Gary Smith - “So it was interesting, but it was very, very challenging”

This episode features a fascinating conversation with Gary Smith, an international patent consultant with over 50 years’ experience with a career that started in the US Patent and Trademark Office in the 1970s. Gary discusses his long and distinguished career including an interesting story of how he got his start in patent law, supporting the US President’s Science Advisor on all issues related to US competitiveness in science and technology, rising up the ranks to role of Director of PCT at the USPTO and director of the office of the PCT at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva. Show Links Gary Smith https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-smith-a638a4b/ Justin Simpson https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinsimpson-billtrader/ Billtrader website https://billtrader.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.