Ocean Tomo Managing Director Robert McSorley, JD, CPA has been named the co-chair for the Illinois Intellectual Property Alliance (ILIPA) membership committee. The ILIPA highlights key events of interest to Illinois creator, protectors, and enablers of intellectual property. It also supports programs that improve the education and awareness of intellectual property including the Chicago Science […]
Ocean Tomo Autonomous Vehicle Industry Report
Ocean Tomo, released its Autonomous Vehicle Industry Report examining the components of market value, challenges and changes in the autonomous vehicle marketplace, and the increasingly critical role intellectual property (IP) licensing is playing in the industry. The report is available to download here. “Investment and research in the Autonomous Vehicles Industry is expanding. Traditional automobile […]
Insurance Company Failures: Hurricanes and Other Bad Actors
Ocean Tomo Managing Director Kevin Tullier and Manager Caroline McGrath explore Insurance Company Failures. Ocean Tomo’s bankruptcy professionals have assisted management, state insurance departments and their respective counsel as they worked through the complexities of a failed insurance company, including some of the largest insurance insolvencies in history. These matters often involve assertions regarding the […]
Why Patent Litigators are Central to a Wide Range of Commercial Disputes
Ocean Tomo Financial Experts Michelle J. Avery and Nicole McTernan joined Ocean Tomo Management Consulting group’s Drew Sills to author an article for IAM focused on “Why Patent Litigators are Central to a Wide Range of Commercial Disputes.” In their article, the team explores a “fundamental shift in commercial litigation, with IP strategy, policy and […]
Ocean Tomo Welcomes Brian Napper, Managing Director
With over 30 years of experience, Mr. Napper has served global clients as an intellectual property valuation, licensing, and commercialization expert skilled in the determination of financial damages. On more than 80 occasions over the past decade, he has provided deposition, trial, and arbitration testimony across a wide range of courts and tribunals on issues […]
Ocean Tomo Welcomes Dr. Alan Marco, Chief Economist
Dr. Alan Marco recently joined Ocean Tomo as Chief Economist, having previously served as the Chief Economist for the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Alan is an economist who specializes in Intellectual Property (IP) and innovation and has advised many domestic and international organizations, including national IP offices. “For two decades, Ocean Tomo has […]
Patent Litigators Central to Wide Range of Commercial Disputes
Ocean Tomo Financial Experts Michelle J. Avery and Nicole McTernan joined Ocean Tomo Management Consulting group’s Drew Sills to author an article for IAM focused on Why Patent Litigators are Central to a Wide Range of Commercial Disputes. In their article, the team explores a “fundamental shift in commercial litigation, with Intellectual Property (IP) strategy, […]
National Inventors Hall of Fame 2022 Inductees
The National Inventors Hall of Fame®, in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), recently announced the 2022 Class of Inductees. The new class of world changing inventors will be honored and officially welcomed to the National Inventors Hall of Fame at The Greatest Celebration of American Innovation® on May 5, 2022. The annual […]










