Charles V. Trappey received his PhD in Consumer Science from Purdue University (USA), MS in Quantitative Business Analysis from Louisiana State University (USA), and Legal Master (LLM) in IP Law from Queensland University of Technology (Australia). Prof. Trappey’s research interests are in innovation and technology mining, patent/trademark informatics, and technology marketing. Dr. Trappey is an Australia Trademark Attorney. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Psychology and Marketing.