On September 16, 2011, President Barack Obama signed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). This act resembles the Patent Reform Act of 2009, which died in the Senate, and marked the first major change to the U.S. patent system since 1952. Notably, the AIA implemented the “first inventor-to-file” system. Effective as of March 16, 2013, […]
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Intellectual Property Valuation in the Context of a Global Economy
The global landscape of intellectual property (IP) is highly complex and difficult to navigate. The ability of IP holders to obtain, retain, exploit, and enforce their IP rights can vary substantially from one country to another. The quality of a country’s IP environment is measured both by the existence of relevant IP policy and regulation […]
Intellectual Property Valuation: Early-Stage Technology
Individuals and companies are interested in the value of intellectual property (“IP”) for a variety of purposes, such as sale/license transactions, raising capital, company valuation, litigation, internal IP management, and financial reporting, to name a few. The value of IP depends upon several factors including how it will be utilized, the time required to generate […]
Ocean Tomo Transactions – Partnering To Deliver Exceptional Customer Service
Over the past five years, the intellectual property market has undergone significant transformation. A myriad of legal, business, and political changes witnessed by all of us have presented both new challenges and opportunities. In my new position as Managing Director of Transactions for Ocean Tomo, I find myself surrounded by colleagues each with a cutting […]
Intellectual Property (IP) Valuation in Bankruptcy: Perfection of Security Interests in IP
As the value of corporations continues to shift from tangible assets to intangibles such as patents, copyrights, trademarks and customer contracts, an increasing number of bankruptcies and corporate restructurings involve intellectual property (IP) matters. Due to this increase in disputes related to IP rights and value, the potential risk exposure for all creditors of improper […]
Consumer Surveys in Patent Litigation Event – Houston
Ocean Tomo hosted a panel discussion on Consumer Surveys in Patent Litigation last week in Houston, Texas. Our panel of experts representing the bench included District Court Judge Lee Yeakel, WD of TX and Former Magistrate Judge and current partner at Akin Gump, Chad Everingham. Dr. Kent Van Liere from Duff & Phelps represented the […]
April 2014 Edition: Patent Analytic Industry Reports – Financials and IT Sectors
Today we released the April 2014 Industry reports covering the Financials and Information Technology sectors prepared by insight driven from the Ocean Tomo Ratings™ system Ocean Tomo Patent Analytics Industry Reports analyzes the top companies, patent prosecution firms and United States Patent Classifications (USPC) in industries defined by the Global Industry Classification Standard, developed by […]
Thoughts on the Marvell Technology Class Action
I am always looking for signs that the anti-assertion pendulum is swinging back. The first material evidence came last year when the US Trade Representative, acting on behalf of the Obama administration, upheld the ITC’s exclusion order against Samsung due to the fact that Samsung, in its capacity as potential licensee of certain AAPL patents, […]