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.
