Ocean Tomo Bid-Ask™ Market patent auction lot number 96 consists of patents that enable delivery of algae-based fuel in commercial quantities without increasing emissions. Earlier today, Ocean Tomo Transactions announced the auction of a portfolio of US, European and Indian patents related to solid powder fuels derived from algae and methods for making and using […]
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New Legal Rules May Benefit Patent Market
The “marketplace” for intellectual property, and patents in particular, is represented in commercial licensing and sale transactions as well as by an award of reasonable royalties in the courts. Since the passing of the American Invents Act (AIA), there has been significant change in both segments as patent owners and counterparties seek to digest changing […]
Ocean Tomo 300® Patent Index Enters Ninth Year of Publication
Today the Ocean Tomo 300® Patent Index (OTPAT), the only index based on the value of corporate intellectual property, was reconstituted. The Index is a diversified listing of the 300 companies that own the most valuable patent portfolios relative to the book value of the company. The Index provides a meaningful benchmark for the performance […]
Next Round of Patent Legislation: Innovation Act
Notice went out yesterday that House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) is set to release his patent reform bill (“The Innovation Act”). A Hearing is scheduled to take place next Tuesday and will involve the full Judiciary Committee and not just the IP Subcommittee. You can review The Innovation Act here. Under the proposed […]