Frequently Asked Questions

Source Code Review helps identify crucial evidence of infringement from within the defendant's source code before and during fact discovery. Source code evidence can arguably be the most powerful weapon in a litigator's toolkit, requiring not only specialized tools but also unique expertise.

Our source code experts navigate through source code to identify missing code, evidence of infringement and detailed excerpts for use in expert reports and at trial. We use highly specialized tools and software that make the source code review process as efficient as possible - while ensuring that no relevant evidence is overlooked. Our US-based source code experts are proficient in all modern programming languages and platforms such as C, C++, Java, PHP, Javascript, Ruby on Rails, VHDL, Verilog, Objective C, ASP.NET, Python, Perl, Swift, MATLAB, Assembely and many more.

Yes, our US-based source code experts have 15+ years of experience as source code reviewers. They have reviewed millions of lines of code in several high tech cases covering enterprise software, web applications, mobile software, telecommunications and embedded software.

Yes, Copperpod's source code reviewers often articulate their findings in the form of claim charts or exhibits to expert reports. For more information on our claim charting services, click here.

The duration of a code review can vary widely between 1-20 days depending on the volume of code produced and the number of review computers allowed under the protective order. Most reviews take around 1.5 weeks.