The Ocean Tomo Bid-Ask™ Market (OTBA) was built to further enhance Intellectual Property (IP) liquidity and transaction transparency. The information value provided by OTBA extends far beyond pricing and transactions data. For every lot that is ultimately listed on the Ocean Tomo Bid-Ask Market, more than ten are submitted for listing consideration. In 2019, Ocean […]
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Ocean Tomo Outside During Shelter-in-Place Orders
During the Shelter-in-place orders, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the notion of Ocean Tomo Outside has taken on new meaning. While Ocean Tomo’s active support for community programs, across the US and globally, continues, our recent focus is directed to helping those most in need among our immediate office city communities. Examples of our contributions over […]
Supreme Court Decision in Romag Fasterners Inc. v. Fossil Inc. et al.
Thursday’s Supreme Court decision in Romag Fasterners Inc. v. Fossil Inc. et al. that willfulness should not be an “inflexible precondition” for disgorgement of defendant’s profits in trademark cases has now become one of the relatively few cases from the highest Court that speaks to monetary awards in such cases. What will – or should – […]
Bow River Capital Partners with Ocean Tomo to Expand Size and Scope of Firm
Earlier this morning Bow River Capital 2017 Fund (“Bow River”) announced that it has completed a recapitalization of Ocean Tomo, LLC. Bow River’s investment and commitment to follow-on acquisitions expands Ocean Tomo’s industry leading platform and compliments the firms’ 2018 international expansion with Sinofaith IP Group. As part of the transaction, Ocean Tomo’s existing equity […]
Ocean Tomo and the International Arbitration Center in Tokyo Announce Collaboration for COVID-19 Business Claims Resolution
Earlier today, Ocean Tomo and the International Arbitration Center in Tokyo announced a collaboration to support tailored dispute resolution and risk management services to expedite pre-emptive COVID-19 business disputes using tele-presence technology. The COVID-19 global pandemic is first and foremost a health crisis. Business interruption and resulting disputes or the need to revise contract terms […]
Significant Setback for Unified Patent Court
Last week the German Constitutional Court declared the Act of Approval to the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court is void. While not a definitive end to a European “Federal Circuit”, my sense is that is the result. Even putting aside this ruling, a similar ruling in Hungary, UK withdraw from European Union and the […]
Ocean Tomo COVID-19: An Unanticipated Resiliency Stress Test White Paper Series
Earlier today, Ocean Tomo’s Risk Management practice led by Manish Das released a series of white papers to support corporations, financial service providers and law firms in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These white papers are designed to help clients manage current business uncertainty. There are four papers available for download from the Ocean Tomo […]
Work from Home Advice from an Ocean Tomo (Testifying) Expert – Part 1
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, about 5% of Americans worked from home. With more employers initiating work from home contingency plans, there’s an excellent opportunity for all of us to learn “best practices” from someone who has been teleworking for years. Cate Elsten is an accounting, marketing, and finance professional. With over 35 years of professional […]