About Irving

Practice Areas

As head of IP for 5 Fortune 500 companies over my career, I oversaw hundreds of IP-related litigation cases. As an expert witness, I have served in over 50 cases, testified at trial in six and been deposed over 30 times. Exemplary cases - I represented i4i against Microsoft; Wi-LAN against 20 defendants in 3 major cases; Cornell U. against HP.

54 years | 100 cases

40%

Patent Infringement 40%

As an expert witness, I have served in over 50 cases, testified at trial in six and been deposed over 30 times. About half of my cases are patent infringement cases. Exemplary cases - I represented i4i against Microsoft; Wi-LAN against 20 defendants in 3 major cases; Cornell U. against HP.

54 years | 25 cases

40%

Trademark Infringement 7%

As an expert witness, I have served in over 50 cases, testified at trial in six and been deposed over 30 times. About 7% of my cases are trademark infringement cases. Exemplary cases - I represented Alphaville Design against Knoll; Optimal Pets v. Nutri-Vet; Cyberactive against Distance Learning.

54 years | 4 cases

Intellectual Property 5%

As head of IP for Apple, Medtronic, National Semiconductor, Data General and Bally, I drafted and negotiated hundreds of license agreements relating to patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.

54 years | 100 cases

Licensing 5%

54 years | 100 cases

Copyright Infringement 3%

At Apple I oversaw the copyright infringement case against Microsoft. As an expert witness I have testified in a couple of copyright cases, including Devereaux against MA Mutual Life Ins., and Superior Moulding against White River.

54 years | 2 cases

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Licenses

Licensed in Illinois for 43 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 1983

Retired

No misconduct found

Licensed in Minnesota for 53 years

State: Minnesota

Acquired: 1973

Not Authorized - Non-payment of fees

No misconduct found

Licensed in Massachusetts for 59 years

State: Massachusetts

Acquired: 1967

Inactive

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Licensed in Missouri for 59 years

State: Missouri

Acquired: 1966

Inactive

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Location

Law Offices of Irving S Rappaport

1500 Edgewood Drive, Palo Alto, CA, 94303

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Experience

Rating: 7.8 (Very Good)

Honors

2009

IAM 250:World's Leading IP Strategists, Intellectual Asset Management Magazine

2008

CLP, Certified Licensing Professionals

1995

Co-Inventor - 26 issued U.S. Patents, United States Patent Office

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Work Experience

1993 - 2002

Co-Founder, Director, VP of IP, Aurigin Systems, Inc.

1991 - 1993

VP of IP and Licensing, National Semiconductor Corporation

1984 - 1990

Associate General Counsel, Apple, Inc. (Formerly Apple Computer, Inc.)

1982 - 1984

Associate General Counsel IP and Licensing, Bally Entertainment Corporation

1978 - 1982

Chief Patent Counsel, Data General

1971 - 1977

Assistant General Counsel, Medtronic, Inc.

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Associations

1973 - Present

Licensing Executives Society

1966 - Present

American Intellectual Property Law Association, Awards Committee

1966 - Present

American Bar Association

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Sample of Legal Cases

i4i v. Microsoft

U.S. Supreme Court found for i4i upholding $290M verdict

Wi-LAN v. Acer et al

All defendants settled prior to trial in the hundreds of millions.

Cornell University v. HP

Jury verdict for Cornell of $184M

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Education

1969

Boston Unversity School of Management

MBA

1966

George Washington Unviersity School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor with Honors

1962

Washington University in St. Louis

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