Robert John Anders is a member of the Industrial Designers Society of America and the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society with more than 40 years of professional experience. Mr. Anders has been retained as an Industrial Design Expert for over 17 years.

During his academic career as a tenured Professor at Pratt Institute, he lectured internationally and had written and taught Universal Design and the ADA.

Mr. Anders' Areas of Expertise Include:

• Industrial Design - Consumer Product, Furniture, Packaging and Retail Design
• Human Factors
• ADA and Design Management
• Intellectual Property - utility and design patents, trademarks, trade dress and copyright infringement

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APPAREL: During his 25 years of experience, Mr. Sarabia has become intimately familiar with the many business problems - and legal issues - which fashion companies may face. The start of his apparel industry experience was nine remarkable years as part of the senior management of Guess?, Inc. Guess? went through amazing growth during this period, one year alone its sales grew 400%! In these nine years, Guess? transformed from a fad into a mainstay fashion company. Those who were fortunate enough to work there saw a variety of challenges, problems and issues which most apparel companies do not encounter over decades. This incredible environment immersed Mr. Sarabia into a wide array of apparel business matters including apparel designs, design creation, design protection, brand establishment and protection, advertising, domestic and foreign manufacturing, factory monitoring, quality control, export, import, customs issues, product sourcing, corporate structure, apparel company management, including officer and director obligations and performance, domestic and foreign distribution, licensing, trade secrets, personnel, independent sales representatives, retail sales, retail custom

Gabriele Goldaper has over 40 years experience in the Fashion, Garment, Textile Industry, as a retailer, manufacturer, consultant, and college instructor. Ms. Goldaper is a perceptive and articulate Expert Witness who has been involved in more than 75 Apparel Industry Legal Disputes. She has been deposed and testified for both defendants and plaintiffs.

Ms. Goldaper has owned her own clothing manufacturing company and has held key executive positions in major public and private companies in Southern California. She has been a Management Consultant to over 180 new, failing or growing apparel companies, and completed assignments for USAID in Romania, Egypt, El Salvador, Moscow, Thailand and Bulgaria.

Ms. Goldaper is a 27-year member of the faculty at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising.

Areas of Expertise Include:

Copyright Infringement and Trademark Cases

Opinions on Originality and Substantial Similarity

Fabric/Print Design, and Origin Issues

Garment Construction and Design issues

Customs, Practices and Operations of Clothing Business

Financial Conditions, Valuations and Financial Matters

Issues with Manufacturing Contractors/Factories: Domestic and Off-Shore

Wholesale Distribution to Retailers and Internet Sales

Quality Standards/Specifications used in Production of Garments

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Michael Nranian, JD, MBA, MS has more than 25 years on Product Development, Intellectual Property, Patent Development and Litigation, Legal and Technical Compliance, and Product Liability Litigation. He is a licensed attorney in Michigan, Texas, and the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Nranian is a Six Sigma Black Belt, Professional Engineer, and Certified Project Management Professional. He has an in-depth background and education in Law, Electrical, Chemical, Computer Engineering, and Business Financial Management.

Mr. Nranian’s expert witness litigation background includes patent infringement / non-infringement, patent validity / invalidity, prior art searches, and file-wrapper estoppel, for both ITC and Federal cases. He analyzes patents and products, prepares claim charts for Markman hearings, produces expert witness reports, and testifies with respect to all of these areas. He is thoroughly familiar with all 101, 102, 103, 112 and other enablement and prior art arguments.

Mr. Nranian also conducts Product and Technology Analysis, Patentability and Prior Art Research, and Provides Litigation Support and Technology Education of Intellectual Property.His experience includes Technology Standards Boards and Licensing Authorities, Antitrust / DOJ, Technology Development and Transfers, Patents, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, and Copyrights.

Mr. Nranian’s Product Liability Expert Witness litigation background includes all types of Safety Systems, Electrical Systems, Fires, Accident Reconstruction, and Evaluation of Alternative Designs for Automotive, Medical and other industries. He has over 20 years of experience in the development of Automotive Safety Systems in all aspects of Sensors, Seatbelts, Airbags / Curtains, Seats, Diagnostic Systems, Crash Recorders, Structure (including roof-crush and door) and System Design. Mr. Nranian has developed and designed front, side and roll-over systems (including sensing and algorithm development) for Ford, GM, and other domestic and international corporations. He is thoroughly familiar with all regulatory (including FMVSS) and corporate due-care requirements.

Rob Wallace runs one of the nation's top Brand Identity / Package Design Resources providing global branding expertise to Fortune 500 companies in virtually all CPG categories. Wallace Church Inc. clients include P&G, Nestle, Unilever, Kraft, Colgate, The Home Depot, Brown-Foreman, Novartis, J&J, and more than 30 market leading companies. He has unique expertise in Trademark, Trade Dress, Brand Identity and Package Design Infringement. Manhattan-based, Rob has been an expert witness for important litigation involving:

Likelihood of Consumer Confusion

Consumer Perception & Buying Behavior Research

Brand Valuation & Dilution

Innovation/Ideation Copyright

Package Graphic/Structural Design

Product Design

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Dr. Larry Chiagouris has a rare combination of serving as a senior Fortune 500 executive and as an accomplished academician. He has provided expert testimony and written opinions on damages, marketing, advertising, intellectual property issues (including the use of survey research) for plaintiffs and defendants at federal/state court levels and arbitration venues for national/local law firms to include Davis Wright Tremaine; Nixon Peabody; Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley; Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease; and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. He contributed opinions to cases involving Coors Brewing, Sprint, Avis and other important companies.

Selected by Agency Magazine as one of 10 best and brightest researchers. He brings extensive experience as a Senior Marketing, Branding and Research Executive responsible for directing major assignments for companies such as AT&T, Campbell Soup, Kraft, Miller Brewing, Peugeot, Pfizer, Prudential and Visa.

He has a Ph.D. in Marketing, is Past Chairman, Advertising Research Foundation and Former Director of the American Marketing Association.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY VALUATION

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Forensic & Investigative Services

Patent Infringement Trademark Infringement Copyright Infringement

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Scott D. Hampton is a CPA, ABV, and the founder of the Firm. He has over 24 years of forensic accounting experience valuing economic damages, including patent, trademark and copyright infringement damages.

Mr. Hampton’s Selected Intellectual Property Cases

New Jore Corp. v. The Home Depot Ecast v. TouchTunes Music Corp. Bell Helicopter v. H-S Tool & Parts, Inc. Whatley v. Nike, Inc. Steiner v. ABC Television, Inc. Marilyn Manson v. Empire Musicwerks, et al. Brian Murray v. Tony Hawk Skate Boards OneSport U.S.A. v. OneSport Europe

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Kessler International was founded in 1988 by Michael G. Kessler, an internationally respected Investigative Consultant who has assisted in thousands of successful investigations for corporations and government agencies worldwide. Kessler International is a privately owned, licensed and certified firm with offices throughout the world and a network of established affiliates on every continent.

For over 20 years, Kessler International has been the leader in International and Domestic Corporate Investigations, Forensic Accounting, Computer Forensics and Intellectual Property Protection. Kessler International offers a full range of Forensic Accounting and Investigative Consulting services to protect companies against the dangers of Fraud, Counterfeiting, Product Diversion, Trademark and Copyright Infringement, Money Laundering and the recent explosion in Computer Crime.

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