Trade secrets are a valuable form of IP which need to be protected. In 2019, the FBI reported that the annual cost to the US economy of counterfeit goods, pirated software, and theft of trade secrets is between $225 and $600 billion. To further the protection of U.S. trade secrets, President Obama signed into law […]
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Thoughts on the Microsoft and Nokia Transaction
Some in and around the IP community have criticized the Microsoft (MSFT)/Nokia (NOK) transaction as anticompetitive. For example, David Balto, a former policy director of the Federal Trade Commission, wrote in the Huffington Post, “When competitors form a truce, consumers need to worry because often they find ways to make consumers pay more by cutting […]
Jim Malackowski Discusses Likely RIM Suitors on CNBC Today
News broke after the market closed yesterday that Blackberry Smartphone-maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) had engaged bankers to assist in a strategic review of business and financial performance. This announcement came as part of a business update warning shareholders of an upcoming first-quarter operating loss. Referencing recent billion dollar patent sales by Nortel and […]
Molly Keelan reports on the Western M&A Forum
Nestled in the heart of Silicon Valley’s Technology Hub, Ocean Tomo’s Roy D’Souza, Elvir Causevic and Molly Keelan participated in Wednesday’s Western M&A Forum in Santa Clara, CA. A rare gathering of M&A, corporate, private equity and financial experts assembled to opine on the current and future state of M&A. Roy D’Souza, Managing Director IP […]