IEC&A "The Electrical and Electronic Experts"
Investigative Engineering Consultants and Associates

IEC & Associates provides Electrical and Electronic Forensic and Investigative Engineering, Patent Infringement Analysis, Claim Chart Mapping, Reverse Engineering, Product Teardowns, Design Engineering, Failure Analysis, and Expert Witness Services for Attorneys, Insurance Companies, Industry and Government. We specialize in electrical and electronic systems, products and devices. Issues addressed include all aspects of the product or system under review or investigation, including design, fabrication, production, operation, failure analysis, reverse engineering, environmental conditions, agency compliance, safety, and product testing of electrical and electronic systems, products and devices as well as computer systems, hardware and software.



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We specialize in Forensic & Investigative Engineering, Patent Infringement Analysis and Expert Witness Services in the areas of Electrical & Electronic Systems, Products and Devices.

IEC & Associates IP and Patent Infringement Analysis Process
IEC & Associates can assist your organization in pre-suit technical patent infringement analysis, reverse engineering and product teardown descriptions. In addition, we can provide responsive prior art analysis during the pre-trial and negotiation phases of your suit. Using circuit analysis,  process analysis and system analysis, our consultants can support infringement allegations based upon a device’s design, implementation, construction and end use. As such, we provide a one-stop resource tailored to reduce the cost, time and complexity of the analysis process.software implementation. Our Rates and Fees schedules are very competitive

Typical Steps of a Patent Infringement

Analysis and Investigation
     1.      Assuming a typical patent of 15-20 pages, having a single invention and
           1-3 independent claims.
 
     2.      We would fore see the following steps/estimates to minimize our expense/time:
 
             A)    Approximately 6 hours to complete a review of the patent against a single
                    product or type of product. Basically identify how strong the infringement
                    and possible issues/concerns with the patent claims, specification, and
                    product. 
    
             B)    Approximately 8 hours to review the filewapper and prior art cited by  
                   examiner for claim narrowing. 
 
             C) Approximately 4 hours to review of a validity/claim search report and
                  references. 
 
             D) Approximately 1-4 hours for attorney/expert review sessions and anticipate
                  in claim term definitions.
            
             E) Approximately 40 hours to complete a claim chart against the product
                  (rule 11 quality) using attorney provided/approved definitions.

 
             F) Reverse engineering of a competitors product is based on our hourly
                  rate and the degree of complexity.   

            G)  Approximately 30 hours for each additional product.

      3.      Please feel free to contact us regarding our hourly rates and project fees.


NOTE: This is just an estimate based on similar cases that we have worked.   
             
Forensic Engineering, Patent Infringement, Product Teardown, Claim Mapping, Failure Analysis, Reverse Engineering, Intellectual Property, Forensic Electronic, Investigative Engineering, Forensic Analysis
Forensic Engineering, Patent Infringement, Product Teardown, Claim Mapping, Failure Analysis, Reverse Engineering, Intellectual Property, Forensic Electronic, Investigative Engineering, Forensic Analysis