On January 5, 2023, in the matter of Willis Electric Co., Ltd. v. Polygroup Limited, et al., Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota denied a motion to exclude expert testimony that relied on a license agreement post-dating the hypothetical negotiation.1 In this matter, Plaintiff Willis Electric […]
Sarah Zhu
Case Law on the Role of Non-Infringing Alternatives Under a Reasonable Royalty Analysis versus a Lost Profits Analysis
Consideration of non-infringing alternatives may be informative in determining financial damages associated with patent lawsuits under both a reasonable royalty analysis and a lost profits analysis. However, the following case law examples suggest that non-infringing alternatives serve a different role when considered under a royalty analysis compared to consideration under a lost profits analysis. In […]
Ocean Tomo’s Recently Promoted Team Members
Ocean Tomo is pleased to share our recent promotions. Please join us in congratulating those below. Tucker Goebeler has been promoted from Analyst to Senior Analyst in our IP Disputes practice in Chicago. Tucker joined our Chicago team after graduating from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where he studied Finance. Tucker serves as an Industry […]
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. […]