Irving S. Rappaport
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Profil
Mr. Rappaport has been a licensed patent attorney for several years.
He has served as the head of IP departments in all of his positions and consistently allied himself with emerging technology companies.
This is evidenced by his career which began at Raytheon in the late 1960's.
From there, he joined Medtronic in the early 1970's was approached by Data General in the late 70's.
He was then recruited by Bally-Midway to chase Pac-Man clones during the first video game revolution and was brought to Silicon Valley as Associate General Counsel for Intellectual Property and Licensing at Apple Computer, where he built Apple's IP department from 1984 to 1990.
Mr. Rappaport also spent time consulting for Intel and was VP and Associate General Counsel for IP and Licensing at National Semiconductor in the early 1990's.
In 1992, Mr. Rappaport co-founded SmartPatents, Inc., a start up focused on converting paper patents into an electronic format.
This enabled people to begin to develop tools aimed at assessing and manipulating patents in ways never before possible.
In 1996 SmartPatents began developing a powerful software platform used for evaluating and assessing entire patent portfolios in their competitive landscapes.
In 1998 SmartPatents changed its name to Aurigin Systems, Inc. At the time of its sale in 2002 the company had over 100 Fortune 1000 companies as customers.
Mr. Rappaport is a co-inventor on 16 U.S.
patents that underlie the Aureka software, which is considered the pre-eminent platform in its class.
He is also on the Advisory Board with Altitude Capital Partners.
Ehemalige bekannte Positionen von Irving S. Rappaport
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Medtronics USA, Inc.
Medtronics USA, Inc. Medical DistributorsDistribution Services Medtronics USA, Inc. distributes and sells medical products. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31.12.1980 |
RAYTHEON | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31.12.1969 |
Aurigin Systems, Inc.
Aurigin Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Aurigin Systems Inc. provides software to automate Intellectual Asset Management enabling customers to make better and faster strategic business decisions | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Silicon Valley Capital Management
Silicon Valley Capital Management Investment ManagersFinance Silicon Valley Capital Management (SVCM) is a privately-held, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Robert Harden in 1995. SVCM provides investment advisory services to private and high net-worth individuals, trusts and small companies. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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Raytheon Co.
Raytheon Co. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Raytheon Co. is engages in the development and manufacture of defense and security solutions. It operates through the following segments: Integrated Defense Systems, Intelligence, Information, and Services (IIS), Missile Systems, Space and Airborne Systems (SAS), and Forcepoint. The Integrated Defense Systems segment offers air and missile defense, large land- and sea-based radar solutions, command, control, communications, computers, cyber and intelligence solutions, and naval combat and ship electronic systems. The IIS segment provides technical and professional services to intelligence, defense, federal and commercial customers. The Missile Systems segment develops, integrates, and produces missile and combat systems for the armed forces of U.S. and allied nations. The SAS segment designs and manufactures sensor and communication systems used in intelligence, surveillance, precision engagement, and aerial operations. The Forcepoint segment provides cyber security products such as insider threat solutions, data loss prevention, firewall technology, cloud and email security, and cross domain transfer. The company was founded by Laurence K. Marshall, Vannevar Bush, and Charles G. Smith on July 7, 1922 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA. | Electronic Technology |
Medtronics USA, Inc.
Medtronics USA, Inc. Medical DistributorsDistribution Services Medtronics USA, Inc. distributes and sells medical products. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. | Distribution Services |
Silicon Valley Capital Management
Silicon Valley Capital Management Investment ManagersFinance Silicon Valley Capital Management (SVCM) is a privately-held, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Robert Harden in 1995. SVCM provides investment advisory services to private and high net-worth individuals, trusts and small companies. | Finance |
Aurigin Systems, Inc.
Aurigin Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Aurigin Systems Inc. provides software to automate Intellectual Asset Management enabling customers to make better and faster strategic business decisions | Technology Services |