Mr. Walker is a seasoned independent patent evaluator for patent pools with extensive experience as a worldwide independent patent evaluator for a leading HEVC (H.265) patent pool from patent pool development through pool growth to over 15,000 patents as well as audio and wi-fi pools. He establishes and executes processes for patent submission and timely, efficient, cost-effective delivery of legally defensible essentiality determinations that efficiently scale as your patent pool grows. 

He specializes in assessing intellectual property portfolios, analyzing the strength of competitors’ portfolios, evaluating title to intellectual property assets, negotiating licenses, and conducting infringement and invalidity studies. 

Mr. Walker represents clients in patent, copyright, trademark, domain name, and trade secret disputes and appeals before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 

He prepares and prosecutes patent applications in aerospace and defense, satellite design and operations, nuclear engineering, communication networks, signal processing, mechanical, electrical, electronic, medical device, Internet, cyber operations and security, software, and business methods technologies.