Ocean Tomo Financial Experts Michelle J. Avery and Nicole McTernan joined Ocean Tomo Management Consulting group’s Drew Sills to author an article for IAM focused on Why Patent Litigators are Central to a Wide Range of Commercial Disputes. In their article, the team explores a “fundamental shift in commercial litigation, with Intellectual Property (IP) strategy, […]
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IP Transaction Ecosystem – Update on Market Activity
Ocean Tomo Chief Executive James E. Malackowski will join the Greater Washington DC Chapter of the Licensing Executives Society (LES USA/Canada) for their monthly meeting and webinar on Thursday, September 9, 2021, from noon to 1:00 pm EST. The event is free to LES members. Non-members can contact [email protected] for registration details. Jim’s presentation will […]
The Beach Boys’ Masterclass in IP Monetization
The surviving members of the Beach Boys are feeling good vibrations after the group sold a controlling interest in the band’s intellectual property (IP) to Iconic Artist Group (IAG), a brand development and marketing company run by music industry magnate Irving Azoff. The sale included not only the band’s master recordings and publishing rights, but […]
Ocean Tomo Serves as Economic Expert in Nation’s Two Largest Patent Damage Awards
Ocean Tomo CEO, James E. Malackowski served as economic expert in Centripetal $2.6 Billion to $3.2 Billion network security patent infringement award eclipsing previous record of Idenix $2.54 Billion verdict where Ocean Tomo co-founder Andrew W. Carter served as patent damages expert. On Monday the Honorable Henry Coke Morgan, Jr. Senior United States District Judge […]
An Example of a Plaintiff’s Damages Dilemma
An Arbitration Tribunal of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution recently rejected a counter-claimant’s request for $219 million for an alleged breach of contract due, in part, to inconsistencies within its damages claim. Nomir Medical Technologies, Inc. (“Nomir”) contracted with Selex Galileo, Inc. (“Selex”) in 2014 to have Selex develop and conduct human testing of […]
Valuation Tools for Assessing IP-Related Risks
Every intellectual property (IP) valuation is unique and requires different methods to form a proper analysis that accounts for the risks involved in a particular scenario. Specific tools and techniques are employed when assessing and accounting for the inherent risks associated with IP, particularly in a transaction setting. Appropriately selecting each applicable discount used is […]
Patent Reform – Update to 9/2/14 Blog
In a September 2014 blog, I wrote that all traction on patent reform stalled on May 21, 2014 when Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, officially removed the patent reform bill from the committee’s agenda. The inability to reach an “agreement on how to combat the scourge of patent trolls […]
Patent Transactions – A Changing Marketplace
For more than a decade, transactions of patent assets have been characterized by declining pricing trends on a per asset basis, and this downward pressure on price continues today. Data collected by ThinkFire on patent transactions that took place between 2002 and 2008 reveals a higher median but a lower average cost per patent family […]