Live Auction of 81 Patents

Ocean Tomo is starting its 4th year of patent auctions. A catalog of 81 patents for the spring auction is available for review at their website. The spring auction will be held at the Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco, CA on March 26-27, 2009. While I have not attended any of these auctions, I have spoke with a few that have. All of these stories are interesting -- there is no other forum quiet like this patent auction. More event information is available at their re-branded PR site. If you attend the auction, we would love to hear about your experience.

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