Ocean Tomo Monetization Strategy Leads to $96 Million Patent Transaction Earlier this morning Ocean Tomo announced that our Transactions Advisory Group represented the German chemical company BASF SE in the sale of over 500 issued and pending patents related to OLED. The approximately $96 million USD intellectual property transaction between BASF SE and the wholly-owned […]
Shirley Webster to speak at the Damages and Injunctions Committee on Patent Damages Summit
Shirley Webster, Expert Testimony Managing Director from Ocean Tomo’s Houston office will be speaking at the Damages and Injunctions Committee on Patent Damages Summit hosted by the Intellectual Property Owners Association. The Summit will take place on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at the Sheraton Hotel in Palo Alto, CA. The patent damages summit will open […]
42 Companies Contribute to the Performance of the Ocean Tomo 300® Patent Index Over Its 10-Year History
Today Ocean Tomo Capital, the creator of the Ocean Tomo 300® Patent Index (OTPAT), the only equity index based on the value of corporate intellectual property, announces 42 companies that have contributed to the success of the Index performance over its 10 year history. The Index construction results in a diversified listing of the 300 companies that […]
Ocean Tomo Announces Completion of over $650 Million in Intellectual Property Transaction Volume
Earlier today Ocean Tomo, the intellectual capital merchant banc™ firm, announced updated performance of the Ocean Tomo Transactions Business Unit. Ocean Tomo has served as a trusted advisor to both large and small operating company patent owners, successfully closing a number of transactions with cumulative transaction value in excess of $650 million. Since returning to […]
Ocean Tomo Director of Business Development and Chicago Women In IP Founding Member Molly Keelan Chairs Girl Scout IP Patch Event in Chicago
Chicago Women in IP (ChiWIP), a networking and mentoring group for women throughout the Chicagoland area who work in all facets of intellectual property, will be hosting an event to help support Brownie troops throughout Chicagoland attain both their Girl Scout Inventor Badge along with the IP Patch. ChiWIP founding member, Molly Keelan, is co-chairing […]
ChiWIP Post Holiday Event 2016
On Thursday, January 21st, 2016, Chicago Women in IP will be hosting its first annual dinner event. The dinner will take place at Nacional 27 in Chicago and is a great opportunity for women in the IP industry to network with other professionals within the IP community. Molly Keelan, Director of Business Development and Sales […]
Ocean Tomo Releases 2015 Annual Study of Intangible Asset Market Value
Today, Ocean Tomo has released the 2015 update to the Annual Study of Intangible Asset Market Value. As reported by Geoff Colvin of Fortune Magazine, the data reflected in the chart below reveals that intangible asset value of the S&P 500 grew to an average of 84% by January 1st, 2015, an increase of four […]
Veris from Ocean Tomo Managing Director, Jonathan Couchman, published in the American Bar Association Website
Ghostwriting Expert Report a Remarkable Breach of Ethics and Protocol A recent opinion from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on a motion to preclude expert testimony underscored the importance of maintaining an expert’s objectivity. In Numatics Inc. v. Balluff Inc. and Barnum Company (13-11049), the court excluded the testimony of an expert […]