Dr. Marek Wernik joined Ocean Tomo, a part of J.S. Held, in September of 2023 as part of Ocean Tomo’s acquisition of TechPats.
Prior to joining Ocean Tomo, Dr. Wernik served as Senior Executive, Strategic Initiatives & Client Relations at TechPats. Dr. Wernik has over 30 years of combined technical knowledge, business acumen, and intellectual property (IP) experience. His experience in technology and IP covers a broad range of technical areas, including all fields of telecommunications, wireless, mobile systems, information technology systems, digital media, and semiconductors. Prior to joining TechPats, Marek was CEO of GIS which was acquired by TechPats in 2015. Previously, Marek held the position of Director, Intellectual Property Strategy at Alcatel-Lucent Bell Laboratories. Prior to this position, Marek was responsible for Technology Strategy and Licensing at Alcatel’s CTO office. Before Alcatel, he occupied various management positions at Nortel.