Every intellectual property (IP) valuation is unique and requires different methods to form a proper analysis that accounts for the risks involved in a particular scenario. Specific tools and techniques are employed when assessing and accounting for the inherent risks associated with IP, particularly in a transaction setting. Appropriately selecting each applicable discount used is […]
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Take 5 On Patents: March Report
Today, Ocean Tomo released our new Take 5: On Patents report. This report provides an overview of the highest patent issuance activity within the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) during the month of March. A few notable names from this report include Immunomedics, Inc., Toshiba Corp., Marshall Medoff, and Pate Baird. Immunomedics, Inc., […]
IPXI Ceases Operations
IPXI announced yesterday that it was ceasing operations. As the original inspiration for the platform, Ocean Tomo is of course disappointed to see this current effort come to an end. The activities of IPXI were broadly recognized as positively contributing toward global IP market development. Ocean Tomo will continue to encourage similar efforts underway, both […]
Ocean Tomo Releases 2015 Annual Study of Intangible Asset Market Value
Today, Ocean Tomo has released the 2015 update to the Annual Study of Intangible Asset Market Value. As reported by Geoff Colvin of Fortune Magazine, the data reflected in the chart below reveals that intangible asset value of the S&P 500 grew to an average of 84% by January 1st, 2015, an increase of four […]
Patent Reform – Update to 9/2/14 Blog
In a September 2014 blog, I wrote that all traction on patent reform stalled on May 21, 2014 when Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, officially removed the patent reform bill from the committee’s agenda. The inability to reach an “agreement on how to combat the scourge of patent trolls […]
Veris from Ocean Tomo Managing Director, Jonathan Couchman, published in the American Bar Association Website
Ghostwriting Expert Report a Remarkable Breach of Ethics and Protocol A recent opinion from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on a motion to preclude expert testimony underscored the importance of maintaining an expert’s objectivity. In Numatics Inc. v. Balluff Inc. and Barnum Company (13-11049), the court excluded the testimony of an expert […]
Venture Collaboration to Build Hydrogen Powered Future
Toyota’s royalty free patent licensing announcement, making available approximately 5,680 fuel cell related patents in four core technology areas, including: fuel cell stacks, high-pressure hydrogen tanks, fuel cell system software control and hydrogen production and supply has received a great deal of press attention. The announcement made earlier this week from the Consumer Electronics Show […]
Battery Tech Wearables Report
The tech world is abuzz with the latest products and pitches from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Wearables are everywhere, but what about the power behind the wearable device explosion? Ocean Tomo Innovation Management Managing Director, Dr. N. Darius Sankey, attending CES this week on behalf of the firm took a moment to share with […]