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Legal ServicesVirginia, United States11-50 Employees
IPWatchdog, Inc. is a publication within the legal services space that focuses on intellectual property topics, including patents, innovation policy, trade secrets, copyrights, and trademarks. It provides information designed to clarify IP concepts and explain how to obtain rights and protection, while highlighting common pitfalls. The site hosts guest contributors who offer varied perspectives on IP, innovation, and technology issues. Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia, the company is led by founder, president, and CEO Gene Quinn and operates with a small to mid-sized team. IPWatchdog has established itself as a leading source of news and analysis in the patent and innovation sectors, a status underscored by recognition from the ABA Journal in 2010 as a top global legal blog and as the top IP law publication on the Internet. In 2025 IPWatchdog launched IPPI: The IP Policy Institute at The University of Akron School of Law.