
Rebbecca Reed-Arthurs
Rebbecca Reed-Arthurs is an economist who has over twenty years of experience in economic research and consulting. A significant portion of her professional experience has related to the valuation of intellectual property (IP), calculation of patent infringement damages, and study of consumer demand for product features using surveys and natural experiments. She also conducts and rebuts analyses used in Lanham Act matters. She has presented and published work on the calculation of IP damages and the use of conjoint analysis in litigation.
Dr. Reed-Arthurs has experience with a wide variety of econometric and statistical estimation strategies across a range of industries including consumer electronics, semiconductor manufacturing, telecommunications systems, consumer products, and agricultural and food products. She has worked on cases involving technology related to 4G, 5G, and Wi-Fi protocols, semiconductor fabrication, biometric authentication, voice assistant technology, electronic payment technology, streaming and compression technology, and other areas.
Dr. Reed-Arthurs has prepared testimony or analysis for use in state courts, the International Trade Commission (ITC), and federal district courts in California, Texas, Delaware, New York, and Illinois. She has testified via deposition and at trial over thirty times.
Dr. Reed-Arthurs holds a PhD and an MA in economics from the University of California, Davis and a BA in economics (with high honors) from the University of California, Berkeley.
Employment History
BRG, 2010
Independent consultant
University of California, Davis, 2006 – 2011
Teaching assistant and research assistant
NERA Economic Consulting, 2003 – 2006
Analyst
Education
University of California, Davis
PhD, Economics, 2012
Fields: Industrial Organization and Public Sector Economics
MA, Economics, 2007
University of California, Berkeley
BA, Economics and Political Science (high honors), 2003