Offerings Include 88 Lots in 27 Technology Areas Relating to Communications, Telemedical Information Management Systems, Digital Media Systems & Management, and NASA Technologies
CHICAGO - Ocean Tomo Auctions, LLC - the auctions arm of Ocean Tomo, LLC, the leading Intellectual Capital Merchant Banc(R) Firm - today announced the immediate online availability of its Fall 2008 Live Intellectual Property Auction Catalogue. The Catalogue, which is accessible at www.OceanTomoAuctions.com, provides essential information regarding 88 lots to be auctioned on October 30th at the Chicago Cultural Center. (A supplemental catalogue will also be released in early September.)
Auction Background
Over the past few years, Ocean Tomo has hosted seven Live IP Auctions across the US and Europe which have transacted nearly $100+ million, benefiting sellers including inventors, small to mid-sized companies, top multinational corporations, investors, and others.
“We continue to receive high-quality submissions and maintain a strict selection process in order to offer valuable and interesting Lots,” said Andrew T. Ramer, President of Ocean Tomo Auctions. “We are excited about the quality and quantity of the inventory to be offered at our Fall Auction and are looking forward to another successful event.”
Catalogue Details
The Catalogue allows prospective bidders to review summaries of each Lot, including patent number, title, issue date, assignees, potential licensees, forward citations, expected value, diagrams and abstract, along with the Auction’s terms and conditions, a forward citation index, schedule of events, and other materials of interest.
Included amongst the Lots being offered for sale are exclusive licenses to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center inventions, including a method and system for analyzing signals, a portfolio directed to global positioning technologies, and technologies related to a proximity-sensing apparatus. Other Lots include technologies relating to: a method for exchanging group email that targets recipients based on a selected characteristic; management of flash memory; currency and barter exchange debit card system; voice and data communication over a WiFi network; and methods for modifying two and three-dimensional graphical images.
IP assets are grouped into 27 categories including: Information Management & Data Systems; Web Based Systems & Services; Messaging; Networking; Memory; Social Networking; Medical Devices; Printing Systems; Computer Systems & Software; Communications; Online & Mobile Commerce; Telemedical Information Management Systems; Domain Names; Transactions & Financial Services; Remote Monitoring; Semiconductors; NASA: Computer Systems, Location Based Technologies, & Sensing Technology; Wireless Communications; Security & Authentication Systems; Mobile Power Solutions; Digital Media Systems & Management; Electronics & Handheld Devices; Optical Networking; Location Based Technologies; and Digital Audio Solutions.
Conference Details
Ocean Tomo will also host a 1 1/2 day CLE-approved conference on October 29th - 30th with 3 concurrent program tracks on “Managing IP Risk”, “Buying and Selling IP”, and “Maximizing IP Value for Business Professionals”. For further details on the program, visit http://www.oceantomo.com/auctions_fall_schedule.html.
To view the online Fall Auction Catalogue or register to bid or attend the event, please visit www.OceanTomoAuctions.com. For more information regarding any of the Lots, please contact us directly at 312.377.4851 or auctions@oceantomo.com.
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Ocean Tomo Releases Catalogue for Fall 2008 Live Intellectual Property Auction in Chicago
