Dr. Jacob Sharony provides expert witness and technical consulting services for patent litigation and IPR/PTAB matters involving Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), IEEE 802.15.1, wireless personal area networks, beacons, wearable and IoT devices, pairing and security, audio profiles, and coexistence with Wi-Fi and other wireless systems.
Dr. Sharony’s Bluetooth experience is grounded in decades of work on short-range wireless systems, including his years leading research and development at Symbol Technologies / Motorola in enterprise mobility. He is a named inventor on U.S. patents covering wireless coexistence techniques and wearable communication systems, and has served as an expert in litigation involving Bluetooth-paired consumer devices and BLE beacons.
Bluetooth Patent Litigation and IPR Support
Mobius Consulting supports legal teams in matters involving:- Bluetooth and BLE patent infringement and non-infringement analysis
- Patent validity and invalidity analysis
- Inter partes review (IPR) and PTAB declarations and support
- Prior art search and technical analysis, including Bluetooth SIG specifications as prior art
- Claim construction and claim interpretation
- Claim chart preparation and review
- Mapping patent claims to Bluetooth Core Specifications, profiles, and product behavior
- Expert reports, rebuttal reports, declarations, depositions, and testimony
- Technical tutorials on Bluetooth and short-range wireless for litigation teams
Bluetooth and BLE Technologies Covered
Dr. Sharony’s experience includes:- Bluetooth Classic (BR/EDR) and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), IEEE 802.15.1
- Pairing, bonding, authentication, encryption, and Bluetooth security architecture
- Advertising, scanning, connections, GATT/ATT services and characteristics
- Bluetooth profiles including A2DP, HFP, HID, and proximity/beacon use cases
- BLE beacons (iBeacon, Eddystone) and location/proximity applications
- Bluetooth mesh and device networks
- Frequency hopping, modulation, channel access, and RF performance
- Coexistence of Bluetooth with Wi-Fi / IEEE 802.11 and other 2.4 GHz systems
- Related WPAN technologies: IEEE 802.15.4, ZigBee, and Thread
- Bluetooth in smartphones, wearables, fitness devices, headsets, medical devices, automotive, and IoT products
Representative Bluetooth and BLE Matters
Representative engagements involving Bluetooth and BLE technologies include BillJCo v. Cisco Systems et al. (E.D. Tex., expert reports and deposition) and BillJCo v. Apple (W.D. Tex.) involving BLE beacon technology, and Cellspin Soft v. Nike and Cellspin Soft v. Under Armour (N.D. Cal., expert reports) involving Bluetooth-paired devices. See the full list of previous testimony and expert engagements.
h2>Why Dr. Jacob Sharony- 35+ years in wireless communications, short-range wireless, and mobile networks
- Nearly 60 expert engagements: 37 IPR/PTAB proceedings, deposition testimony in 18 matters, jury trial (E.D. Tex.), ITC Section 337 hearing, and international arbitration testimony
- 50+ issued/pending patents, including wireless coexistence techniques (U.S. 7,039,358) and a wearable communication system (U.S. 6,853,293)
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University; Adjunct Professor at Columbia University
- Life Senior Member of IEEE
- Former senior roles at Motorola/Symbol Technologies, Powerwave Technologies, SUNY Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology, BAE Systems, NEC Research Institute, and IBM Research
Typical Questions Addressed
- Does an accused product’s Bluetooth pairing, advertising, or data exchange practice the asserted claims?
- Do earlier Bluetooth specifications, products, or publications disclose the claimed features?
- How should claim terms involving pairing, beacons, advertising packets, profiles, or low-energy operation be construed?
- How does an accused device implement BLE beacons, proximity detection, or location features?
- How do Bluetooth and Wi-Fi coexist in the accused products, and which standard governs the accused functionality?
FAQ
What Bluetooth technologies does Dr. Sharony cover as an expert witness?
Dr. Sharony covers Bluetooth Classic (BR/EDR), Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), beacons (iBeacon/Eddystone), Bluetooth profiles, pairing and security, mesh, and coexistence with Wi-Fi, across smartphones, wearables, audio, medical, automotive, and IoT products.
Has he worked on BLE beacon patent cases?
Yes. Representative matters include BillJCo v. Cisco Systems (E.D. Tex.) and BillJCo v. Apple (W.D. Tex.), which involved BLE beacon technology.
Does he support IPR proceedings involving Bluetooth patents?
Yes. Dr. Sharony has been engaged in 37 IPR proceedings at the PTAB and supports petitioner- and patent-owner-side analysis of Bluetooth and short-range wireless patents.
Can he analyze accused products at the protocol level?
Yes. Analysis can include protocol traces, sniffer captures, specification mapping, firmware/product documentation review, and testing of accused Bluetooth functionality.
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- Previous Testimony and Expert Engagements
- Patents · Publications · Resume / CV
Contact: Contact Dr. Jacob Sharony · (631) 865-1060 · (631) 546-5840 · info (at) mobiusconsulting.com