Proficiency and deep industry knowledge have led me to excel at providing Intellectual Property footwear expert witness services for over 2 dozen litigation cases since 2012 related to offering unique and well considered opinions on design/utility patents, trademark, trade dress, trade secrets, and counterfeits, as well as materials research and analysis. This includes live testimony, both virtually and in person, at multiple depositions and several federal trials.
I am the named inventor on 4 United States footwear design patents.
EXPERT Witness SERVICES
- Patent, Trademark, Trade Dress, Counterfeit, Trade Secret litigation
- Prior art comparison and analysis
- Analysis of sales, commercial and market success
- Loss of Goodwill, False Advertising
- Material sourcing and manufacturing standards analysis
- Document review, market and competitive research
- Expert reports, declarations, and affidavits
- Testimony: deposition, Markman hearing, and at trial
Attorney engagements
Caroline’s Expert Witness Testimony – Attorney Testimonials
“We engaged Caroline de Baere to serve as an expert in a complicated intellectual property dispute on behalf of client that makes and sells western wear, including cowboy boots. Her understanding and deep knowledge of the industry provided us with guidance in our discovery efforts and lead to a successful settlement. Caroline is personable, intelligent and an excellent resource.”
—Thomas Brooke, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP
“It is a pleasure to work with Caroline! She is incredibly knowledgeable, responsive, eager to learn, and receptive to feedback! Her vast experience in the footwear industry makes her a keen footwear expert with a full-perspective view of the issues.”
—Anonymous – current client
“I first used Caroline as a footwear expert for Deckers in 2017 in a case against Bearpaw. As a valuable member of our trial team, Caroline helped us obtain a $5.3 million jury verdict for patent infringement.
Since then, Caroline has assisted my firm in a variety of matters where we have relied on her considerable expertise.”
—Brent Blakely, Owner, Blakely Law Group
“Caroline is both very easy to work with and extremely knowledgeable.”
—Theo Slater, President, Slater Law
“Beyond being a pleasure to work with Caroline was incredibly hard working and professional – even when presented with very short deadlines. Caroline’s industry knowledge was in particular very helpful and she had wonderful resources that she didn’t hesitate to use when working on our matter.”
—Anonymous