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Article: A ton of patents behind him: Aurigin systems CEO kevin rivette talks about his company's products and competitors. (IT interview).(Interview)(Statistical Data Included)
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- Information Today
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- December 1, 2001
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Kevin Rivette, founder and CEO of patent analytics company Aurigin Systems, Inc., believes patents should be used as weapons of business competition, not just as legal tools. He spoke to me about his company's origins, solutions, and competitors.
Q: When and why was Aurigin founded?
A: I founded the company in 1992. Back then you could get a patent faxed to you by Dialog or STN, but it wasn't electronic. Or you could buy an electronic copy, but it didn't have the kind of features that a licensing executive or litigation counsel needed. You couldn't make any annotations on it, for instance, or add other documents such as your litigation testimony.