Europe’s First IP auction in Munich
If a newly identified work of Vincent van Gogh would be auctioned, would it be noticed by the bloggers, the press, any attention at all? Probably only when a new record is being set by the auctioned price. No the…
Intellectual Property Expert Group
Intellectual Property Expert Group
Category Patent Strategy
IPEG –European Merchant banking, now also in Korean & Japanese
Europe’s first Intellectual Property me…
IP securitization in Europe
Intellectual property securitization has had a promising history- from the initial excitement over Bowie Bonds, which securitized David Bowie’s song catalog, and other early deals, followed by a recent lull, during which it was thought the idea was dead. Recently…
UK: Gowers Review published, on IP policy review
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…
Patents sold at Public Auction
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 Ambushing
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…