James E. Malackowski Joins LES Standards Development Organization Board Ocean Tomo CEO James E. Malackowski recently accepted invitation to join the Standards Development Organization Board of the Licensing Executives Society (USA & Canada) governing voluntary consensus-based professional practices that are guided in their development by the American National Standards Institute’s (ANSI’s) Essential Requirements. LES standards are […]
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Ocean Tomo to Re-enter Live Intellectual Property (IP) Auction Market
At the Licensing Executives Society (LES) Annual Meeting this morning in San Francisco, Ocean Tomo CEO Jim Malackowski and Ocean Tomo Managing Director James Trueman announced Ocean Tomo’s next generation intellectual property auction platform. Ocean Tomo created the live multi-lot IP auction marketplace in 2006, exiting the auction business in 2009, and has now returned […]
Global Trends in Licensing
Today I had the honor of giving the keynote address at the LES Asia Pacific Regional Conference held in Tokyo. With more than 270 registrants, this was the second largest LES meeting ever to be held in Japan. The assignment for my address was to provide a short overview of recent “Global Trends in Licensing”. […]
A Note on CEO Networking from Ocean Tomo CEO, Jim Malackowski
I have been a member of a number of CEO networking and training organizations over the years, most notably the Young Presidents Organization (YPO). Recently I learned of CEO IntroNet from LES member Gary Keller. CEO IntroNet relies on news style video as the format for explaining a business in the literal words of its chief […]
Jim Malackowski Reports on the 2011 LES Asia Pacific Regional Conference
I just finished three days attending the LES Asia Pacific Regional Conference chaired by Audrey Yap, President of LES Singapore. Attendance was strong and, although largely from the region, there was notable participation from Europe and the Americas. The theme of the conference was “Emerging IP Deals and Opportunities in Asia” and it did not […]
Jim Malackowski Participates in a Discussion with the UN Economic & Social Commission for Western Asia
My final stop in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was a small group discussion with the Executive Director of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, Fouad Mrad, members of the local Licensing Executives Society (LES) Arab Countries Chapter, and other invited guests. We continued the discussion of intellectual property as a […]
Jim Malackowski Reports from the Licensing Executives Society Arab Countries Meeting in Abu Dhabi
Yesterday I attended a most interesting meeting of the Licensing Executives Society Arab Countries Chapter held in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Higher Colleges of Technology. The meeting was held at one of Abu Dhabi’s leading science centers, the CERT Technology Park. My attention, as well as that of all participants and the robust media […]
IAM Names Jim Malackowski & Ocean Tomo Among Those Credited with Shaping Today’s IP Marketplace
I was pleasantly surprised to receive the current issue of Intellectual Asset Management Magazine / (IAM Issue 50 November/December 2011). IAM’s 50th issue profiles the 50 most significant people, companies and institutions that have shaped the world of IP since the inception of the magazine. Two of the 50 examples are Steve Jobs and Irwin […]