Gene Quinn is a patent attorney, law professor, and leading commentator on patent law and innovation policy. He is also the president and founder of IPWatchdog.com. Gene’s writings typically focus on pending legislation, rule making at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and general commentary about the state of the industry. Gene practices patent law with Widerman Malek, and the majority of his patent practice is focused on software patents and Internet innovations. Since 2000 he has also been a principal lecturer in the PLI Patent Bar Review Course.the founder of IPWatchdog.com, a patent attorney, law professor, and leading commentator on patent law and innovation policy. Gene’s writings typically focus on pending legislation, rule making at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and general commentary about the state of the industry. Gene practices patent law with Widerman Malek, and the majority of his patent practice is focused on software patents and Internet innovations. Since 2000 he has also been a principal lecturer in the PLI Patent Bar Review Course.

Marco has a strong consulting background in patent analytics, providing insights in dozens of projects to Fortune 500 and DAX companies. As a strategic consultant he has guided the transition of many patent departments to turn from an administrative patent function into an internal consulting unit. With PatentSight’s deep understanding of customer needs and challenges, he empowers his team to transfer this knowledge into our global customer community.  “PatentSight Customer Success goes a great distance to understand our business and our pain points. Their support is outstanding and they really help us generating value” – quote from a recent customer survey that summarizes the work of PatentSight’s Consulting & Customer Success team.

Dr. Jochen Spuck is Head of Product Development at the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property. He is also the co-founder of EconSight, where he serves as the Chief Technology Officer. EconSight analyses the development and interplay of the major trends technological progress, globalisation and demographic change, as well as their impact on the economy, society and politics.