Wiederholt & Rickert Partners, LLC, is a unique Patent Litigation Expert Services and New Product Design/Design Research firm. Generally doing business either under the names Don Rickert Research & Design™ (DBA) and Don Rickert Musical Instruments™ (DBA).
Don Rickert Research & Design™ (www.DonRickertDesign.com) focuses on:
PATENT LITIGATION EXPERT SERVICES: Generally for high-profile/high stakes cases that have reached either the U.S. District Court or U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Court level. Managing Partner, Dr. Don Rickert is certified as an IMS EliteXpert (See Dr. Rickert's IMS Expert Witness profile). IMS ExpertServices is the full service expert witness and litigation consultant delivery firm in the U.S.
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MANAGEMENT CONSULTING: Focus on the areas of New Product Design (NPD), User Experience (UX) and Human Factors/Ergonomics
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DESIGN RESEARCH: Qualitative & Quantitative Research (Usability evaluation, Customer and Market Research, Observational Methods - Ethnography, Depth Interviewing, etc.), including statistical analysis of quantitative metrics, such as customer satisfaction, consumer preference and quality assurance data.
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DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF CUSTOM PRODUCTS: Experience and expertise spans a variety of industries, with a good mix of online media and other interactive products, as well as physical goods.
Don Rickert Musical Instruments™ (www.RickertMusicalinstruments.com) focuses on:
- Designing and making high-end custom musical instrument creations for individual customers (usually professional performers)
- Inventing truly ground-breaking musical instruments for international design competitions
Learn More: see The New Don Rickert Musical Instruments™
Where We Are Located
The Don Rickert Research & Design™ AND the Don Rickert Musial Instruments studios (called “Wild Rock”) are near Hiawassee, GA, USA, a small town in the North Georgia Mountains. Wild Rock is on the boundary of the Chattahoochee National Forest Wilderness Area, which continues as the Nantahala National Forest Wilderness at the nearby North Carolina border.
