Intellectual Property Expert Group
Intellectual Property Expert Group
On February 1, 2007 Europe got its first company that will primarily focus on acquisition (and divestiture, for that matter) of intellectual property (mostly patents). IP is a new and valuable asset class. IP merchant services (also “IP merchant banking”)…
In the UK the so the “Gowers Review” has at last been published as part of UK Finance minister Gordon Brown’s pre-budget review, which finished a short while ago. Some of the key recommendations include a recommendation for a fast…
October 25 and 26 the second public patent auction, organized by Ocean Tomo, was held in New York. The first one, in San Francisco on April 5 and 6 had, at best, mixed results. 78 lots of patents ranging from…
When Rembrandt’s painting “Portrait of a Lady” was auctioned in London for U$28.7 million, many believed it was actually the auction fever that made prices reach incredible levels, driven up by eager art buyers and sellers looking for scarce supply…
On April 5, Chicago-based patent consulting firm Ocean Tomo LLC plans to hold a semi-annual patent auction at the Ritz Cartlon in San Francisco. The firm will offer for sale approx 400 patents pertaining to semiconductors, RFID, wireless communications, automotive…
Patent speak is constantly enriched. By now we know what “Patent Trolls” or Patent Vultures are, don’t we? In fairytales of Hans Christian Andersen these ugly creatures are portrayed as friendly or mischievous dwarfs or as giants, that live in…