Since IPWatchdog.com was originally launched in October 1999, it has been owned and maintained by Gene Quinn, a patent attorney, law professor, author and inventor. The site has gained fame in the intellectual property community thanks to his writing original articles on such subjects as patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and invention submission. The site has flourished in recent years, making it one of the most popular intellectual property websites on the Internet. Now Quinn is selling the site and domain name via auction.