Mark S. Sparschu

Mark is a Principal Attorney at Quinn IP Law, where he brings his breadth and depth of intellectual property experience to bear in helping his clients use IP as a valuable asset in their businesses. His in-house legal experience includes work at both domestic and foreign companies, for both suppliers and customers, and across all intellectual property subject matter. He understands the expectations placed on in-house legal departments and is uniquely positioned to help them meet and exceed those expectations. Mark was most recently Vice President and Chief IP Counsel for Lear Corporation, a multinational automotive electrical, electronics, and seating…

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Robert D. Watson

Bob is a registered patent agent at Quinn IP Law with over two decades of experience in patentability determination, patent writing, prosecution, and freedom-to operate searches of complex, high-technology inventions. His expertise has been gained from prosecuting hundreds of patent applications to issuance, and from completing five engineering degrees (including a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering). He is data-driven and adept at harnessing evidence-based insights to support patent preparation. He is technically proficient at writing broad claims that distill complex ideas into simple statements. His areas of expertise include patent prior art searching, patent law and prosecution, technical and legal writing,…

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Alexander Zelikov

Alex is a Patent Attorney at Quinn IP Law with extensive experience in law and a rare level of technical ability. He was drawn to intellectual property law after first earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering, and spending more than 18 years leading engineering teams, as well as designing and developing powertrain systems and innovative components for the automotive industry. He knows firsthand the complexity of creating and patenting an original invention, and approaches every client’s case with the inherent precision of an engineer-turned-attorney. Most importantly, Alex understands his clients’ work on a personal level and knows how to…

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