In the 200+ year history of the Northern District of Illinois, we will have a woman lead the venue as Chief Judge. Thanks to Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer’s astounding leadership, devotion and zeal for the law over a 30 year career, she has been named the first female Chief United States District Judge of the Northern […]
USC Intellectual Property (IP) Institute Women in IP Breakfast
USC Intellectual Property (IP) Institute Women in IP Breakfast This mornings’ USC IP Institute began with the annual Women in IP Breakfast with co-authors, Andrea Kramer and Alton Harris as they discussed issues surrounding why women’s relationships at work can be difficult and steps to take to change the narrative. Andie and Al challenged the […]
Ocean Tomo Celebrates Diversity in IP
Ocean Tomo LLC had the honor of hosting AILPA’s Diversity in IP Law Cocktail Hour in our Chicago and San Francisco offices on Thursday, June 8th. With over 100 attendees, this event was attended by members from AIPLA, Chicago Women in IP (ChiWIP), Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law, Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois, Italian-American […]
ChiWIP Fall 2015 Program
Chicago Women in IP (ChiWIP) co-founder, Molly Keelan, attended the Chicago Women in IP Event at Winston & Strawn on October 6, 2015. Over 100 women professionals gathered for ChiWIP’s Fall 2015 program, “Personal Branding Strategies for Women in IP: Differentiating Yourself from the Competition.” The second ChiWIP’s event for this year was moderated by […]
Launch of Chicago Women in IP (ChiWIP) Network at Ocean Tomo
On Wednesday, June 24th, the Chicago Women in IP (ChiWIP) kicked off a successful movement for women in the intellectual property community at Ocean Tomo’s Chicago office. After initiating a similar event on the west coast, I felt that Chicago was the perfect venue for such a network and mentoring group. The group’s goal is […]
Consumer Surveys in Patent Litigation Event – Houston
Ocean Tomo hosted a panel discussion on Consumer Surveys in Patent Litigation last week in Houston, Texas. Our panel of experts representing the bench included District Court Judge Lee Yeakel, WD of TX and Former Magistrate Judge and current partner at Akin Gump, Chad Everingham. Dr. Kent Van Liere from Duff & Phelps represented the […]
CPAs Make Invaluable Expert Witnesses
In 2013, there has been a strong demand for expert witnesses who are also Certified Public Accountants. It is believed that CPAs are ranked among the most trusted professionals and their reputation for objectivity and independence makes them ideal expert witnesses. Additionally in an article on the CPA as an expert witness, attorneys Thomas A. […]
Molly Keelan reports on the Western M&A Forum
Nestled in the heart of Silicon Valley’s Technology Hub, Ocean Tomo’s Roy D’Souza, Elvir Causevic and Molly Keelan participated in Wednesday’s Western M&A Forum in Santa Clara, CA. A rare gathering of M&A, corporate, private equity and financial experts assembled to opine on the current and future state of M&A. Roy D’Souza, Managing Director IP […]