Ocean Tomo is pleased to share our recent promotions. Please join us in congratulating those below. Tucker Goebeler has been promoted from Analyst to Senior Analyst in our IP Disputes practice in Chicago. Tucker joined our Chicago team after graduating from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where he studied Finance. Tucker serves as an Industry […]
ITC to resume in person Section 337 Hearings in September
On September 29, 2022, the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) announced a return to in person hearings, including Section 337 Investigations. Section 337 investigations conducted by the ITC often involve claims regarding intellectual property rights including allegations of patent infringement, trademark infringement, and trade secret misappropriation against goods being imported into the United States. […]
Patent Cases in the Western District of Texas to be Randomly Assigned
Under a new policy announced Monday, July 25, 2022, patent cases filed in Waco, Texas, will be randomly assigned to one of 12 judges in the Western District of Texas, rather than them automatically being heard by Judge Alan Albright. RPX in their July 2022, Q2 Update notes that “the Western District of Texas was […]
Shifts in US Merchandise Trade Reported by the ITC
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC or Commission) pursues its mission by engaging in three areas related to U.S. international trade: Adjudication; Research and analysis; and Maintaining the tariff schedule. The adjudication duties of the ITC are of particular importance to Ocean Tomo and its clients. In connection with those duties, the Commission investigates complaints […]
An Increasing Recognition of Patent Value by China’s Specialized IP Court
Historically, China has been viewed as a country where patent damages are low. However, two recent rulings by the Beijing IP court, one of three courts recently created for the sole purpose of handling disputes involving intellectual property, may foretell of a greater recognition of patent value by China’s specialized IP courts. In the first […]