Gene Quinn is the president and 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.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.

Mark Nowotarski is the author of the "Surviving Alice" series on Bilski Blog, a contributor to IPWatchdog and the ABA’s Landslide magazine. Mark is the founder of Markets, Patents & Alliances LLC, a patent prosecution firm specializing in business methods, and has been prosecuting business method patents since 2002. He is a former Corporate Fellow for Praxair Inc. where he invented and patented 17 innovations in green manufacturing technologies.  Mark has a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor's degree with honors in Aerospace, Mechanical Sciences and Engineering Physics from Princeton University.

Megan McLoughlin is the product director for PatentAdvisor™, a suite of patent prosecution management tools. Previously, she worked as a patent attorney at the law firm of Nutter, McClennen, & Fish – primarily drafting and prosecuting patent applications. Her technical focus reached into a variety of industries, including medical devices, the food industry, software, printers, and biotech. Megan has a B.S. in Bioengineering from Rice, and a J.D. from Harvard Law.