IP Investment Summit and Live Auction 2007 Catalogue Now Available Online



    Ocean Tomo Auctions -- the auctions arm of Ocean Tomo, LLC, the
    leading Intellectual Capital Merchant Banc(R) firm - today announced
    the immediate availability of the IP Investment Summit and Live
    Auction 2007 ("IPILA 2007") Catalogue. The Catalogue, accessible
    online at www.OceanTomoAuctions.com, provides essential information
    regarding the 600+ intellectual property assets to be offered for sale
    on 1 June 2007 at The Dorchester in London, England.

    For the first time, Ocean Tomo Auctions is organizing a live
    multi-lot IP auction in Europe. The auction follows the Ocean Tomo
    Spring Live IP Auction, which was held on 19 April 2007 in Chicago,
    Illinois, where total floor sales reached US$11,429,000, including
    sales of US$3,025,000 and US$2,860,000 setting the world's record for
    highest selling prices for patents at a multi-lot live IP auction.
    Successful sellers included leading global companies such as Eastman
    Kodak, Sun Microsystems, Inc., and Iomega Corporation as well as small
    to mid-size companies, professional inventors, and others.

    "Due to overwhelming demand from both our U.S. and European
    clients and contacts, we decided to offer our live IP auction format
    to the European market. Given our proven track record in the U.S. and
    the overwhelming success of our Spring Auction, we believe we can
    apply those valuable lessons learned to the June Auction and continue
    to facilitate transactions between sellers and buyers from around the
    globe," said Andrew T. Ramer, President of Ocean Tomo Auctions. "We
    are dedicated to continuing the development of the IP marketplace with
    the expansion of our auctions and other services to Europe this year
    and to Asia in 2008."

    In the IPILA 2007 Catalogue available today, prospective bidders
    will find summaries of each lot along with terms and conditions and
    other material of interest. IP assets listed for auction are grouped
    into the following categories: Computer Systems & Electronics; Green
    Technology/Energy; Automotive Systems & Devices; Medical;
    Communications; Chemicals/Materials; and Copyrights.

    Sellers include top multinational companies such as PCTEL, Inc.,
    Air Products and Chemicals, ABB Research Ltd., MeadWestvaco
    Corporation as well as small to mid-sized companies, professional
    inventors and investors.

    Diverse Selection

    Among the lots listed for sale include patents relating to: a
    method for updating software via the Internet; methods and systems for
    digital television signal transmission applicable to HDTV; a sensory
    device that monitors the eyelid activity of a motor vehicle driver for
    the purpose of detecting drowsiness; the design and manufacture of
    customized prosthetic implants from three-dimensional data sets such
    as CAT scans; and incinerators capable of processing up to 250 tons of
    waste per day..

    Non-patent lots being offered include rare and exceptional
    copyrighted film footage of world-renowned musicians such as The
    Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and The Beach Boys, as well as
    copyrights to one of the largest photo and photo negative collections,
    with over 12,000 images of musicians and celebrities taken between
    1947 and 1987, including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who,
    Queen, The Sex Pistols, David Bowie, Eric Clapton and many others.

    Due Diligence

    Ocean Tomo's softbound glossy catalog includes a full summary of
    each patent (patent number, title, issue date, number of claims,
    inventors, assignees, diagrams and abstract). However, full due
    diligence will require registration to Ocean Tomo Auction's online
    secure data room which provides information regarding licensing,
    litigation history, other assigned IP, restrictions and other material
    facts.

    Event Details

    IPILA 2007 will be hosted in partnership with Premier Cercle(TM),
    the organizers of the Brussels pan-European Intellectual Property
    Summit 2006. The IP Summit is the leading European forum bringing
    together over 650 delegates and speakers from the main institutions
    (i.e., EC, EPO, WIPO, WCO, etc.) and leading practitioners in the
    industry as well as investors, senior officials from patent and
    trademark offices, lawyers, attorneys and members of the judiciary.
    The 1 June event will feature a morning of panel discussions led by
    key professionals in the IP and Finance communities followed by the
    Live IP Auction in the afternoon organized by Ocean Tomo Auctions.

    For more information and to register for the IPILA 2007 event,
    please visit www.ipila2007.com, and for more information on the Live
    IP Auction and to register to bid, please visit
    www.OceanTomoAuctions.com or contact us at 312.377.4851 or
    auctions@oceantomo.com.

    About Ocean Tomo Auctions:

    Ocean Tomo Auctions, the auctions arm of Ocean Tomo, LLC
    (www.OceanTomo.com), the country's leading Intellectual Capital
    Merchant Banc(R) firm, has received global recognition as the leader
    in the live auctioning of intellectual property assets for some of the
    world's largest and most established companies. Hundreds of key
    decision makers in the intellectual property and financial communities
    attend and participate in the auctions and related workshops,
    including C-level executives, Fortune 500(R) IP professionals,
    investors, small to mid-size companies, inventors and media
    professionals. Ocean Tomo Auctions has been featured on CNBC,
    Bloomberg TV, The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Red Herring,
    BusinessWeek, Reuters and more. The live auctions are held in the
    spring and fall in the U.S. and in the summer in Europe.