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 […]
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IP Marketplace 2020 and Beyond
Last week provided me with a special opportunity to address the global IP team of a Fortune 500 multinational telecommunications company at their bi-annual strategic planning meeting. I was scheduled for the post lunch address in the middle of the four day event that had more than two hundred company participants, Chaired by the company […]
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 […]
CEO Jim Malackowski Speaks at Forbes 2014 Reinventing America Summit
More than 300 business leaders, policymakers, and innovators flocked to Chicago last week to participate in the 2014 Reinventing America Summit presented by Forbes Media. The focus of the conference, “Leading the Next Industrial Revolution,” spurred powerful dialogue on the future of the American economy and the nation’s ability to remain competitive in the global […]
SXSW: FIRST Robotics Competition
Ocean Tomo has three employees attending this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) conference in Austin, Texas. The OTInsights blog will feature the team’s observations and experiences all week. For a live look into SXSW, follow Josh Gammon @GammonIP, Maria Lazarova @lazarovam and Nash Ream @NashReam on Twitter. Ocean Tomo heard from Dean Kamen, prolific inventor […]
Jim Malackowski Gives Lecture on Global IP Market Development
As I am quick to point out when asked, teaching is the one part of my job I enjoy the most. It’s both a forced discipline to crystallize and advance your own thoughts as well as a catalyst for insight driven by the questions of the students. This morning I had the opportunity to again […]
Patent Damages Today – But What About Tomorrow
Shirley Webster, Managing Director in the Expert Testimony Practice of Ocean Tomo, who oversees our Houston office, had the pleasure of speaking at the University of Texas’ 9th Annual Patent Law Institute last week. The two-day event, held at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, focused on the latest developments in patent law. Shirley was […]
James E. Malackowski, Ocean Tomo CEO, Weighing in on Obama Administrations Veto of International Trade Commission Import Ban
Ocean Tomo CEO Jim Malackowski appeared this afternoon on CNBC Street Signs with Brian Sullivan and Mandy Drury to comment on the Obama Administration veto of a proposed ban on the import of patented smart phones. Commenting on the first veto of an International Trade Commission (ITC) ruling in more than 25 years, Jim explored […]