Ocean Tomo Auctions, LLC today announced the immediate availability of the Fall 2007 Live Intellectual Property Auction Catalogue Supplement. The Catalogue Supplement is available for online viewing at www.OceanTomoAuctions.com and provides essential information regarding an additional 22 Lots of IP Assets to be auctioned. The Supplement is in addition to the Catalogue released last month detailing information on 54 Lots. All 76 Lots will be offered for sale on October 25, 2007 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago.
“The overall quality of the IP assets in the Supplement is consistent with our high standards for the inclusion of valuable IP. It contains a great mix of crucial, early priority technologies, particularly in the areas of ecommerce, online advertising, content sharing and distribution, and LCD technology,” said Andrew T. Ramer, President of Ocean Tomo Auctions. “We expect the Lots in the Supplement to generate significant interest.”
Among the lots listed for sale include patents relating to: simplifying the scheduling and rotating of advertisements displayed on web pages, which are among the foremost patent filings related to the online advertising industry; Digital Rights Management (DRM) and the protection of digital content such as music, video, software, images or text against unauthorized use including copying or sharing; and a try/buy/rate/sell mechanism that provides a one-click method of previewing, rating, or securely purchasing a digital product without requiring a credit card, personal information, or online payment account.
The 22 Lots of IP assets are grouped into nine technology categories including Business Methods / Financial Services, Web Based Services / e-Commerce, User Interface Technology, Digital Media Systems & Management, Software / Messaging / Computer Systems, Display Technology & Digital Imaging, Telecommunications, Online Advertising & Content and Location Based Systems & Logistics.
To view the online Fall Auction Catalogue Supplement or to 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.
About Ocean Tomo Auctions
Ocean Tomo Auctions, the auctions arm of Ocean Tomo, LLC (www.OceanTomo.com), the Chicago-based Intellectual Capital Merchant Banc® 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® 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.