: Symbol, represented by Hogan & Hartson.  Pre-litigation consultation.

Commil vs. Symbol, Cisco & Aruba, Defendants

Case no. 2:07-cv-00341-DF-CE, concluded

Client: Symbol, represented by Hogan & Hartson.  Pre-litigation consultation.

Teles AG, Plaintiff vs. Quintum, Defendants

Civil Action no. 06-CV-197-SLR, concluded

Client: Teles, represented by Ashby-Geddes, Foley & Lardner.  Pre-litigation consultation.

Intermec Technologies Corp, Plaintiff vs. Palm, Defendants

Civil Action no. 07-CV-272-SLR-LPS, concluded

Client: Intermec, represented by Freeborn & Peters LLP.  Expert report, deposition.

Upaid Systems Ltd, Plaintiff vs. Satyam Computer Services Ltd, Defendants

Civil Action no. 2:2007cv00114-JW, concluded

Client: Upaid, represented by Patton Boggs.  Prepared expert report.

Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless vs. Sprint Nextel

NAD hearing in response to Verizon challenge to Sprint advertising material, concluded

Client: Sprint, represented by Kelley Drye. Reviewed submissions on both sides, prepared and presented expert report.

T-Mobile West Corp vs. Arizona State University, NextG Networks, et al

Case no. 2:08-cv-1337 PHX-NVW, concluded

Client: NextG Networks, represented by Fennemore Craig.  Technical consulting.

Highpoint Sarl v. KPN NC

Case no. IEPT20090526, concluded

Client: Highpoint Sarl, represented by Dechert.  Prepared expert declaration.

US v. Huanjan Jin

Case no. 80 CR 192, (Criminal), ongoing

Client: Federal Defender Program, Chicago

CellPort vs. Peiker

Civil Action No. 09-CV-OlO07-MSK-MJW, ongoing

Client: CellPort, represented by Hutchinson Black & Cook. Product testing, report, deposition.

Nokia vs. Apple

Investigation No. 337-TA-771, concluded

Client: Nokia, represented by Alston Bird.  Pre-litigation consultations.

Nokia vs. Apple

Case no. 09 CV 791, concluded

Client: Nokia, represented by Alston Bird.  Pre-litigation consultations.

 

Sony vs. LG

Investigation no.   337-TA-758, concluded

Client: Sony, represented by   Kenyon & Kenyon.  Product testing   and expert report.

 

 

• Appendix 2: Recent Non-Litigation Consulting Projects

  1. Evaluation of Patent Portfolios

  Intellectual Property assignment: Concluded

  Client: Intellectual Ventures. Evaluate selected patents from the company’s portfolio

  1. New Product Development for a Pet Tracking Collar

  Engineering assignment: Concluded

  Client:  Pfizer Animal Health, Inc.  Prepared preliminary analysis of product viability, designed mock-ups of product

  1. New Product Development for a Covert Radio Communication System

  Engineering assignment: Ongoing

  Client:  Evox

  1. Spectrum Evaluation for Wireless Network in Hawaii

  Engineering assignment: analyzed multi-tower coverage of islands. Concluded

  Client:  Hawaiian Telcom

  1. Evaluation of a Patent Portfolio

  Intellectual Property assignment: Concluded

  Client:  Wong Cabello, representing Alcatel Inc.  Evaluated patent portfolio

  1. Engineering and consultation for Moving aRadioTower

  Various tenants vs. US Parks Department concerning losses associated with moving a radio tower atop ShastaBallyMountain.  Engineering analysis and consultation. Concluded

  Client: Department of Justice, representing Whiskeytown National Recreation area.

  1. Radio Coverage Planning and Engineering for Moving aRadioTower

  Engineering assignment: Relocation of RadioTower. Concluded

  Client: Clear   Creek County,Colorado

  1. Engineering and consultation for Moving aRadioTower

  Various tenants vs. US Parks Department concerning losses associated with moving a radio tower atop ShastaBallyMountain. Engineering and regulatory analysis and consultation. Concluded

  Client:USParks Department, Whiskeytown National Recreation area.

  1. Federal Communications Commission

  Regarding the use of signal boosters and other signal amplification techniques used with wireless services

  Docket no. WT 10-4, ongoing

  Client: Wilson Electronics

 

References on request