USC Intellectual Property (IP) Institute Women in IP Breakfast This mornings’ USC IP Institute began with the annual Women in IP Breakfast with co-authors, Andrea Kramer and Alton Harris as they discussed issues surrounding why women’s relationships at work can be difficult and steps to take to change the narrative. Andie and Al challenged the […]
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University of Notre Dame Innovation Park
Visiting the University of Notre Dame Innovation Park Last spring, I toured the Innovation Park at the University of Notre Dame during IDEA Week. The 55,000 square foot Innovation Park facility supports technology development and entrepreneurship. Home to a remarkable collection of startup and mature companies, representatives of the venture community, academics, students, entrepreneurs and inventors, […]
ChiWIP will be hosting their annual Girl Scout IP Patch Event at TechNexus Venture Collaborative on March 9th
Ocean Tomo’s Senior Director of Client Services, Molly Keelan serves as Board Chair for the Chicago Women in IP, an organization she co-founded. ChiWIP will be hosting their annual Girl Scout IP Patch Event at TechNexus Venture Collaborative on March 9th. Brownie troops throughout Chicagoland are invited to join the event where the kids will have the […]
The Sedona Conference in Washington DC addressing the US Patent System
U.S. Patent System Promoting Invention, Entrepreneurship, Economic Growth and Job Creation Earlier this month I accepted an invitation to attend The Sedona Conference in Washington DC addressing the US Patent System: Promoting Invention, Entrepreneurship, Economic Growth and Job Creation. Co-chaired by Chief Judge Paul R. Michel (CAFC, ret.) and Robert Sterne (Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & […]
Semi-Autonomous Motorcar Serves Drivers with Severely Limited Mobility
Semi-Autonomous Motorcar Serves Drivers with Severely Limited Mobility Attending the WIRED Cafe at CES, I was delighted to see IndyCar icon Sam Schmidt in attendance. Sam has been a friend since the late 1990’s when I was fortunate enough to race a support series car with the Treadway Indy Racing League Team. Sam was Treadway’s […]
Day 1 at CES
Ocean Tomo CEO Jim Malackowski Thoroughly Enjoyed Day 1 at CES The day began with the National Inventors Hall of Fame, (our CEO Jim Malackowski serves on the board), announcement of the 2019 Inductees. Looking forward to the Induction Ceremony which will take place in May in DC. Ocean Tomo CEO Jim Malackowski, participated in […]
Crain’s Most Innovative Companies – Patent Powerhouses Breakfast
Crain’s Most Innovative Companies – Patent Powerhouses Breakfast This morning Ocean Tomo CEO Jim Malackowski and I attended Crain’s Most Innovative Companies Patent Powerhouses Breakfast where editor Michael Arndt revealed our ranking of the most innovative local companies. Since 2012 Ocean Tomo has partnered with Crain’s to recognize innovation in Chicago as revealed through patent data. […]
Ocean Tomo China to Introduce Gold Book at the 2018 China International Patent Fair
Dr. N. Darius Sankey, Ph.D., Ocean Tomo China co-president, travels to China this week to visit firm clients and participate in the 2018 China International Patent Fair (“CIPF”) taking place on August 24-26 at the Dalian World Expo Center. The CIPF is an annual gathering for more than one thousand global intellectual property (IP) thought-leaders, […]