Dr. Jacob Sharony provides expert witness and technical consulting services for patent litigation, ITC Section 337 investigations, and IPR/PTAB matters involving RFID, NFC, real-time location systems (RTLS), asset tracking and visibility, tags and readers, barcode and data-capture systems, and wireless sensor networks.
This is one of Dr. Sharony’s deepest areas of personal expertise: he spent eight years in senior R&D and technology strategy roles at Symbol Technologies / Motorola — a pioneer of RFID, barcode scanning, and enterprise mobility — and he is a named inventor on more than ten U.S. patents in RF-based location, tracking, and asset visibility, including RF tracking systems (U.S. 7,706,809; 7,019,663), asset location in wireless networks (U.S. 7,778,649; 7,373,154; 7,174,172), location tracking in multipath environments (U.S. 7,164,929), and rogue access point location (U.S. 7,069,024).
RFID Litigation and IPR Support
Mobius Consulting supports legal teams in matters involving:
- RFID, NFC, and RTLS patent infringement and non-infringement analysis
- Patent validity and invalidity analysis
- ITC Section 337 investigations (infringement and validity expert reports, hearing testimony)
- Inter partes review (IPR) and PTAB declarations and support
- Prior art search and technical analysis, including EPCglobal/ISO standards as prior art
- Claim construction and claim interpretation; claim chart preparation and review
- Mapping patent claims to EPC Gen2, ISO/IEC 18000, ISO/IEC 14443/15693, and NFC Forum specifications
- Expert reports, rebuttal reports, declarations, depositions, and trial testimony
- Technical tutorials on RFID, NFC, and location systems for litigation teams
RFID, NFC, and Location Technologies Covered
Dr. Sharony’s experience includes:
- Passive and active RFID systems, tags, readers, and antennas
- UHF RFID: EPC Gen2 / ISO/IEC 18000-6C, inventory rounds, anti-collision, backscatter
- HF RFID and NFC: ISO/IEC 14443, ISO/IEC 15693, NFC Forum specifications, NDEF, card emulation, peer-to-peer, and reader/writer modes
- Real-time location systems (RTLS): RSSI, TDOA, AoA, fingerprinting, and hybrid localization
- Asset tracking and visibility platforms for logistics, supply chain, transportation, healthcare, and retail
- Wireless sensor networks, sensor tags, and condition monitoring (temperature, motion, telemetry)
- Barcode scanning and data capture, and integration with RFID workflows
- Wi-Fi-based location, BLE beacons, UWB ranging, and GPS-assisted tracking
- Reader networks, middleware, and enterprise software integration
Representative Asset-Tracking and RFID Matters
Representative engagements involving tracking, tagging, and logistics technologies include Zebra Technologies v. OnAsset Intelligence (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1278 — expert reports on infringement and validity, deposition, and hearing testimony; and N.D. Tex.), Intellectual Tech LLC v. Zebra Technologies (W.D. Tex., expert reports and deposition), Intellectual Ventures II v. FedEx (E.D. Tex. — expert report, deposition, and jury trial testimony) with related FedEx IPR proceedings, and Zebra Technologies v. Lone Star Systems (PTAB, four IPRs, declarations and deposition). See the full list of previous testimony and expert engagements.
Why Dr. Jacob Sharony
- 35+ years in wireless systems; eight years at Symbol Technologies / Motorola, a pioneer of RFID and enterprise mobility
- Named inventor on 10+ U.S. patents in RF tracking, asset location, and wireless location systems
- Nearly 60 expert engagements: 37 IPR/PTAB proceedings, deposition testimony in 18 matters, jury trial (E.D. Tex.), ITC Section 337 hearing testimony, and international arbitration testimony
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University; Adjunct Professor at Columbia University
- Life Senior Member of IEEE
- Published author on RTLS and wireless sensor networks (e.g., self-learning real-time location tracking, WiCOM 2009)
Typical Questions Addressed
- Does an accused tag, reader, or tracking platform practice the asserted RFID or RTLS claims?
- Do earlier RFID standards, products, or publications disclose the claimed features?
- How should claim terms involving interrogation, backscatter, tag identification, location estimation, or asset visibility be construed?
- Is the accused localization method (RSSI, TDOA, AoA) within the scope of the asserted claims?
- How do EPC Gen2 or NFC Forum specifications map to the accused products’ behavior?
FAQ
What RFID and location technologies does Dr. Sharony cover?
Dr. Sharony covers passive and active RFID (EPC Gen2, ISO 18000), NFC (ISO 14443/15693, NFC Forum), RTLS and localization methods (RSSI, TDOA, AoA), BLE beacons, UWB, Wi-Fi location, asset tracking platforms, and wireless sensor networks.
Has he testified in RFID and asset-tracking cases?
Yes — including jury trial testimony in Intellectual Ventures II v. FedEx (E.D. Tex.) and ITC Section 337 hearing testimony in Zebra Technologies v. OnAsset Intelligence (Inv. No. 337-TA-1278).
Is he an inventor in this field?
Yes. He is a named inventor on more than ten U.S. patents in RF tracking, asset location, and wireless location, granted during his years at Symbol Technologies / Motorola and afterward.
Does he support ITC Section 337 investigations?
Yes. He has served as a testifying expert in an ITC Section 337 investigation, including infringement and validity expert reports, deposition, and evidentiary hearing testimony.
Related Expert Witness Resources
- About Dr. Jacob Sharony
- Wireless Expert Witness Services
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- LTE / 4G Patent Litigation Expert Witness
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- IPR / PTAB Wireless Patent Expert Witness
- SEP / FRAND Wireless Standards Expert Witness
- Previous Testimony and Expert Engagements
- Patents · Publications · Resume / CV
Contact: Contact Dr. Jacob Sharony · (631) 865-1060 · (631) 546-5840 · info (at) mobiusconsulting.com