In June, J.S. Held President and CEO Jon Held announced the formation of J.S. Held Intellectual Property (IP) practice, which is a combination of the professionals from Ocean Tomo and IPFC and reports up through the firm Financial Investigations Division. The IP Practice is a core component of J.S. Held overall technical, scientific, and financial […]
Ocean Tomo Expert Testimony
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 […]
Monetary Recovery for Trade Secret Misappropriation
Importance of Evaluating Defendant’s R&D Acceleration and Related Cost Savings More than six years have passed since President Obama signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) in May 2016. Since then, Federal trade secret actions have been on the rise, with an average of nearly 160 new DTSA cases filed each quarter since […]
IP Hall of Fame Recognizes James E. Malackowski
Ocean Tomo, LLC, a Part of J.S. Held, celebrates the recognition of James E. Malackowski for his work to establish intellectual property (IP) as one of the key business assets of the 21st Century. Along with Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, Mr. Malackowski was chosen by the IP Hall of Fame Academy from a list […]
Why Every Company Should Have a Written IP Licensing Policy
Ocean Tomo’s Garrett Glover and Hon. Randall R. Rader, discuss their published article “Why Every Company Should Have a Written IP Licensing Policy” at the Licensing Executives Society International les Nouvelles Live! Mr. Glover has been involved in quantifying economic damages arising from intellectual property disputes for over 10 years, and in almost every case […]
Ocean Tomo’s Robert McSorley named Co-Chair for the Illinois Intellectual Property Alliance
Ocean Tomo Managing Director Robert McSorley, JD, CPA has been named the co-chair for the Illinois Intellectual Property Alliance (ILIPA) membership committee. The ILIPA highlights key events of interest to Illinois creator, protectors, and enablers of intellectual property. It also supports programs that improve the education and awareness of intellectual property including the Chicago Science […]
Defining a Royalty Base for a SEP License
The advent of the COVID-19 Pandemic has further accelerated the adoption of technology standards that support teleworking, cloud networking, and other basic services to be performed digitally. An example of such a standard is the new 5G cellular network standard that modern smartphones now utilize. Technology adoption and innovation, exemplified through technology standards such as […]
Intellectual Property Issues in Breach of Contract Disputes
Intellectual Property (IP) is licensed and transferred in many ways. Because of the intangible nature of IP, drafting these licenses can be fraught with problems in defining the IP itself, the rights granted, and royalty triggers, to name a few. Similarly, different types of IP licenses require different protections, like quality control provisions for trademark […]