Following a five-day Markman hearing in a complex patent dispute between Comcast and Sprint, the federal judge presiding over the case decided to take the uncommon step of appointing a technical adviser.
Comcast, which has sued alleging that Sprint is infringing on several of its patents related to texting technology, and Sprint jointly recommended Dr. A.J. Nichols to serve as the technical adviser. U.S. District Judge Jan E. DuBois of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania took their advice and appointed him to the position, which is, essentially, to act as a tutor to the judge on the highly complex and technical aspects of the patents.
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