Over the past decade, the psychedelics industry has been undergoing a second renaissance, evolving from a niche and legally questionable research area into a burgeoning field that promises to redefine mental health and wellness. As more companies, academic institutions, and non-profits explore the therapeutic potential of compounds like psilocybin, MDMA, and LSD, the role of […]
R&D
Ocean Tomo, a part of J.S. Held, Releases Nuclear Industry Report
Ocean Tomo, a part of J.S. Held, presents our 2024 Nuclear Energy Industry Report, which takes a comprehensive look at current industry trends and deal activity in the nuclear energy space. As a financial advisor with a focus on technology and intellectual property (IP), Ocean Tomo, along with the nuclear and energy transition experts at […]
Inside the Healthcare Industry: The Growing Importance of Intellectual Property Valuations
Introduction Intellectual Property (IP) has always been important to healthcare and life sciences companies as they develop new therapies, products, and / or processes. But knowing how to value, manage, and protect their IP is a growing issue as healthcare companies think about their brands, strategic growth initiatives, investments, and how to license data. In […]
Intellectual Property as a Non-Correlated Investment
Over the last year, market-wide uncertainty has swelled to levels not seen for over a decade. Market fluctuations now have investors increasingly searching for non-correlated returns across all asset classes in an effort to diversify away the risk brought on by this volatile market. Should investors turn to precious metals? Real estate? Emerging markets? There […]
Trade Secrets Reasonable Measures
As reflected in the Ocean Tomo Intangible Asset Market Value study, intangible assets are now responsible for 90% of all business value, much of which is represented by registered Intellectual property (IP) – patents, trademarks and copyrights. Beyond these registered IP rights, other intangible assets would include trade secrets (which are sometimes called “know-how” or […]
2015 IP Market Forecast: Innovation Management
In our introductory video on Ocean Tomo’s 2015 IP Market Forecast, I discussed ten insights that played crucial roles in our 2015 plans. Today’s video focuses on how we plan to address two of those observations: Business Focused Patent Prosecution and Outsourced Research & Development (R&D) Collaboration. R&D and patent prosecution are two closely connected […]
IP Marketplace 2020 and Beyond
Last week provided me with a special opportunity to address the global IP team of a Fortune 500 multinational telecommunications company at their bi-annual strategic planning meeting. I was scheduled for the post lunch address in the middle of the four day event that had more than two hundred company participants, Chaired by the company […]
Semiconductors
The semiconductor industry is unique in that its scope stretches across numerous market applications (e.g., automotive, computing, consumer electronics, industrial, wireless communications). Much of the growth in semiconductors can be attributed to the increasing demand in the device technology sectors (e.g., computers, tablets, smartphones). Due to this relationship, the semiconductor industry has become much more […]