Intellectual property (IP) refers to intangible assets such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. These assets increasingly represent significant, material value of businesses, and as such, they need to be properly protected and managed in buy/sell agreements. In a buy/sell agreement, the seller is often required to transfer ownership of any IP that is […]
Licensing
Increasing Efficiency of SEP Licensing in the IoT Space through Transparency and Collaboration
There has been much discussion recently around standard essential patent (SEP) licensing as it applies to the internet of things (IoT) space. Most thought leaders agree that given the vast number of IoT verticals emerging over the coming decades, there will not be a one size fits all model for licensing. Indeed, predictions are that […]
Ocean Tomo Gregory Campanella to Speak at Licensing Executive Society Brand Valuation and Monetization Webinar
Ocean Tomo, a part of J.S. Held, Managing Director Greg Campanella will speak on the topic of brand valuation and monetization at a webinar hosted by the Licensing Executive Society Valuation and Pricing Committee. A brand, simply put, is a bundle of Intellectual Property and other legal rights, but it is also one of a […]
Why Every Company Should Have a Written IP Licensing Policy
Ocean Tomo’s Garrett Glover and Hon. Randall R. Rader, discuss their published article “Why Every Company Should Have a Written IP Licensing Policy” at the Licensing Executives Society International les Nouvelles Live! Mr. Glover has been involved in quantifying economic damages arising from intellectual property disputes for over 10 years, and in almost every case […]
Data Assets the Gold of the New Economy
Over the past year and a half, we witnessed a paradigm shift in how companies have been using their IP in transactions, reorganizations, and bankruptcy. The pandemic resulted in a surge of IP exploitation strategies centered around preservation of value, access to capital, and bankruptcy proceedings. In the midst of the pandemic, our focus shifted […]
Ocean Tomo Welcomes Brian Napper, Managing Director
With over 30 years of experience, Mr. Napper has served global clients as an intellectual property valuation, licensing, and commercialization expert skilled in the determination of financial damages. On more than 80 occasions over the past decade, he has provided deposition, trial, and arbitration testimony across a wide range of courts and tribunals on issues […]
Role of Patent Expert in Antitrust Litigation
The perspective of a patent and licensing expert may provide a persuasive balance to economist presentations on market and competition matters in antitrust litigation. For example, an expert with licensing and IP strategic management expertise can present the economic benefits of developing and executing a business strategy based on IP in a competitive environment, general […]
Licensing Structures in an Evolving IP Landscape
Earlier this year, les Nouvelles, the quarterly journal of the Licensing Executives Society International, published “Licensing Structures and Compliance in an Evolving IP Landscape.” The paper, based on a roundtable discussion held between myself and two colleagues at the 2020 Licensing Executives Society Annual Conference. The paper includes an overview of various issues arising in […]