As the value of corporations continues to shift from tangible assets to intangibles such as patents, copyrights, trademarks and customer contracts, an increasing number of bankruptcies and corporate restructurings involve intellectual property (IP) matters. Due to this increase in disputes related to IP rights and value, the potential risk exposure for all creditors of improper […]
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Consumer Surveys in Patent Litigation Event – Houston
Ocean Tomo hosted a panel discussion on Consumer Surveys in Patent Litigation last week in Houston, Texas. Our panel of experts representing the bench included District Court Judge Lee Yeakel, WD of TX and Former Magistrate Judge and current partner at Akin Gump, Chad Everingham. Dr. Kent Van Liere from Duff & Phelps represented the […]
April 2014 Edition: Patent Analytic Industry Reports – Financials and IT Sectors
Today we released the April 2014 Industry reports covering the Financials and Information Technology sectors prepared by insight driven from the Ocean Tomo Ratings™ system Ocean Tomo Patent Analytics Industry Reports analyzes the top companies, patent prosecution firms and United States Patent Classifications (USPC) in industries defined by the Global Industry Classification Standard, developed by […]
Thoughts on the Marvell Technology Class Action
I am always looking for signs that the anti-assertion pendulum is swinging back. The first material evidence came last year when the US Trade Representative, acting on behalf of the Obama administration, upheld the ITC’s exclusion order against Samsung due to the fact that Samsung, in its capacity as potential licensee of certain AAPL patents, […]
Ocean Tomo Serves as Intellectual Property Financial Advisor in the Cengage Learning Restructuring
Ocean Tomo supported Cengage Learning’s plan of reorganization by serving as the lead valuation advisor to the debtors with regards to valuing certain copyrights that were part of the debtors’ estate. The copyrights represented a meaningful portion of Cengage Learning’s owned copyright portfolio and impacted the recovery of all creditor classes, and we undertook a […]
Study of Illinois Patent Quality for Crain’s Chicago Business Eureka Index and Further Insight
The 2014 Eureka Index, exclusively published in the March 30th-April 5th issue of Crain’s Chicago Business and driven by Ocean Tomo data, was published. The Eureka index, which recognizes patent quality among Illinois companies and institutions with three of more issued patents in 2013, was performed using the Ocean Tomo Ratings™ system. The system gives […]
CEO Jim Malackowski Speaks at Forbes 2014 Reinventing America Summit
More than 300 business leaders, policymakers, and innovators flocked to Chicago last week to participate in the 2014 Reinventing America Summit presented by Forbes Media. The focus of the conference, “Leading the Next Industrial Revolution,” spurred powerful dialogue on the future of the American economy and the nation’s ability to remain competitive in the global […]
SXSW: The NSA, Snapchat, and Privacy: Should You be Freaking Out?
Ocean Tomo has three employees attending this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) conference in Austin, Texas. The OTInsights blog will feature the team’s observations and experiences all week. For a live look into SXSW, follow Josh Gammon @GammonIP, Maria Lazarova @lazarovam and Nash Ream @NashReam on Twitter. Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon.com, moderated a lively […]