The advent of the COVID-19 Pandemic has further accelerated the adoption of technology standards that support teleworking, cloud networking, and other basic services to be performed digitally. An example of such a standard is the new 5G cellular network standard that modern smartphones now utilize. Technology adoption and innovation, exemplified through technology standards such as […]
Virtual Trials and Remote Witnesses; Lessons from Recent Patent Trials
Given social distancing requirements and other pandemic related issues, jury trials have been largely discontinued. While most bench trials were also delayed, some courts have started holding remote, aka “virtual,” bench trials. Although not all that different from an in-person trial, virtual trials do have several defining features. Since the start of the current pandemic, […]
Expert Testimony Insights on Pharmaceutical Litigation – Commercial Success Nexus
At Ocean Tomo, our pharmaceutical practice has seen substantial growth within the last few years. In addition to more traditional damage expert opinions, clients are increasingly asking Ocean Tomo experts for commercial success opinions. Here, the issue of nexus typically becomes the battleground that the commercial success war is fought over. Delving into commercial success […]
Chicago Council on Global Affairs program: Innovation, Corporate Entrepreneurship, and Growth From Within
Recently I attended the “Innovation, Corporate Entrepreneurship, and Growth from Within” program organized by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs at the Chicago Club. Robert Wolcott, founder and executive director of the Kellogg Innovation Network moderated. To start the event, and to correct the notion that innovation is just an “a-ha” moment, Rob started with […]
Chicago Ideas Week and the Power of Intellectual Capital
Last week I attended a few of the events put on by Chicago Ideas Week, Brad Keywell’s weeklong series of over 100 presentations by world-renowned speakers with the goal of creating “an ecosystem of innovation, exploration, and intellectual recreation.” At a time when businesses are increasingly recognizing intellectual property (IP) as an asset class, it […]