Today, Ocean Tomo, LLC, the intellectual capital merchant banc™ firm, joins forces with intellectual property leaders across the globe to celebrate World Intellectual Property Day. Members of our firm will participate in several World IP Day events and will share their experience via the Ocean Tomo Insights blog later this week. Small and medium sized […]
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Ocean Tomo Releases OLED Industry Report
This week Ocean Tomo released its OLED Industry Report examining market opportunities, increased patent activity, and the expansion of intangible asset protection in the OLED industry. Ocean Tomo has extensive experience in OLED, assisting in intellectual property litigation, strategy and transactions for key market players in this complex industry. In the report, Kevin Bennett, Ocean […]
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 […]
IP Counsel Café Breakfast Automotive Briefing
Later this week Ocean Tomo Managing Director Justin Lewis will join the IP Counsel Café Breakfast Briefing. Foley & Lardner partner Pavan Agarwal will host a discussion with Laura Gisler and Olivia Tsai. Laura is the Head of IP for Polestar, a Swedish automotive brand owned by Volvo Cars, and Olivia is Head of IP […]
Cybersecurity Industry Update – Okta Acquisition of Auth0
Ocean Tomo Industry Analysts Joseph Sobczak and Sarah Zhu shared with me an important update on the draft of the Ocean Tomo Cybersecurity Report. In the report, they share notable M&A activity in the Cybersecurity space. Among the M&A activities they will report on in their upcoming report is the announcement yesterday from Okta, Inc. […]
Ocean Tomo China IP Litigation Update Part 2
Glenn He of Ocean Tomo China shares an update on 2020 Chinese IP Courts and insight from case rulings with global impact. The official Chinese annual court report is traditionally published in April each year, corresponding to World IP Day. In 2020, Beijing courts reported 66,000 civil and administrative IP cases. As compared to 2015, […]
Ocean Tomo China IP Litigation Update Part 1
Glenn He of Ocean Tomo China shares a legal update focused on the 2020 Amendment to Chinese Patent Law, the formation of a new Chinese IP Court and trade secret guidelines. On October 17, 2020, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed the 4th amendment to the Patent Law, which will become effective […]
Illinois Intellectual Property Alliance Five Year Vision and 2021 Strategic Plan
Yesterday the Illinois Intellectual Property Alliance (ILIPA) held its’ inaugural retreat. During the session, the group of leading intellectual property market participants throughout the state of Illinois discussed a framework for a five-year vision for the organization focused on Education & Awareness-building, Ecosystem Development, Value Creation for the State of Illinois, along with near term […]