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 […]
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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 […]
Ocean Tomo Welcomes Manish Das, Managing Director, Risk & Regulatory Compliance and Complex Financial Instruments Valuation
Manish Das recently joined Ocean Tomo as part of Ocean Tomo’s practice expansion plan focused on building Ocean Tomo’s scope of services in the area of risk management and regulatory compliance. Intangible assets comprise more than eighty percent of business value but are also subject to significant impairment due to enterprise and regulatory compliance risk. Ocean […]
Intellectual Property Licensing Company Industry Analyst Report Released by Ocean Tomo
Yesterday, Ocean Tomo, the Intellectual Capital Merchant Banc firm, released our IP Licensing Company Industry Analyst Report which provides a comprehensive look at current industry trends and deal activity in the IP licensing company space. As a financial advisor with a focus on technology and intellectual property (IP), Ocean Tomo has gained unique insights to […]
USC Gould School of Law 2020 Intellectual Property Institute
Justin Lewis, Managing Director in the Ocean Tomo Financial Damages Expert Testimony practice, will attend the USC Gould School of Law 2020 Intellectual Property Institute (IPI20). Justin serves on the planning committee for the event themed “the path to IP solutions.” Joining Justin is Ocean Tomo Senior Director of Client Services, Molly Keelan. Monday, March […]
Celebrating Women of Invention on International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day, it seems a perfect opportunity to recognize the six remarkable women who will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame® this May. Sylvia Blankenship for US Patent No 5518988: 1-MCP for Fruit, Vegetable and Flower Freshness Ms. Blankenship and biochemist Edward Sisler identified 1-methylcyclopropene (1- MCP), a novel compound […]