Solutions03 · Technology and intellectual property
Expert analysis of technology and intellectual property.
Court-appointed and party-appointed expert services in software, intellectual property, financial systems and digital evidence. Analysis of source code, authorship and development history, with documented conclusions to support counsel.
Context
Intellectual property disputes need a technical reading of the facts.
In software disputes, we examine source code, repositories, version histories and third-party components to clarify questions of authorship, similarity and use. Each finding identifies the material examined, the method and its limitations.
The same discipline guides examinations of financial systems, electronic signatures, messages and datasets. We provide technical findings for courts and counsel, who remain responsible for legal interpretation and decisions.
Process
Six stages, from appointment to clarifications.
Each stage follows the structure of the expert report: what was observed, what was inferred and why.
- 01
Appointment and proposal
Acceptance, conflict check and a fee proposal with estimated hours per stage, submitted to the court and the parties.
Deliverable: fee proposal and schedule
- 02
Questions
Analysis of the questions from the court and the parties, with requests for clarification where a question cannot be answered technically.
Deliverable: question map
- 03
Data and evidence
Requests for documents, logs and system access; preservation with hashes when digital evidence is involved.
Deliverable: evidence inventory
- 04
Examination
Technical analysis with tools and procedures recorded so that another expert could repeat them.
Deliverable: working papers
- 05
Report
Answers to each question, with fact, inference and conclusion kept separate and limits stated.
Deliverable: expert report
- 06
Clarifications
Answers to objections and supplementary questions, and testimony at the hearing when called.
Deliverable: clarification brief
Our approach
What a technology expert examination should look like.
- 01
Readable without losing precision
Reports written for judges and counsel, with technical detail kept in annexes rather than in the answers.
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Inference made explicit
Every conclusion shows the facts it rests on and the reasoning in between, so it can be challenged on the merits.
- 03
Hands-on systems experience
Two decades in core banking, payments and mission-critical environments inform what to look for and where.
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Court-appointed expert fees
Estimated hours per stage, methodology and schedule submitted for the court and the parties to assess.
Frequently asked questions
- Do you act for courts and for parties?
- Yes, but never in the same matter. Each engagement starts with a conflict check.
- How do you support intellectual property matters?
- For software, we compare source code, versions, repositories and components to examine authorship, similarity and use. We present evidence in expert reports; counsel assesses ownership, rights and legal implications.
- How are court-appointed fees set?
- We propose estimated hours per stage and the methodology in the record; the court sets the fees after hearing the parties.
- Can you help us draft questions for the expert?
- Yes, as a party-appointed expert. We help frame technical questions that can be answered using the available evidence.
- Do you give legal opinions?
- No. LexNexo provides technical and expert services and does not practise law.
- How long does an examination take?
- It depends on scope and access to data. The schedule is part of the proposal and is updated in the record if it changes.
Contact
Tell us about the examination.
Describe the technical issue, stage of proceedings and deadline without attaching documents. We will agree a channel for the questions and assess scope and fees.