Ocean Tomo

Contact Us

Can't find what you're looking for? Contact us here.

Subscribe for News and Updates

Chris Wichser

Chris Wichser joined Ocean Tomo, a part of J.S. Held, in September of 2023 as part of Ocean Tomo’s acquisition of TechPats.

Chris is a graduate of Rutgers University and began his professional career in the telecommunications field in Tampa, FL and Philadelphia, PA in the early 1990s. From there, he joined a startup called Human Resource Alternatives (HRA) in Princeton, NJ, in 1994. As the first employee of the newly founded company, Chris became a partner and helped it grow from less than $500,000 in sales to over $70,000,000 in sales in less than five years. In 1999, Chris founded Javers Group as a human resource outsourcing and management company, which was acquired by Univest Corporation (Nasdaq: UVSP) in May 2012.

Chris founded TechPats in 2013 and acquired Technology, Patents, & Licensing Inc., late that year. TechPats then acquired Global Intellectual Strategies of Ottawa, Canada, in 2015. Chris is a long-time member of Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) of which he has served in many leadership positions both locally and regionally, including past president of the Philadelphia chapter. Over the past five years, Chris has dedicated his time at a board level with several not-for-profit organizations.

Good Things Come in Small Packages

by

To keep up with the ever increasing demands of consumers’ expectations for greater computing power and mobility, the semiconductor industry strives to improve the performance and yield of new devices. By continuing to invest heavily in research and development efforts, chip makers aim to design even smaller transistors. In order to harness these advances and […]

A Better Approach to Collaboration Between Technical and Financial Experts in Intellectual Property Litigation

by , and

Technology related litigation, e.g., patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation matters, requires an explanation of complex concepts to the judge and jury. The responsibility for such explanations often falls to experts. Technical experts in patent infringement matters describe how elements of the asserted patent claims are (or are not) embodied in the accused product, to […]