Chicago Women in IP (ChiWIP), a networking and mentoring group for women throughout the Chicagoland area who work in all facets of intellectual property, will be hosting an event to help support Brownie troops throughout Chicagoland attain both their Girl Scout Inventor Badge along with the IP Patch. ChiWIP founding member, Molly Keelan, is co-chairing […]
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ChiWIP Post Holiday Event 2016
On Thursday, January 21st, 2016, Chicago Women in IP will be hosting its first annual dinner event. The dinner will take place at Nacional 27 in Chicago and is a great opportunity for women in the IP industry to network with other professionals within the IP community. Molly Keelan, Director of Business Development and Sales […]
ChiWIP Fall 2015 Program
Chicago Women in IP (ChiWIP) co-founder, Molly Keelan, attended the Chicago Women in IP Event at Winston & Strawn on October 6, 2015. Over 100 women professionals gathered for ChiWIP’s Fall 2015 program, “Personal Branding Strategies for Women in IP: Differentiating Yourself from the Competition.” The second ChiWIP’s event for this year was moderated by […]
USPTO Announces 2015 Winners of its Patents for Humanity Program
Collaboration plays a crucial role in overcoming many complex issues worldwide. It is this shared desire for problem solving that pushes countless innovators to improve their inventions. Programs such as Patents for Humanity are dedicated to those who inspire to better the world with their technology. Recognizing that failure is a necessary, albeit expensive, part […]
Launch of Chicago Women in IP (ChiWIP) Network at Ocean Tomo
On Wednesday, June 24th, the Chicago Women in IP (ChiWIP) kicked off a successful movement for women in the intellectual property community at Ocean Tomo’s Chicago office. After initiating a similar event on the west coast, I felt that Chicago was the perfect venue for such a network and mentoring group. The group’s goal is […]
Valuation Tools for Assessing IP-Related Risks
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 […]
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 […]