“Ocean Tomo continues to push the development of a truly liquid marketplace.  The Dean's List allows widespread access to IP otherwise inaccessible to most parties."

Dean Becker
Vice Chairman

Patent Services

Ocean Tomo as the country's only Intellectual Capital Merchant Bank offers a diverse portfolio of IP related services. Listed below are a few of these services that are particular interest to both IP sellers and buyers.  For a complete overview of Ocean Tomo services please visit our services home page. PatentRatings^® Analytic Reports

PatentRatings, LLC, an Ocean Tomo Company, has developed the first proven, market validated, software platform for objectively assessing patent quality, relative valuation, trends, and competitive analysis for patents, patent portfolios, and the strength of patent portfolio of companies. Our customizable data solutions deliver actionable data to companies, investors, bankers, attorneys and other intellectual property professionals and decision makers.

This patented platform and corresponding patent rating system uses advanced econometrics based algorithms applied to its proprietary database of entire US issued patent universe of over 7 million records. The results deliver an objective basis for determining the quality of individual patent, which allows for accurate analysis of portfolio of patents and predictability of any current or new patents that enables inventors, companies, investors and intellectual property professionals to assess quality and improve patent related decisions. The platform can provide the following information to the user on an automated basis, either individually or in a comprehensive report format. Examples of the statistical metrics include, but are not limited to:

• IPQ^® Score – Determination of patent quality utilizing our proprietary rating system.
  
• Patent Exchange Value (PEV) – Delivers an assessment of patent value in relation to other patents.
  
• Competitive Analysis – Determines and quantifies the degree of relevance between one or more patents or group of patents.
  
• Chain of Title Analysis – Identifies missing or defective assignments, security interests and defects in the patent chain of title.
  
• Inventor analysis and breakdown – Delivers a complete analytical breakdown of key inventors.
  
• Classification Analysis – Identifies the major patent holders within any given SIC code.
  
• Obsolescence Analysis – Determines the rate of obsolescence for areas of technology.
  
• Life Expectancy – Delivers the statistical predictive life expectancy of patents.

If you would like additional information on the PatentRatings platform, or to order a PatentRatings report, please email TDLPatentRatings@oceantomo.com

IP Valuation

Intellectual property assets present complex economic, market and technical issues that are extremely difficult to accurately identify and measure. However, in today's volatile economy, accurate assessments are demanded by not only management and shareholders but also, to an ever increasing extent, governmental bodies (e.g., SEC and IRS). Ocean Tomo professionals have unmatched experience in measuring intellectual property across a broad spectrum of industries and for a variety of key business strategies. We are fully conscious of the importance of these appraisal and analytic measurements.

Patent Analytics

Ocean Tomo's Analytics Group offers innovative companies tools to actively and strategically manage their intellectual property portfolios. Services offered through the Analytics Group support both in-house transaction diligence and client side evaluation and development efforts. Our primary service offerings are tailored to meet the needs of a diverse client base ranging from start-up through Fortune 500 entities.

Our professional rates are competitive and many of our services are available independently and on a fixed rate or project basis. Our work product is insightful, detailed and rigorous utilizing both qualitative judgment and quantitative methods. We are aware that our reputation is our most valuable asset and our client relations are long-lived. We collaborate closely with our clients and may, in an appropriate case, relocate Ocean Tomo analysts to a client site for longer term engagements.

If you would like additional information on the IP Valuation Services or to order a portfolio evaluation, please email TDLValuation@oceantomo.com

Transaction Services

The Ocean Tomo Transaction Services offers value adding options and further confidence in IP based transactions.  As a independent party, Ocean Tomo offers diligence documentation services, escrowing of transfer documents, and certified funds transfer.  We effectively add additional layers of security for both the buyer and sellers.  In respect for confidentiality we can also work as an intermediary for any party that wishes to remain anonymous in the transaction.

If you would like additional information on The Dean's List Transaction Services or need assistance in conducting your IP based transaction, please email TDLTransactionServices@oceantomo.com