Ocean Tomo offers a unique career experience – we are experts at understanding the intellectual property that supports innovation and we are ourselves a suite of interconnected services. We’re a platform for your career, bringing you to the forefront of not only how things work, but how they work together. At Ocean Tomo, you will […]
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Liquidity and valuation risk within investment funds
Asset managers and investment funds are among the main holders of low-rated collateralized loan obligations. Given the increasing risks of a sustained global economic downturn as a result of Covid-19 highly leveraged companies could face difficulties in servicing their debt, with possible downgrades to high-yield bonds. There are pockets of high leverage in the (alternative) […]
Intellectual Property as a Non-Correlated Investment
Since the start of the year, market-wide uncertainty has swelled to levels not seen for over a decade. Market fluctuations now have investors increasingly searching for non-correlated returns across all asset classes in an effort to diversify away risk brought on by this volatile market. Should investors turn to precious metals? Real estate? Emerging markets? […]
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, […]
IP Value in Corporate Restructuring
As global economies and businesses continue to suffer from the effects of COVID-19, mandated shutdowns and social distancing, businesses across industries and across the globe are facing unprecedented financial stress. Companies have been forced to shut down or cut back operations, but employee, lease and debt service obligations continue to exhaust dwindling cash reserves, and […]
Ocean Tomo Juneteenth Celebration
At Ocean Tomo we are committed to supporting our team members, communities, and acknowledging our affirmative responsibility to help create lasting change. Our past and existing diversity initiatives reflect this mission. Personally, I have had the opportunity to educate myself in support of minority communities through my work as an advisor to The History Makers, a […]
Liquidity and Valuation Risk Considerations for Asset Managers
The low interest rate environment since the fiscal stimulus years following the 2008 financial crisis contributed to a build-up of vulnerabilities in some segments of the corporate sector. This had been evidenced by low credit quality and high indebtedness in certain segments. In search of higher yields, funds and insurers increased their exposures to BBB-rated […]
Accelerating Economic Inversion in the Post COVID-19 Economy
For more than a decade Ocean Tomo has published studies documenting the growth of intangible asset value as the major component of S&P 500 market capitalization. A quarter century of data indicate that the United States has transitioned from a tangible-to-an-intangible economy – a literal economic inversion or innovation revolution no less significant than the […]