Shares of Marathon Patent Group, Inc., a Santa Monica company that acquires assets from patent holders, rose 39% to close the week at $2.50 a share. Nova Lifestyle, Inc., a furniture manufacturer in Commerce, rose 28% this week to close at $1.52 a share.
The week’s biggest loser was Differential Brands Group, Inc., a Commerce firm developing clothing brands such as Joe’s Jeans, Robert Graham and Hudson in for retail, e-commerce and licensing channels, falling 33% to close at $5.35 a share.