Intellectual Property

Ocean Tomo Insights: Evolving IP Market Series, Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of the Evolving IP Market Video Series explores the foundations of the taxation economy surrounding intellectual property (IP). 

Ocean Tomo Insights: Evolving IP Market Series, Chapter 7

 Chapter 7 of the “Evolving IP Market” video series focuses on sovereign wealth funds and the role of Intellectual Property (IP) in protecting domestic industry. 

Ocean Tomo Insights: Evolving IP Market Series, Chapter 5

Risk management is an important, albeit under-emphasized, aspect of effective Intellectual Property (IP) management. This week’s chapter of the Evolving IP Market Video series, “What Can We Expect Next? Risk,” discusses the most prominent risks faced by patent owners in today’s market. 

As described in the video, the risks surrounding IP generally fall within four categories: 

Twinkies and the Fecundity of Trade Secrets

Twinkies® are an 83-year old, iconic snack.  A product often has that type of staying power where its key characteristics, including flavor and overall level of quality, are consistent.  Despite Twinkies’® long run of success, Hostess Brands Inc.

Molly Keelan Reports on the 2011 AIPLA Annual Meeting

Thank you to all who stopped by the Ocean Tomo booth at the annual AIPLA conference last week. Michael Milani, Managing Director of Expert Testimony, and I enjoyed meeting new contacts and catching up with our clients.

Jim Malackowski Reports from the Licensing Executives Society Arab Countries Meeting in Abu Dhabi

Yesterday I attended a most interesting meeting of the Licensing Executives Society Arab Countries Chapter held in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Higher Colleges of Technology. The meeting was held at one of Abu Dhabi's leading science centers, the CERT Technology Park.

Update from the WEF Summit on the Global Agenda 2011 from Jim Malackowski

I attended this afternoon in Abu Dhabi the introductory session for new members of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Action Council (GAC).

Not one to shy from big ideas, I was more than impressed by the scope and impact of WEF overall, and the GAC in particular.

Jim Malackowski Travels to Participate in the World Economic Forum Summit on the Global Agenda 2011

World Economic Forum LogoIn my role as President Elect of the Licensing Executives Society International (LESI), and primarily as a result of interest in the upcoming LESI Global Technology Impact Forum and related Invent for Humanity™ Technology Transfer Exchange Fair, I was invited to join the Intellectual Property Global Action Council for the