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An innovativeChicago intellectual property firm is creating a live auction marketplace, which is rare in an age where many companies are shifting their business online. More than 200 attended Ocean Tomo Auctions LLCs auction Thursday at the Union League Club of Chicago. It was the third such event hosted by Ocean Tomo. This is like the Christies or Sothebys of patent auctions, said George Kelakos of Kelakos Advisors LLC. Opening bids ranged from $10,000 to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Bids were solicited in at least $5,000 increments. The main advantage of the auction is simply that it is one-stop shopping for patents, said Bruce Lehman, former head of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. There really isnt any other place you can go to get a wide variety of patents.
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Auctions fetch HUDA Rs 740 cr in three months
Gurgaon, March 27: The booming real estate prices have left the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) richer by around Rs 740 crore since December 2006. The authority has been making huge profits by auctioning various sites monthly. On Monday, a hotel site in Sector-14 went for Rs. 61 crore against the reserve price of Rs 36 crore. The site was auctioned to M.D.L.R. Hotels. Among all the auctioned sites in March this year, the lowest auction went for 45.50 lakh for a single storey booth measuring 22.68 square metre in Sector 21. .
Japan 30-year govt bond auction lowest accepted bid 100
TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - The lowest accepted bid at today's auction of 600 bln yen-worth of 30-year Japanese government bonds was 100.80 yen, giving a yield of 2.354 pct, the Ministry of Finance said.
Of the bids accepted, 67.9719 pct were made at the lowest price, the ministry said. The average bid was 100.86 yen, making the average yield 2.351 pct.
Designated as the No 26 issue, the bonds will be issued on Friday and will mature on March 20, 2036.
The ministry received 2.3425 trln yen in competitive bids and accepted 549.6 bln yen-worth, giving a bid-to-cover ratio of 4.26 to one. This means the amount of competitive bids received was 4.26 times the amount of bonds offered for sale.
At the previous auction of 30-year debt, on Jan 18, the lowest accepted price was 98.29 yen, giving a yield of 2.380 pct, with a bid-to-cover ratio of 3.3 to one.
Khe Wei bids for Olympic glory
PETALING JAYA: Lanky Woon Khe Wei is determined to become the youngest Malaysian women shuttler to feature in the Olympic Games. And in a bid to get her ambitious plan on the right track, the 18-year-old Khe Wei is all geared up to put up a good showing in the Singapore Open in the mixed doubles event with partner Tan Wee Kiong. The US$250,00 Singapore Open from May 1-6 is the first tournament that will kick off a one-year Beijing Olympic Games qualifying period. .
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