I’ve realized that the “IP Market Player of the Week” may also be a highly influential individual in the IP market, and should not be limited to firms and institutions. Thus, this week’s “IP Market Player of the Week” is an individual working from within a large institution.
The position of IP asset manager is not one which is commonly held by the largest I-Banking institutions across the world. Nevertheless, Deutsche Bank, and more specifically one of its Directors, Marc Lucier, have formed a practice focused on asset finance, investment, and risk transfer involving intangible assets. Such a group is not highly publicized - as it is hard to find any information on this practice on the website of any major I-Bank. Still, thanks to Lucier’s continued efforts to educate others about intangible asset investment opportunities through his position as Chair of the IA Markets Committee of the Intangible Asset Finance Society, we know that there is space for this work on Wall Street. Lucier recently published a very interesting article in the IAM 2010 Yearbook: IP Value titled Quantifying the Financial Impact of Reputation. As the intangible asset’s investment opportunities grow, Lucier’s position at DB could be paralleled and reinforced at other I-Banks going forward.
Ian McClure is a former corporate & securities and intellectual property law attorney with 
Trevor M. Blum is a former Associate in the Chicago-based, valuation practice group of Ocean Tomo, LLC., an intellectual property (IP) consultancy. Additionally, he provided instrumental research support to Intellectual Property Exchange International, Inc., an IP exchange start-up. Trevor holds a B.S. from Indiana University and is currently an MBA candidate at the University of Cambridge, focusing on international business and finance. His interests also include entrepreneurship, economics, and informational visualization. He enjoys running and cycling in his free time. Trevor seeks to bring a transnational business perspective to the blog. 
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