October 14, 2005
Ocean Tomo Co-Sponsored Conference: IP IMPACT 2005

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Andy Ramer, Director, of Ocean Tomo Patent Ratings, to present at first annual IP Impact 2005 Conference in San Francisco Embarcadero Hyatt on Friday October 14th. Phil Hartstein, also a Director, of Ocean Tomo Analytics will also present at the conference.

Ocean Tomo is teaming up with the intellectual property law firm of Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear for the first annual IP Impact 2005 Conference. Panelists will include leading attorneys, executives and investment professionals discussing a variety of issues at the intersection of intellectual property, business and finance. Topics will include: IP-focused acquisition approaches, the role of IP in achieving exit strategies, effects of IP litigation, and IP value creation through tactical patent filings.

Session 1: Andrew Ramer

This session presents new research on historical venture capital performance from the perspective of IP quality. A distinguished panel of venture capitalists will discuss and debate their acquisition strategies and their methodologies for assessing, valuing, and maximizing their portfolio companies’ intellectual property before and after investing. The panel will provide valuable insights to entrepreneurs on how to structure their early IP strategies to maximize their IP value, strategically expand their IP portfolio and generate investor interest.

Session 6: Phil Hartstein

After an investment or acquisition is completed, what should the target company do to maximize return on the investment? How much money should be spent on IP, and how should the company plan for and allocate its IP-related expenses? Experts on IP portfolio management will share their advice on how a company can create, budget for and manage an effective IP business plan post-investment or acquisition.